Research and Publications

(Rs. crore)

Outstanding

Variation over

as on

Financial year so far

2000

Week

1999-2000

2000-2001

Year

Item

Mar. 31#

Apr.21#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Reserve Money

2,80,243

2,77,129

1,870

0.7

551

0.2

- 3,113

- 1.1

17,233

6.6

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

1,96,678

2,05,950

544

0.3

9,502

5.4

9,272

4.7

20,601

11.1

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

80,460

68,166

1,330

2.0

- 8,332

-

10.5

- 12,294

- 15.3

- 3,206

- 4.5

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,105

3,014

-4

-619

-91

-163

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,49,029

1,58,724

3,268

2.1

3,424

2.2

9,695

6.5

2,761

1.8

of which : to Centre

1,41,552

1,53,336

4,366

9,615

11,785

- 1,695

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

32,055

20,159

- 1,628

- 7.5

- 3,594

-

14.1

- 11,896

- 37.1

- 1,734

- 7.9

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

16,785

11,637

-882

- 1,637

- 5,149

12

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

1,65,880

1,66,743

-519

- 0.3

1,203

0.9

863

0.5

27,586

19.8

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

4,194

4,194

—

21

—

328

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

70,916

72,691

-750

502

1,775

11,708

Government Balances as on March 31, 2000 are before closure of accounts.