(Rs. crore)

Outstanding as on

Variation over

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2006

Week

2005-2006

2006-2007

2005

2006

Item

Mar. 31#

May 12#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

5,73,043

5,92,598

–2,202

–0.4

22,276

4.6

19,556

3.4

78,699

18.2

81,187

15.9

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

4,30,617

4,57,609

4,190

0.9

25,966

7.0

26,992

6.3

46,977

13.5

62,982

16.0

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

1,35,511

1,28,288

–6,180

–4.6

–1,484

–1.3

–7,223

–5.3

31,134

38.3

15,776

14.0

(iii)

'Other' deposits with RBI

6,914

6,701

–212

–3.1

–2,206

–34.1

–213

–3.1

589

16.0

2,429

56.9

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

12,617

11,510

–1,765

25,587

–1,107

–1,309

3,898

of which : to Centre

12,573

11,772

–1,545

28,775

–801

560

6,255

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

7,182

2,852

–806

–22.0

382

5.7

–4,331

–60.3

2,721

63.2

–4,178

–59.4

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

5,795

1,465

–806

–35.5

382

7.3

–4,331

–74.7

3,353

146.6

–4,175

–74.0

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

6,72,983

7,34,097

8,664

1.2

–10,214

–1.7

61,114

9.1

69,772

13.1

1,31,521

21.8

(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

1,64,556

8,295

5.3

–6,534

–5.5

36,120

28.1

–7,392

–6.1

51,314

45.3

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