(Rs. crore)

Outstanding as on

Variation over

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2002

Week

2001-2002

2002-2003

2001

2002

Item

Mar. 31#

Apr. 19#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,37,825

3,43,816

10,716

3.2

1,203

0.4

5,991

1.8

26,844

9.7

39,302

12.9

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,50,833

2,60,834

923

0.4

10,504

4.8

10,001

4.0

22,320

10.8

32,126

14.0

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

84,147

80,657

9,807 13.8

–8,823

–10.8

–3,490

–4.1

4,488

6.6

8,003

11.0

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

2,845

2,325

–15

–477

–520

36

–827

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,54,471

1,60,102

6,377

4.1

3,145

2.0

5,631

3.6

–1,703

–1.1

3,081

2.0

of which : to Centre

1,46,028

1,53,360

6,278

5,067

7,332

–1,735

1,759

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

16,677

16,754

4,397 35.6

–936

–3.6

77

0.5

5,157

25.6

–8,562

–33.8

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

10,748

11,292

2,435

633

544

1,961

–2,306

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

2,63,969

2,69,146

1,154

0.4

3,060

1.6

5,177

2.0

33,492

20.1

68,911

34.4

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

6,225

6,225

—

60

—

781

812

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,03,517

1,08,411

1,213

4,126

4,894

10,883

24,940

Government Balances as on March 31, 2002 are before closure of accounts.