Variation over

Item

As on Aug. 22,
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

3,92,496

85,563

273

148

34,216

10,135

54,147

15,118

96,298

     24,528

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,75,740

81,932

265

147*

34,264

10,042

53,966

14,938

95,404

24,155

(b)Gold

16,740

3,628

—

—

–45

94

198

184

926

380

(c) SDRs

16

3

8

1

–3

–1

–17

–4

–32

–7

Memo Item : RTP**

4,392

958

–55

–11

1,202

286

1,211

296

1,275

316

* : 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 ratesvis-a-vis rupee and US dollar.