(Rs. crore)

Outstanding

Variation over

as on

Item

1998

1999

Week

1997-98

1998-99

Year

Mar. 31#

Mar. 5#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Reserve Money

2,26,233

2,52,400

3,888

1.6

16,392

8.2

26,167

11.6

36,023

16.6

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

1,50,823

1,77,273

3,743

2.2

15,544

11.3

26,449

17.5

24,512

16.0

of which : cash with banks

5,641

..

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

71,806

72,190

432

0.6

1,706

2.9

385

0.5

10,910

17.8

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,604

2,937

-288

-858

-667

602

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,35,160

1,57,488

3,119

2.0

10,772

8.7

22,328

16.5

22,535

16.7

of which : to Centre

1,33,617

1,54,534

1,838

13,179

20,917

20,653

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

15,282

25,015

5,163

26.0

862

6.5

9,733

63.7

10,901

77.2

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,096

13,483

2,136

-808

6,386

7,286

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

1,15,890

1,31,118

455

0.3

13,437

14.2

15,227

13.1

22,864

21.1

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

3,120

3,561

—

386

441

256

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

43,219

64,781

4,849

9,065

21,562

20,533