Item

As on Apr. 30, 2010

Variation over

Week

End-March 2010

End-December 2009

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

12,42,691

279,633

–3,174

157

–16,974

576

–80,544

–3,837

–21,357

27,931

(a) Foreign Currency Assets +

11,32,211

254,773

–4,123

–354*

–17,439

88

–74,854

–3,810

–80,536

13,286

(b) Gold $

82,377

18,537

1,189

551

1,189

551

–3,010

245

36,020

9,306

(c) SDRs @

22,142

4,982

–75

–6

–454

–24

–1,986

–187

22,136

4,981

(d) Reserve Position in the IMF**

5,961

1,341

–165

–34

–270

–39

–694

–85

1,023

358

+ : Excludes Rs.1111 crore /US$ 250 million invested in foreign currency denominated bonds issued by IIFC (UK).
* : 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.
** : Reserve Position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), i.e., Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) which was shown as a memo item from May 23, 2003 to March 26, 2004 has been included in the reserves from the week ended April 2, 2004 in keeping with the international best practice.
@ : Includes SDR 3,082.5 million (equivalent to US$ 4,883 million) allocated under general allocation and SDR 214.6 million (equivalent to US $ 340 million) allocated under special allocation by IMF done on August 28, 2009 and September 9, 2009, respectively.
$ : Includes Rs.31,463 crore (USD 6,699 million) reflecting the purchase of 200 metric tonnes of gold from IMF on November 3, 2009.