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(Rs. crore)

Variation over

Outstanding as on

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2001

2002

Week

2000-2001

2001-2002

2001

2002

Item

Mar. 31#

Feb. 1#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,03,311

3,11,885

–5,507 –1.7

8,977

3.2

8,574

2.8

19,661

7.3

22,353

7.7

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,18,205

2,40,764

–547 –0.2

17,134

8.7

22,559

10.3

14,276

7.1

26,568

12.4

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

81,477

68,254

–5,302 –7.2

–7,201

–8.9

–13,223

–16.2

6,258

9.3

–5,005

–6.8

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,630

2,868

342

–956

–762

–874

790

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,53,877

1,46,543

–5,917 –3.9

–258

–0.2

–7,334

–4.8

–9,281

–5.9

–1,464

–1.0

of which : to Centre

1,46,534

1,43,266

–3,364

4,776

–3,268

–8,238

–1,339

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

26,252

18,037

–1,094 –5.7

–4,554

–14.2

–8,214

–31.3

3,342

13.8

–9,464

–34.4

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

12,965

10,128

–1,118

–2,843

–2,837

314

–3,814

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

1,97,175

2,40,510

2,418

1.0

25,614

15.4

43,335

22.0

38,989

25.6

49,016

25.6

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

5,354

5,902

—

645

549

744

679

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

79,345

99,107

914

12,470

19,761

14,133

16,414