Variation over

Item

As on May 30, 2003

Week

End-March 2003

End-December 2002

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

3,82,603

81,329

3,111

513

24,323

5,901

44,254

10,884

1,07,307

25,181

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

3,66,549

77,939

3,111

513 *

25,073

6,049

44,775

10,945

1,07,230

25,049

(b) Gold

16,048

3,389

—

—

–737

–145

–494

–55

116

140

(c) SDRs

6

1

—

—

–13

–3

–27

–6

–39

–8

Memo Item : RTP**

3,300

702

5

—

110

30

119

40

207

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* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies (such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.
** : Foreign exchange reserves do not include India's Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). RTP may change, from time to time, due to India's transactions under the Financial Transaction Plan with the IMF as well as changes in SDR exchange rates vis-a-vis rupee and US dollar.