(Rs. crore)

Outstanding

Variation over

as on

Financial year so far

2000

Week

1999-2000

2000-2001

Year

Item

Mar. 31#

Apr. 28#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Reserve Money

2,80,243

2,72,339

- 4,790

- 1.7

4,091

1.6

- 7,903

- 2.8

8,903

3.4

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

1,96,678

2,04,298

- 1,651

- 0.8

10,280

5.8

7,621

3.9

18,172

9.8

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

80,460

65,254

- 2,912

- 4.3

- 5,627

-

7.1

- 15,206

- 18.9

- 8,822

- 11.9

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,105

2,787

-227

-562

-318

-447

Sources (i+ii+iii+iv-v)

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,47,306

1,50,486

- 8,239

- 5.2

4,187

2.7

3,179

2.2

- 6,241

- 4.0

of which : to Centre

1,39,829

1,48,706

- 4,630

11,308

8,877

- 8,018

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

32,055

23,177

3,018

15.0

-835

-

3.3

- 8,878

- 27.7

- 1,476

- 6.0

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

16,785

14,139

2,503

426

- 2,646

452

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

1,65,880

1,65,735

- 1,008

- 0.6

1,323

1.0

-145

- 0.1

26,458

19.0

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

4,194

4,194

—

21

—

328

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

69,194

71,253

- 1,439

604

2,059

10,167

Note : Central Government Balances as on March 31, 2000 are after closure of accounts.