(Rs. crore)

Outstanding

Variation over

as on

Item

Financial year so far

1998

1999

Week

1997-98

1998-99

Year

Mar. 31#

Feb. 19#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Reserve Money

2,26,233

2,51,175

-1,166

-0.5

15,210

7.6

24,941

11.0

35,980

16.7

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

1,50,823

1,74,288

-1,353

-0.8

13,443

9.8

23,464

15.6

23,628

15.7

of which : cash with banks

5,641

..

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

71,806

73,832

227

0.3

2,514

4.2

2,026

2.8

11,744

18.9

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,604

3,055

-40

-747

-549

608

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,35,160

1,54,233

-2,835

-1.8

9,191

7.4

19,073

14.1

20,862

15.6

of which : to Centre

1,33,617

1,52,769

-2,593

11,690

19,152

20,377

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

15,282

23,649

1,461

6.6

1,002

7.6

8,367

54.7

9,394

65.9

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,096

13,332

641

-693

6,235

7,020

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

1,15,890

1,29,604

-628

-0.5

11,559

12.2

13,714

11.8

23,228

21.8

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

3,120

3,561

—

312

441

331

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

43,219

59,872

-836

6,854

16,653

17,834