(Rs.in crores)
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                                                            1990-91    1995-96    1996-97       Apr.         Oct.       Nov.       Dec.       Jan.       Feb.       Mar.     Apr. 4    Apr. 11    Apr. 18  Apr. 25
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Issue Department
Liabilities
Notes in circulation                                         53,784    120,073    134,889    126,823      125,066    128,865    129,597    130,097    132,353    134,889    135,365    140,040    141,210  140,630
Notes held in Banking Department                                 23         35         18         34           27         25         24         27         24         18         22         36         25       21
Total liabilities (total notes issued) or assets             53,807    120,107    134,907    126,857      125,092    128,890    129,620    130,124    132,377    134,907    135,386    140,076    141,234  140,651
Assets
Gold coin and bullion                                         6,654     13,751     11,922     13,079       13,172     13,059     12,984     12,277     11,922     11,922     12,159     12,159     12,159   12,159
Foreign securities                                              200     10,200     25,200     10,200       15,200     15,200     20,200     20,200     25,200     25,200     25,200     25,200     25,200   30,200
Rupee coin (1)                                                   29        115        144         88          110         67        141        105         73        144        137        129        124      116
Government of India rupee securities                         46,924     96,041     97,640    103,490       96,610    100,565     96,295     97,542     95,182     97,640     97,891    102,588    103,752   98,176
Banking Department
Liabilities
Deposits                                                     38,542     58,307     57,336     66,276       63,404     59,492     59,058     52,348     50,882     57,336     68,315     63,353     63,133   58,922
Central Government                                               61         54         53         52           50         50         55         53         54         53         50         51         50       52
State Governments                                                33         18         44         15           14         14         12         13         14         44         11         11         11       12
Scheduled Commercial Banks                                   33,484     50,667     49,847     57,834       52,233     53,448     52,836     44,579     43,891     49,847     61,503     55,810     57,114   52,074
Scheduled State Co-operative Banks                              244        705      1,095        860        1,085        468        434        594        756      1,095        798        540        580      819
Non-Scheduled State Co-operative Banks                           13         25         57          6          116         20         32        136         80         57         63         47         49       46
Other banks                                                      88        600        838        707          898        740        732        775        824        838        807        831        776      782
Others                                                        4,619      6,238      5,402      6,802        9,008      4,752      4,957      6,198      5,263      5,402      5,083      6,063      4,553    5,137
Other liabilities (2)                                        28,342     39,176     38,774     37,931       37,752     38,627     39,161     39,844     38,078     38,774     39,371     39,336     39,534   39,474
Total liabilities or assets                                  66,884     97,481     96,112    104,206      101,155     98,119     98,219     92,191     88,960     96,112    107,687    102,689    102,668   98,395

Assets
Notes and coins                                                  23         35         19         34           27         25         24         28         24         19         22         37         25       22
Balances held abroad (3)                                      4,008     43,623     44,350     43,448       45,835     47,890     44,332     43,687     37,922     44,350     46,196     46,771     46,961   42,357
Loans and Advances
Central Government                                                -          -          -          -            -          -          -          -          -          -      3,491      4,711      5,174        -
State Governments (4)                                           916        305      1,144        460          722        600        801        953        826      1,144      1,895      1,171      1,231    1,221
Scheduled Commercial Banks                                    8,169      4,847        560      4,852        1,627          1      1,788        508        591        560         49        718         52      220
State Co-operative Banks                                         38          1          -         24           12         12          2          4          2          -          -        122          2        2
Industrial Development Bank of India                          3,705      2,809      2,563      2,809        2,563      2,563      2,563      2,563      2,563      2,563      2,563      2,563      2,563    2,563
NABARD                                                        3,328      4,629      4,605      4,339        4,540      4,462      4,745      4,499      4,939      4,605      4,838      4,607      4,538    4,505
EXIM BANK                                                       745        877        877        877          877        877        877        877        877        877        852        852        852      852
Others                                                        1,615      2,256      2,214      2,176        2,114      2,236      2,229      2,204      2,169      2,214      2,208      2,081      2,901    2,902
Bills Purchased and Discounted
Internal                                                          -          -          -          -            -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -          -        -
Government Treasury Bills                                     1,384        772      7,846      3,413        4,394      3,646      7,328      7,607      7,678      7,846      8,742      8,891      7,560    7,933
Investments                                                  40,286     29,173     23,590     32,384       32,742     30,057     27,355     22,329     23,603     23,590     28,099     21,125     21,731   26,528
Other Assets (5)                                              2,666      8,153      8,345      9,390        5,701      5,751      6,176      6,932      7,768      8,345      8,731      9,041      9,078    9,292
                                                                (-)    (2,713)    (2,352)    (2,580)      (2,598)    (2,576)    (2,561)    (2,422)    (2,352)    (2,352)    (2,399)    (2,399)    (2,399)  (2,399)
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