Item

As on Dec. 18, 2009

Variation over

Week

End-March 2009

End-December 2008

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

13,28,189

283,643

-1,012

-2,099

44,324

31,658

88,028

27,675

1,29,950

29,591

(a)

Foreign Currency Assets +

12,12,715

258,851

-834

-2,015 *

-17,351

17,425

17,925

12,248

57,807

13,543

(b)

Gold $

84,508

18,182

—

—

35,715

8,605

43,398

9,697

45,331

10,321

(c)

SDRs @

24,272

5,181

-139

–66

24,266

5,180

24,259

5,178

24,259

5,178

(d)

Reserve Position in the IMF**

6,694

1,429

-39

-18

1,694

448

2,446

552

2,553

549

+ : Excludes Rs.1171 crore /US$ 250 million invested in foreign currency denominated bonds issued by IIFC (UK).
*  : 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.
** : 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.
@ : Includes SDR 3,082.5 million (equivalent to US$ 4,883 million) allocated under general allocation and SDR 214.6 million (equivalent to US $ 340 million) allocated under special allocation by IMF done on August 28, 2009 and September 9, 2009, respectively.
$ : Includes Rs.31,463 crore (USD 6,699 million) reflecting the purchase of 200 metric tonnes of gold from IMF on November 3, 2009.