Variation over

Item

As on March 31, 2000

Week

End-March 1999

End-December 1999

Year

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

US$ Mn.

Rs. Crore

 US$ Mn.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total Reserves

1,65,913

38,036

2,268

503

27,908

5,546

13,970

3,101

27,867

5,501

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,52,924

35,058

2,832

633

27,512

5,536

13,790

3,066

27,471

5,491

(b) Gold

12,973

2,974

-564

-130

414

14

182

35

414

14

(c) SDRs

16

4

—

—

-18

-4

-2

—

-18

-4

Note: 1.

Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of revaluation of non-US currencies held in reserves.

2.

For details regarding conversion to US dollar a reference may be made to the relevant Table in the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin