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25. Treasury Bills – Ownership Pattern

Date : Jan 21, 2026

(₹ Crore)
Item	2024-25	2024	2025
	2024-25	Nov. 29	Oct. 24	Oct. 31	Nov. 7	Nov. 14	Nov. 21	Nov. 28
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1 91-day
1.1 Banks	26554	3848	9715	9157	9169	7191	5888	4769
1.2 Primary Dealers	25258	9398	21139	20086	19446	17093	16737	18314
1.3 State Governments	40315	82560	83886	86636	80163	80663	87428	92934
1.4 Others	115688	78354	101046	99657	97285	98617	97276	93016
2 182-day
2.1 Banks	44887	42525	53119	52288	46640	46225	45085	44002
2.2 Primary Dealers	62218	30551	40008	38487	34398	38340	40276	42451
2.3 State Governments	11078	11265	18930	17930	17930	17930	16430	15430
2.4 Others	104994	80824	73773	77025	87762	85235	85439	85346
3 364-day
3.1 Banks	72304	75027	70652	73818	72864	73605	72918	76901
3.2 Primary Dealers	86939	106748	78381	73811	73957	80783	81117	80376
3.3 State Governments	37389	35933	45103	45149	45199	45921	45822	46164
3.4 Others	162757	171225	164366	165772	166580	159812	160965	157723
4 14-day Intermediate
4.1 Banks
4.2 Primary Dealers
4.3 State Governments	188072	188494	184194	178061	128595	180387	190449	171204
4.4 Others	572	551	1709	1058	862	487	766	1723
Total Treasury Bills (Excluding 14 day Intermediate T Bills) #	790381	728257	760120	759815	751393	751415	755380	757428
# 14D intermediate T-Bills are non-marketable unlike 91D, 182D and 364D T-Bills. These bills are ‘intermediate’ by nature as these are liquidated to replenish shortfall in the daily minimum cash balances of State Governments. Note: Primary Dealers (PDs) include banks undertaking PD business.

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