(Rs. crore)

Outstanding as on

Variation over

2006

Week

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2005-2006

2006-2007

2005

2006

Item

Mar. 31#

May 19#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

5,73,043

5,90,511

–2,087

–0.4

14,278

2.9

17,468

3.0

68,588

15.8

87,097

17.3

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

4,30,617

4,55,838

–1,772

–0.4

24,450

6.6

25,220

5.9

47,546

13.8

62,727

16.0

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

1,35,511

1,28,074

–214

–0.2

–8,007

–7.0

–7,437

–5.5

20,391

23.8

22,085

20.8

(iii)

'Other' deposits with RBI

6,914

6,599

–102

–1.5

–2,164

–33.4

–315

–4.6

651

17.8

2,286

53.0

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

12,617

7,760

–3,750

16,937

–4,857

–15,352

8,798

of which : to Centre

12,573

7,434

–4,338

22,234

–5,139

–11,344

8,458

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

7,182

3,709

858

30.1

1,010

15.2

–3,473

–48.4

3,171

70.7

–3,948

–51.6

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

5,795

2,323

858

58.6

1,010

19.2

–3,473

–59.9

3,802

154.2

–3,945

–62.9

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

6,72,983

7,36,943

2,845

0.4

–11,528

–1.9

63,959

9.5

70,041

13.2

1,35,681

22.6

(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

1,66,597

2,041

1.2

–7,872

–6.6

38,161

29.7

–10,607

–8.7

54,694

48.9

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