(Rs. crore)

Reserve Bank’s claims on

Net foreign exchange

Govern- ment's

Net non- monetary

Reserve Money

Outstanding as on

Govern-

Commer-

National

Commer-

assets of

currency

liabilities

(2+3+4+5

March 31/each

ment

cial & co-

Bank for

cial

RBI(3)

liabili-

of RBI(3)

+6+7-8)

Friday/last reporting

(net)(1)

operative

Agriculture

sector(2)

ties to

Friday of the month

banks

and Rural

the public

Develop-

ment

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1990-91

88,848

6,895

3,112

6,342

7,983

1,621

27,022

87,779

1996-97

1,24,181

2,123

4,882

6,247

94,817

2,918

35,183

1,99,985

1997-98

1,35,160

2,080

5,016

8,186

1,15,890

3,352

43,282

2,26,402

1998-99

1,52,509

7,613

5,648

12,226

1,37,954

3,705

60,435

2,59,220

March 6,

1998

1,34,953

1,254

4,943

7,917

1,08,253

3,305

44,248

2,16,377

March 13,

1998

1,37,348

1,670

4,907

7,952

1,09,892

3,305

44,564

2,20,510

March 20,

1998

1,34,038

1,238

4,945

7,934

1,11,758

3,305

43,984

2,19,234

March 27,

1998

1,27,385

1,617

4,994

8,015

1,13,440

3,352

44,193

2,14,610

November

1998

1,51,453

5,426

4,744

8,302

1,25,316

3,670

56,889

2,42,022

December

1998

1,49,261

4,410

4,797

8,347

1,26,371

3,705

59,026

2,37,865

January

1999

1,51,796

6,651

5,166

8,401

1,29,306

3,705

60,801

2,44,224

February

1999

1,54,369

6,013

5,334

8,504

1,30,663

3,705

59,954

2,48,634

March 5,

1999

1,57,488

8,155

5,327

11,532

1,31,118

3,705

64,803

2,52,522

March 12,

1999

1,56,055

6,977

5,466

8,753

1,31,121

3,705

60,123

2,51,954

March 19,

1999

1,53,072

9,517

5,562

12,136

1,32,392

3,705

60,155

2,56,229

March 26,

1999

1,49,951

4,131

5,559

8,485

1,33,723

3,705

59,807

2,45,747