(Rs. crore)

Outstanding as on

Variation over

2003

Week

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2002-2003

2003-2004

2002

2003

Item

Mar. 31#

May 9#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,68,931

3,76,234

–9,461

–2.5

7,619

2.3

7,303

2.0

27,591

8.7

30,644

8.9

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,82,312

3,03,004

8,069

2.7

18,579

7.4

20,692

7.3

32,500

13.7

33,451

12.4

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

83,346

70,713

–17,069

–19.4

–10,483

–12.5

–12,633

–15.2

–4,257

–5.5

–2,951

–4.0

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,273

2,517

–460

–476

–756

–651

144

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,20,102

1,18,084

–11,374

–8.8

10,876

7.1

–2,018

–1.7

–8,970

–5.2

–44,970

–27.6

of which : to Centre

1,16,015

1,14,213

–12,451

16,209

–1,802

–11,324

–43,380

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

10,208

8,726

–323

–3.6

–1,917

–11.5

–1,482

–14.5

–9,934

–40.2

–6,034

–40.9

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,160

5,731

–324

–533

–1,429

–2,931

–4,484

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

3,58,244

3,70,729

3,262

0.9

8,830

3.3

12,485

3.5

72,550

36.2

97,930

35.9

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

6,910

6,910

—

17

—

970

526

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,26,533

1,28,215

1,026

10,187

1,683

27,025

16,809

Government Balances as on March 31, 2003 are before closure of accounts.