(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#

May 16#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,68,931

3,86,145

9,912

2.6

12,054

3.6

17,214

4.7

35,161

11.2

36,121

10.3

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,82,312

3,04,250

1,247

0.4

19,359

7.7

21,939

7.8

32,922

13.9

33,917

12.5

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

83,346

79,201

8,488

12.0

–6,772

–8.0

–4,145

–5.0

2,881

3.9

1,826

2.4

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,273

2,694

177

–534

–579

–642

378

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,20,102

1,26,876

8,792

7.4

16,887

11.1

6,775

5.6

–1,426

–0.8

–42,188

–25.0

of which : to Centre

1,16,015

1,26,170

11,957

22,485

10,155

–3,438

–37,699

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

10,208

8,514

–213

–2.4

–2,025

–12.1

–1,695

–16.6

–8,463

–36.6

–6,138

–41.9

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,160

5,591

–140

–1,052

–1,569

–2,112

–4,105

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

3,58,244

3,73,493

2,764

0.7

8,321

3.2

15,249

4.3

71,310

35.5

1,01,203

37.2

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

6,910

6,910

—

17

—

895

526

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,26,533

1,29,647

1,432

11,146

3,115

27,156

17,282

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