(Rs. crore)

Outstanding

Variation over

as on

Item

Financial year so far

1998

1999

Week

1997-98

1998-99

Year

Mar. 31#

Jan. 29#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Reserve Money

2,26,233

2,44,102

-4,007

-1.6

14,295

7.1

17,869

7.9

29,822

13.9

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

1,50,823

1,70,529

-1,555

-0.9

10,899

7.9

19,705

13.1

22,412

15.1

of which : cash with banks

5,641

3,986 *

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

71,806

70,441

-2,513

-3.4

3,100

5.2

-1,364

-1.9

7,767

12.4

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,604

3,132

62

295

-472

-357

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,35,160

1,51,796

-3,011

-1.9

6,389

5.1

16,636

12.3

21,226

16.3

of which : to Centre

1,33,617

1,50,495

-2,441

8,186

16,879

21,607

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

15,282

20,218

-1,269

-5.9

1,407

10.6

4,936

32.3

5,558

37.9

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,096

11,818

-1,250

-150

4,721

4,962

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

1,15,890

1,29,306

-311

-0.2

13,331

14.1

13,416

11.6

21,158

19.6

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

3,120

3,561

-

312

441

331

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

43,219

60,779

-585

7,145

17,560

18,451

* Data relate to scheduled commercial banks’ only.