Year

Total No. of

Total Repositories

Total Small Coin

(March 31)

Currency Chests

Depots/Sub-depot

1

2

3

4

1974-75

2,253

145

1,344

1975-76

2,433

249

1,374

1976-77

2,573

..

1,428

1977-78

2,866

..

1,477

1978-79

3,026

397 @

1,517

1979-80

3,205

458

1,530

1980-81

3,318

484

1,563

1981-82

3,445

505

1,605

1982-83

3,696

590

1,664

1983-84

3,813

599

1,722

1984-85

3,276

470

1,746

1985-86

3,506

487

2,089

1986-87

3,636

489

2,610

1987-88

3,677

483

2,739

1988-89

3,730

489

2,792

1989-90

3,791

494

2,858

1990-91

3,864

505

2,917

1991-92

3,902

492

3,098

1992-93

3,976

493

3,177

1993-94

4,059

500

3,262

1994-95

4,099

502

3,304

1995-96

4,101

504

3,394

1996-97

4,128

503

3,454

1997-98

4,157

502

3,528

1998-99

4,181

494

3,552

1999-00

4,242

442

3,616

.. Data not available.

@ In addition, there had been two repositories of nationalised banks one each at Tamil Nadu and Delhi.

Also see Notes on Tables.