(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 5#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

5,73,043

5,94,800

–1,463

–0.2

9,203

1.9

21,757

3.8

71,836

16.8

96,461

19.4

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

4,30,617

4,53,419

6,056

1.4

22,822

6.2

22,802

5.3

45,229

13.1

61,936

15.8

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

1,35,511

1,34,468

–7,739

–5.4

–11,777

–10.3

–1,043

–0.8

25,661

33.5

32,249

31.5

(iii)

'Other' deposits with RBI

6,914

6,913

220

3.3

–1,842

–28.4

–2

—

946

25.6

2,276

49.1

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

12,617

13,276

–4,653

12,386

658

–10,256

18,864

of which : to Centre

12,573

13,317

–3,679

16,231

744

–8,299

20,343

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

7,182

3,657

–170

–4.4

–62

–0.9

–3,525

–49.1

2,349

55.5

–2,928

–44.5

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

5,795

2,270

–170

–7.0

–62

–1.2

–3,525

–60.8

2,982

134.7

–2,925

–56.3

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

6,72,983

7,25,433

6,386

0.9

–4,437

–0.7

52,449

7.8

84,127

16.0

1,17,080

19.2

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

8,695

8,695

—

—

–13

–0.2

—

—

122

1.7

1,260

16.9

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,28,436

1,56,261

3,026

2.0

–1,329

–1.1

27,825

21.7

4,506

4.0

37,814

31.9

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