Variation over

Item

As on Oct. 1, 2004

Week

End-March2004

End-December 2003

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

5,47,854

1,19,284

2,060

515

57,725

6,325

77,382

16,133

1,43,379

30,343

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

5,22,515

1,13,788

1,896

462*

56,300

6,340

77,283

16,171

1,41,492

29,973

(b) Gold

19,349

4,192

163

52

1,133

–6

124

–23

1,382

273

(c) SDRs

6

1

—

—

–4

–1

–7

–2

–10

–3

(d) Reserve Position in the IMF**

5,984

1,303

1

1

296

–8

–18

–13

515

100

**: Reserve Position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF),i.e., Reserve Tranche Position
(RTP) which was shown as a memo item from May 23, 2003 to March 26, 2004 has been
included in the reserves from the week ended April 2, 2004 in keeping with the international best practice.