(Rs. crore)

Outstanding

Variation over

as on

Item

1998

1999

Week

1997-98

1998-99

Year

Mar. 31#

Mar. 19#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Reserve Money

2,26,233

2,56,108

4,276

1.7

19,249

9.6

29,875

13.2

36,874

16.8

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

1,50,823

1,77,595

-1,017

-0.6

16,399

12.0

26,771

17.8

23,979

15.6

of which : cash with banks

5,641

..

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

71,806

75,242

4,863

6.9

2,844

4.8

3,437

4.8

12,824

20.5

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,604

3,271

430

7

-333

71

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,35,160

1,53,072

-2,982

-1.9

9,857

7.9

17,912

13.3

19,035

14.2

of which : to Centre

1,33,617

1,50,366

-2,854

11,290

16,749

18,373

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

15,282

27,216

6,019

28.4

865

6.5

11,934

78.1

13,099

92.8

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,096

15,080

2,636

-822

7,983

8,897

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

1,15,890

1,32,392

1,271

1.0

16,941

17.9

16,502

14.2

20,634

18.5

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

3,120

3,561

—

386

441

256

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

43,219

60,133

32

8,800

16,914

16,150