(Rs. crore)

Outstanding as on

Variation over

2002

Week

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2001-2002

2002-2003

2001

2002

Item

Mar. 31#

May 24#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,37,825

3,50,647

815

0.2

7,315

2.4

12,821

3.8

32,290

11.6

40,020

12.9

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,50,833

2,68,900

–1,275

–0.5

17,857

8.2

18,067

7.2

27,384

13.1

32,839

13.9

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

84,147

79,532

2,157

2.8

–9,832

–12.1

–4,615

–5.5

4,486

6.7

7,887

11.0

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

2,845

2,214

–66

–709

–631

420

–706

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,54,471

1,69,699

635

0.4

12,912

8.4

15,229

9.9

13,852

9.1

2,911

1.7

of which : to Centre

1,46,028

1,65,693

1,824

16,502

19,665

12,752

2,657

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

16,677

13,657

–995

–6.8

–4,769

–18.2

–3,020

–18.1

–8,153

–27.5

–7,825

–36.4

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

10,748

9,620

–75

–2,059

–1,128

–5,398

–1,286

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

2,63,969

2,73,476

1,187

0.4

3,822

1.9

9,507

3.6

35,827

21.7

72,480

36.1

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

6,225

6,225

—

135

—

795

737

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,03,517

1,12,412

11

4,784

8,895

10,031

28,283

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