(Rs. crore)

Outstanding as on

Variation over

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2006

Week

2005-2006

2006-2007

2005

2006

Item

Mar. 31#

May 26#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

5,73,043

5,89,601

–910

–0.2

1,582

0.3

16,559

2.9

64,209

15.1

98,883

20.2

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

4,30,617

4,52,589

–3,249

–0.7

21,178

5.7

21,971

5.1

46,744

13.6

62,750

16.1

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

1,35,511

1,30,562

2,488

1.9

–17,442

–15.3

–4,949

–3.7

16,943

21.3

34,007

35.2

(iii)

'Other' deposits with RBI

6,914

6,451

–149

–2.3

–2,153

–33.2

–463

–6.7

522

13.7

2,126

49.2

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

12,617

7,734

–26

1,908

–4,884

–20,326

23,801

of which : to Centre

12,573

7,775

341

6,337

–4,798

–17,572

24,696

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

7,182

2,764

–945

–25.5

1,835

27.6

–4,418

–61.5

2,571

43.5

–5,718

–67.4

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

5,795

1,378

–945

–40.7

1,835

34.9

–4,418

–76.2

3,298

86.9

–5,715

–80.6

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

6,72,983

7,41,324

4,381

0.6

–10,474

–1.7

68,341

10.2

64,810

12.1

1,39,008

23.1

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

8,695

8,695

—

—

47

0.6

—

—

171

2.3

1,200

16.0

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,28,436

1,70,917

4,320

2.6

–8,266

–6.9

42,481

33.1

–16,983

–13.2

59,407

53.3

Government Balances as on March 31, 2006 are before closure of accounts.