(Rs. crore)

Outstanding as on

Variation over

2002

Week

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2001-2002

2002-2003

2001

2002

Item

Mar. 31#

Apr. 26#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,37,825

3,36,655

–7,161

–2.1

8,439

2.8

–1,170

–0.3

38,870

14.2

24,904

8.0

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,50,833

2,60,623

–211

–0.1

10,299

4.7

9,790

3.9

23,767

11.6

32,119

14.1

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

84,147

73,542

–7,115

–8.8

–1,268

–1.6

–10,605

–12.6

14,956

22.9

–6,667

–8.3

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

2,845

2,489

165

–592

–356

148

–548

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,54,471

1,55,562

–4,540

–2.8

12,863

8.4

1,092

0.7

16,254

10.8

–11,177

–6.7

of which : to Centre

1,46,028

1,49,773

–3,587

13,074

3,745

10,902

–9,835

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

16,677

14,157

–2,597

–15.5

–2,120

–8.1

–2,520

–15.1

955

4.1

–9,975

–41.3

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

10,748

9,734

–1,558

983

–1,014

–192

–4,214

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

2,63,969

2,70,858

1,712

0.6

2,577

1.3

6,889

2.6

34,017

20.5

71,106

35.6

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

6,225

6,225

—

60

—

781

812

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,03,517

1,10,148

1,737

4,941

6,631

13,136

25,862

Government Balances as on March 31, 2002 are before closure of accounts.