Variation over

Item

As on Nov. 21, 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

4,36,987

95,373

12,234

1,710

78,707

19,945

98,638

24,928

1,15,967

28,785

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

4,19,206

91,450

12,233

1,710*

77,730

19,560

97,432

24,456

1,14,087

28,147

(b)Gold

17,768

3,920

—

—

983

386

1,226

476

1,899

642

(c) SDRs

13

3

1

—

–6

–1

–20

–4

–19

–4

Memo Item : RTP**

5,567

1,215

72

3

2,377

543

2,386

553

2,365

551

* : 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.