(Rs. crore)

Outstanding

Variation over

as on

Financial year so far

2001

2001

Week

2000-2001

2001-2002

Year

Item

Mar. 31#

Apr. 6#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Reserve Money

3,03,553

2,91,058

–11,756

–3.9

–24,173

–8.6

–12,494

–4.1

34,918

13.6

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,17,756

2,20,323

2,559

1.2

5,194

2.6

2,567

1.2

18,384

9.1

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

81,477

66,463

–14,271

–17.7

–30,653

–38.1

–15,015

–18.4

16,656

33.4

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

4,320

4,273

–45

1,286

–47

–122

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,55,556

1,49,510

–5,392

–3.5

–5,915

–4.0

–6,046

–3.9

7,161

5.0

of which : to Centre

1,48,852

1,43,410

–7,138

–3,893

–5,443

7,474

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

26,252

19,005

–7,759

–29.0

–15,779

–49.2

–7,246

–27.6

2,729

16.8

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

12,965

9,933

–3,947

–8,799

–3,032

1,947

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

1,97,175

1,99,037

1,989

1.0

612

0.4

1,862

0.9

32,545

19.5

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

4,905

4,905

—

316

—

327

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

80,334

81,399

595

3,408

1,064

7,844

Note : Government balances as on March 31, 2001 are before closure of accounts.