(Rs. crore)

Outstanding as on

Variation over

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2003

Week

2002-2003

2003-2004

2002

2003

Item

Mar. 31#

Apr. 25#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,68,931

3,69,477

–10,606

–2.8

–1,123

–0.3

546

0.1

25,097

8.1

32,630

9.7

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,82,312

2,93,498

–1,176

–0.4

9,807

3.9

11,186

4.0

32,277

14.1

32,717

12.5

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

83,346

73,257

–9,061

–11.0

–10,605

–12.6

–10,089

–12.1

–6,667

–8.3

–286

–0.4

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,273

2,723

–368

–325

–551

–513

198

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,20,102

1,13,913

–13,346

–10.5

3,384

2.2

–6,189

–5.2

–11,177

–6.7

–41,649

–26.8

of which : to Centre

1,16,015

1,08,008

–14,683

8,388

–8,007

–9,836

–41,764

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

10,208

9,225

–224

–2.4

–2,520

–15.1

–983

–9.6

–9,975

–41.3

–4,932

   –34.8

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,160

6,277

–170

–1,014

–883

–4,214

–3,457

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

3,58,244

3,64,658

4,275

1.2

6,889

2.6

6,414

1.8

71,106

35.6

93,800

34.6

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

6,910

6,910

—

17

—

970

526

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,26,533

1,25,229

1,312

8,893

–1,304

25,827

15,116

Government Balances as on March 31, 2003 are before closure of accounts.