Variation over

Item

As on Dec. 5,
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

4,45,013

97,520

3,904

1,449

86,733

22,092

1,06,664

27,075

1,17,973

29,767

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

4,26,450

93,479

3,122

1,331*

84,974

21,589

1,04,676

26,485

1,15,384

29,036

(b)Gold

18,550

4,038

782

118

1,765

504

2,008

594

2,608

735

(c) SDRs

13

3

––

—

–6

–1

–20

–4

–19

–4

Memo Item : RTP**

5,584

1,224

–17

5

2,394

552

2,403

562

2,455

576

* : 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.