(Rs. crore)

Outstanding

Variation over

as on

Item

Financial year so far

1998

Week

1997-98

1998-99

Year

Mar. 31#

Dec. 11#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Reserve Money

2,26,233

2,46,412

5,004

2.1

9,989

5.0

20,179

8.9

36,438

17.4

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

1,50,823

1,68,163

1,884

1.1

13,945

10.2

17,340

11.5

17,001

11.2

of which : cash with banks

5,641

..

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

71,806

74,777

3,185

4.4

-3,758

-6.3

2,972

4.1

18,961

34.0

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,604

3,471

-65

-198

-133

475

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,35,160

1,55,083

4,001

2.6

3,177

2.6

19,923

14.7

27,724

21.8

of which : to Centre

1,33,617

1,53,730

3,881

5,609

20,113

27,419

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

15,282

19,925

989

5.2

180

1.4

4,643

30.4

6,493

48.3

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,096

11,597

980

-1,325

4,500

5,916

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

1,15,890

1,26,853

1,018

0.8

13,466

14.2

10,963

9.5

18,570

17.1

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

3,120

3,522

—

283

402

321

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

43,219

58,971

1,004

7,118

15,752

16,670