(Amount in Rs. lakh)

As on 31st March

1996

1997

Items

Amount

Percent

Amount

Percent

share

share

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

I.

Investments by offices in India

19023331

98.5

23296989

97.6

A.

Indian Government Securities

13598033

70.4

16749525

70.1

1.

Central Government

11007526

57.0

13827374

57.9

2.

State Governments

2566146

13.3

2889186

12.1

3.

Others *

24361

0.1

32965

0.1

B.

Other domestic securities,bonds,

5410931

28.0

6463410

27.1

shares, etc.

1.

Other trustee securities

3126673

16.2

3091795

12.9

(excluding units of UTI)

2.

Fixed Deposits

37817

0.2

137687

0.6

3.

Shares and Debentures of Joint Stock

1997312

10.3

2736680

11.5

Companies (market value)

4.

Initial contribution to Share

131

-

1024

-

Capital of UTI

5.

Units of UTI

52458

0.3

44510

0.2

6.

Certificate of Deposits and

82985

0.4

272307

1.1

Commercial Papers

7.

Mutual Funds

53220

0.3

59358

0.3

8.

Others @

60335

0.3

120049

0.5

C.

Foreign Securities

14367

0.1

84054

0.4

1.

Foreign Governments' Securities

2169

-

782

-

2.

Other Foreign Investments

12198

0.1

83272

0.4

II.

Investments by Foreign Offices of

293651

1.5

580911

2.4

Indian Banks

1.

Indian Securities

--

-

--

-

2.

Foreign Countries Securities

103006

0.5

218102

0.9

3.

Other Investments

190645

1.0

362809

1.5

Total

19316982

100.0

23877900

100.0

Notes

:

1. * Include Postal Savings Deposits Certificates and Other Postal Obligations.

2. @ Include Investments in Debentures & Bonds of Quasi-Government bodies, Venture Capital Funds etc.

-

:

Nil or negligible.

Source

:

Basic Statistical Return-5.