Research and Publications

(Rs. crore)

Outstanding

Variation over

as on

Item

1999

Week

1998-99

1999-2000

Year

Mar. 31#

May 7#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Reserve Money

2,59,220

2,67,597

4,299

1.6

7,447

3.3

8,376

3.2

33,748

14.4

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

1,75,705

1,91,403

5,439

2.9

14,240

9.4

15,698

8.9

26,107

15.8

of which : cash with banks

5,586

4141 **

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

79,703

73,128

-948

-1.3

-6,205

-8.6

-6,575

-8.2

7,528

11.5

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,812

3,065

-191

-588

-747

113

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government *

1,50,132

1,58,103

1,377

0.9

12,162

9.0

7,971

5.3

10,781

7.3

of which : to Centre *

1,45,416

1,57,780

1,056

13,322

12,364

10,841

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

25,487

26,614

1,962

8.0

-1,461

-9.6

1,126

4.4

12,793

92.6

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

13,262

14,118

430

-1,486

856

8,508

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

1,37,954

1,40,819

1,542

1.1

211

0.2

2,865

2.1

24,718

21.3

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

3,705

3,705

—

35

—

317

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

58,058

61,644

581

3,500

3,586

14,862

* Central Government balances as on March 31, 1999 are after closure of accounts.

** Data relate to Scheduled Commercial Banks' only.