Table 3−8 Interest rates in India(%)

  1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58
1. Bank rate 3 3-3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5-4
2. Treasury Bill rate                
 a. 90-day     2.22 2.45 2.53 2.52 2.53  
 b. 90-day(auction)                
 c. 182-day(auction)                
 d. 364-day(auction)                
3. SBI--advance rate 3.5 3.5-4 4 4 4 4 4.25-4.5 4.25-4.5
4. SBI--discount rate                
5. Call money rate                
 a. Bombay           2.75    
 b. Calcutta           3.16    
 c. Madras           2.93    
6. Scheduled commercial bank deposit rate (ceiling)                
 a. 1 year & above                
 b. 3 years & above                
 c. 5 years & above                
7. Prime lending rate                
 a. IDBI                
 b. IFCI                
8. UTI--dividend rate                
9. Coupon rates on Central Government Securities                
 a. Short-term (Below 5 years)                
 b. Medium-term (between 5 -10 years)                
 c. Long-term (over 10 years)                
10. Company deposits (above 3 years)                
11. National Savings Certificates                
 
  1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66
1. Bank rate 4 4 4 4 4-4.5 4.5 4.5-6 6
2. Treasury Bill rate                
 a. 90-day                
 b. 90-day(auction)                
 c. 182-day(auction)                
 d. 364-day(auction)                
3. SBI--advance rate 4.5 4.5 4.5-5 5 5 5-6 6-7 7-7.5
4. SBI--discount rate                
5. Call money rate                
 a. Bombay     4.24 4.24 4.16 3.87 4.01 6.26
 b. Calcutta     4.3 4.14 3.91 4.09 4.48 6.81
 c. Madras     3.74 4.07 3.7 4.11 4.16 6.06
6. Scheduled commercial bank deposit rate (ceiling)                
 a. 1 year & above     3.75         6
 b. 3 years & above     4         6.25
 c. 5 years & above     4.5         7
7. Prime lending rate                
 a. IDBI               8.5
 b. IFCI     7         8.5
8. UTI--dividend rate               7
9. Coupon rates on Central Government Securities                
 a. Short-term (Below 5 years)                
 b. Medium-term (between 5 -10 years)                
 c. Long-term (over 10 years)                
10. Company deposits (above 3 years)                
11. National Savings Certificates                
 
  1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74
1. Bank rate 6 6-5 5 5 5-6 6 6 6-7
2. Treasury Bill rate                
 a. 90-day       3 3-3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5-4
 b. 90-day(auction)                
 c. 182-day(auction)                
 d. 364-day(auction)                
3. SBI--advance rate 7.5 7.5-7 7 7 7-8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5-9
4. SBI--discount rate         8.5-8.75 8.75 8.75 8.75-10.5
5. Call money rate                
 a. Bombay 5.16 4.95 3.75 4.3 6.38 5.16 4.15 7.83
 b. Calcutta 5.51 4.8 4.05 4.15 6.91 4.3 3.7 8.84
 c. Madras 4.57 4.09 4.06 4.39 6.45 6.01 4.14 8.08
6. Scheduled commercial bank deposit rate (ceiling)                
 a. 1 year & above         6 6 6 6
 b. 3 years & above         6.5 6.5 6.5 7
 c. 5 years & above         7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25
7. Prime lending rate                
 a. IDBI 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8-8.5 8.5 8.5 9
 b. IFCI 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 9 9 9 9.5
8. UTI--dividend rate         8 8.25 8.25 8.25
9. Coupon rates on Central Government Securities                
 a. Short-term (Below 5 years)                
 b. Medium-term (between 5 -10 years)                
 c. Long-term (over 10 years)                
10. Company deposits (above 3 years)                
11. National Savings Certificates                
 
