Item

As on Dec. 11, 2009

Variation over

Week

End-March 2009

End-December 2008

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

13,29,201

285,742

-318

-1,632

45,336

33,757

89,040

29,774

1,08,361

35,289

(a)

Foreign Currency Assets +

12,13,549

260,866

-174

-1,561 *

-16,517

19,440

18,759

14,263

36,105

19,141

(b)

Gold $

84,508

18,182

—

—

35,715

8,605

43,398

9,697

45,331

10,321

(c)

SDRs @

24,411

5,247

-113

-56

24,405

5,246

24,398

5,244

24,398

5,244

(d)

Reserve Position in the IMF**

6,733

1,447

-31

-15

1,733

466

2,485

570

2,527

583

+  : Excludes Rs.1163 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.