Variation over

Item

As on Aug. 1, 2003

Week

End-March 2003

End-December 2002

Year

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total Reserves

3,90,969

84,700

–1,057

–204

32,689

9,272

52,620

14,255

98,333

24,552

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,74,204

81,067

–615

–133*

32,728

9,177

52,430

14,073

97,446

24,180

(b)Gold

16,740

3,628

–442

–70

–45

94

198

184

926

380

(c) SDRs

25

5

—

–1

6

1

–8

–2

–39

–8

Memo Item : RTP**

4,451

964

–56

–12

1,261

292

1,270

302

1,289

314

* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies (such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.
** : Foreign exchange reserves do not include India's Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
RTP may change, from time to time, due to India's transactions under the Financial Transaction Plan with the IMF as well as changes in SDR exchange ratesvis-a-vis rupee and US dollar.