EX-99

The registrants principal executive officer and principal
financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of
the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrants
disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days
of the filing date of this report on Form N-SAR, that the design
and operation of such procedures are effective to provide
reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed
by the investment company in the reports that it files or
submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded,
processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods
specified in the Commissions rules and forms.
There have been no significant changes in the registrants
internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.



















Certifications

I, Charles E. Porter, a principal financial officer of the funds
listed on Attachment A, certify that:
1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-SAR for the funds
listed on Attachment A:
2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any
untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by each report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in
each report, and the financial statements on which the financial
information is based, fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net
assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required
to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrants as of,
and for, the periods presented in each report;
4. Each registrants other certifying officers and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment
Company Act) for the registrants and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the registrants, including
its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in which
each report  are being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of  each registrants disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of  each report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in  each report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
our evaluations as of the Evaluation Date;
5.  Each registrants other certifying officers and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to each
registrants auditors and the audit committee of each registrants
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect  each registrants
ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data
and have identified for  each registrants auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in  each
registrants internal controls; and
6.  Each registrants other certifying officers and I have
indicated in each report whether or not there were significant
changes in internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of
our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions
with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: May 27, 2003

/s/Charles E. Porter
Charles E. Porter
Principal Financial Officer



Certifications

I, Karnig H. Durgarian, a principal executive officer of the
funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:
1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-SAR for the funds
listed on Attachment A:
2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any
untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by each report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in
each report, and the financial statements on which the financial
information is based, fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net
assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required
to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrants as of,
and for, the periods presented in each report;
4. Each registrants other certifying officers and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment
Company Act) for the registrants and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the registrants, including
its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in which
each report  are being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of  each registrants disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of  each report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in  each report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
our evaluations as of the Evaluation Date;
5.  Each registrants other certifying officers and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to each
registrants auditors and the audit committee of each registrants
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect  each registrants
ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data
and have identified for  each registrants auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in  each
registrants internal controls; and
6.  Each registrants other certifying officers and I have
indicated in each report whether or not there were significant
changes in internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of
our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions
with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date:  May 27, 2003
/s/Karnig H. Durgarian
Karnig H. Durgarian
Principal Executive Officer





Certifications

I, Steven D. Krichmar, a principal financial officer of the
funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:
1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-SAR for the funds
listed on Attachment A:
2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any
untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by each report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in
each report, and the financial statements on which the financial
information is based, fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net
assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required
to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrants as of,
and for, the periods presented in each report;
4. Each registrants other certifying officers and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment
Company Act) for the registrants and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the registrants, including
its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in which
each report  are being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of  each registrants disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of  each report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in  each report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
our evaluations as of the Evaluation Date;
5.  Each registrants other certifying officers and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to each
registrants auditors and the audit committee of each registrants
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect  each registrants
ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data
and have identified for  each registrants auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in  each
registrants internal controls; and
6.  Each registrants other certifying officers and I have
indicated in each report whether or not there were significant
changes in internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of
our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions
with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date:  May 27, 2003
/s/Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer









Attachment A
March 31, 2003



010	Putnam Money Market Fund
539	Putnam International New Opportunities Fund
051	Putnam Municipal Income Fund
064	Putnam California Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
054	Putnam High Yield Municipal Trust
074	Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust
032	Putnam US Government Income Trust
062	Putnam Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
011	Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund
033	Putnam American Government Income Fund
027	Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund
075	Putnam Diversified Income Trust
250	Putnam Asset Allocation Fund: Growth Portfolio
259	Putnam Asset Allocation Fund: Balanced Portfolio
264	Putnam Asset Allocation Fund: Conservative Portfolio

010 Putnam Money Market Fund
3/31/03 Semi-annual

Because the electronic format for filing Form N-SAR does not
provide adequate space for responding to certain items
correctly, the correct answers are as follows:

72DD1 	(000s omitted)

Class A	28,242
Class B	3,260
Class C	169

72DD2	(000s omitted)

Class M	434
Class R	0
Class T 117

73A1

Class A	0.005225
Class B	0.002740
Class C	0.002740

73A2
Class M 0.004479
Class R	0.000690
Class T	0.003970

74U1	(000s omitted)

Class A	5,423,859
Class B	1,144,250
Class C	50,323

74U2	(000s omitted)

Class M	87,616
Class R	1
Class T	57,100

74V1

Class A	1.0000
Class B	1.0000
Class C	1.0000

74V2

Class M	1.0000
Class R	1.0000
Class T	1.0000

EX-99

Exhibit 77 I

Creation of additional class of shares

	Class R shares (retail)-effective January 21, 2003
	Supplement filed on January 17, 2003