  1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82
1. Bank rate 7-9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10
2. Treasury Bill rate                
 a. 90-day 4.25-4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6
 b. 90-day(auction)                
 c. 182-day(auction)                
 d. 364-day(auction)                
3. SBI--advance rate 9-12.5 13.5-14 14 14-13 13 13-16.5 16.5 16.5
4. SBI--discount rate 10.5-15.5 14-16.5 14-16 13-16 13-15 13-15 13-15 13-19.5
5. Call money rate                
 a. Bombay 12.82 10.55 10.84 9.28 7.57 8.47 7.12 8.96
 b. Calcutta 14.24 11.12 10.71 9.17 7.96 8.5 8.28 9.8
 c. Madras 14.16 9.73 11.17 9.82 8 8.5 9.42 9.38
6. Scheduled commercial bank deposit rate (ceiling)                
 a. 1 year & above 8 8 8 6 6 7 7.5-8.5 8-9
 b. 3 years & above 9 9 9 8 7.5 8.5 10 10
 c. 5 years & above 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10
7. Prime lending rate                
 a. IDBI 10.25 11 11 11 11 11 14 14
 b. IFCI 11.25 12 11 11 11 11 14 14
8. UTI--dividend rate 8.6 8.75 9 9 9 10 11.5 12.5
9. Coupon rates on Central Government Securities                
 a. Short-term (Below 5 years) 5.25             6
 b. Medium-term (between 5 -10 years) 5 5 5.5 5.5 6 6.25 6.5 6.75
 c. Long-term (over 10 years) 6.25 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.75 7 7.5 8
10. Company deposits (above 3 years) 9.5-16 9.5-16.6 11-16 11-16.5 10.5-15 10.5-15 13-15.5  
11. National Savings Certificates 8.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.75 12
 
  1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90
1. Bank rate 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
2. Treasury Bill rate                
 a. 90-day 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6
 b. 90-day(auction)                
 c. 182-day(auction)           7.8-8.86 8.48-9.16 9-9.48
 d. 364-day(auction)                
3. SBI--advance rate 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.5
4. SBI--discount rate 18-19.5 17.5-18 17.5-18 17-17.5 17-17.5 15.5 15.5 15.5
5. Call money rate                
 a. Bombay 8.78 8.63 9.95 10 9.9 9.88 9.77 11.49
 b. Calcutta 8.9 8.53 10 10 10      
 c. Madras 6.35 7.2 9.98 10 10 9.92 9.92  
6. Scheduled commercial bank deposit rate (ceiling)                
 a. 1 year & above 8-9 8-9 8.5-9 8.5-9 8.5-9 9-10 9-10 9-10
 b. 3 years & above 10 10 10 10 10 10    
 c. 5 years & above 11 11 11 10 10 10    
7. Prime lending rate                
 a. IDBI 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
 b. IFCI 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
8. UTI--dividend rate 13.5 14 14.25 15.25 16 16.5 18 18
9. Coupon rates on Central Government Securities                
 a. Short-term (Below 5 years) 6.25              
 b. Medium-term (between 5 -10 years) 7.25 7.75 8.5          
 c. Long-term (over 10 years) 9 10 10.5          
10. Company deposits (above 3 years)       13-15       13.5-14
11. National Savings Certificates 12 12 12          
 
  1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95      
1. Bank rate 10 12 12 12 12      
2. Treasury Bill rate                
 a. 90-day 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6      
 b. 90-day(auction)     8.8-10.68 7.08-11.1 7.21-11.9      
 c. 182-day(auction) 9.95 8.77-10.08 7.8-8.4          
 d. 364-day(auction)     9.88-10.25 9.97-11.36 9.41-11.94      
3. SBI--advance rate 16.5 16.5 19 19 15      
4. SBI--discount rate 15.5 15.5-19 18 14 14      
5. Call money rate                
 a. Bombay 15.85 19.57 14.42 6.99 9.4      
 b. Calcutta                
 c. Madras                
6. Scheduled commercial bank deposit rate (ceiling)                
 a. 1 year & above 9-10 12 11 10 11      
 b. 3 years & above 11 13 11 10 11      
 c. 5 years & above 11 13 11 10 11      
7. Prime lending rate                
 a. IDBI 14-15 18-20 17-19 14.5-17.5 15      
 b. IFCI 14-15 18-20 17-19 14.5-17.5 14.5-18.5      
8. UTI--dividend rate 19.5 25 26 26 26      
9. Coupon rates on Central Government Securities                
 a. Short-term (Below 5 years)                
 b. Medium-term (between 5 -10 years)                
 c. Long-term (over 10 years)                
10. Company deposits (above 3 years) 13.5-14 14-15 15 14 14-15      
11. National Savings Certificates