Variation over

Item

As on Nov. 7, 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

4,22,166

93,211

2,510

613

63,886

17,783

83,817

22,766

1,06,549

27,835

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

4,04,382

89,287

2,510

613*

62,906

17,397

82,608

22,293

1,04,682

27,199

(b)Gold

17,768

3,920

—

—

983

386

1,226

476

1,899

642

(c) SDRs

16

4

—

—

–3

—

–17

–3

–32

–6

Memo Item : RTP**

5,406

1,194

–54

–11

2,216

522

2,225

532

2,183

526

* : 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
SDR exchange ratesvis-a-vis rupee and US dollar.