Variation over

Item

As on Jul. 4, 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

3,83,540

82,774

2,563

869

25,260

7,346

45,191

12,329

1,00,341

24,769

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,66,352

79,075

2,657

844*

24,876

7,185

44,578

12,081

99,471

24,409

(b)Gold

17,182

3,698

–94

25

397

164

640

254

910

368

(c) SDRs

6

1

—

—

–13

–3

–27

–6

–40

–8

Memo Item : RTP**

4,537

979

–2

3

1,347

307

1,356

317

1,399

336

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