TABLE 8.1 : INVESTMENTS OF SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS - 2005 TO 2007

(Amount in Rs. crore)

As on March 31

2005

2006

2007

Bank Group / Bank

Amount

Per cent

Amount

Per cent

Amount

Per cent

share

share

share

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

I.

Investments by offices in India

837559

98 .4

840376

98.3

919993

97.9

A.

Indian Government Securities

653496

76.7

661518

77.4

735082

78.3

1.

Central Government

538091

63.2

547897

64.1

618456

65.8

2.

State Governments

115216

13.5

113622

13 .3

116625

12 .4

3.

Others *

189

-

-

-

-

-

B.

Other domestic securities,

183246

21.5

176157

20.6

184040

19.6

bonds, shares, etc.

1.

Other trustee securities

18865

2.2

14994

1.8

14967

1.6

(excluding units of UTI)

2.

Fixed Deposits

19631

2.3

15779

1.8

14987

1.6

3.

Shares and Debentures of

103531

12 .2

91093

10.7

83818

8.9

Joint Stock Companies

(market value)

4.

Initial contribution to Share

4

-

3

-

5

-

Capital of UTI

5.

Units of UTI

19

-

29

-

29

-

6.

Certificate of Deposits and

3450

0.4

8457

1.0

18969

2.0

Commercial Papers

7.

Mutual Funds

10480

1.2

11455

1.3

10083

1.1

8.

Others @

27266

3.2

34347

4.0

41187

4 .4

C.

Foreign Securities

817

0.1

2,701

0.3

866

0.1

1.

Foreign Governments’ Securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.

Other Foreign Investments

817

0.1

2,701

0.3

866

0.1

II.

Investments by Foreign Offices of

13995

1.6

14281

1.7

19346

2 .1

Indian Banks

1.

Indian Securities

-

-

132

-

-

-

2.

Foreign Countries Securities

3353

0.4

2,583

0.3

3,896

0.4

3.

Other Investments

10642

1.2

11566

1.4

15450

1.6

Total

851,554

100.0

854657

100.0

939339

100.0

Notes : * Includes Postal Savings Deposits Certificates and Other Postal Obligations.
@ Includes Investments in Debentures & Bonds of Quasi-Government bodies, Venture Capital Funds, etc. Source : Reserve Bank of India Bulletin, October 2008.