(Rs. crore)

Outstanding as on

Variation over

Week

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2003

2002-2003

2003-2004

2002

2003

Item

Mar. 31#

Apr. 18#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,68,931

3,80,083

15,851

4.4

6,039

1.8

11,152

3.0

39,495

13.0

36,074

10.5

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,82,312

2,94,674

3,298

1.1

10,018

4.0

12,363

4.4

32,284

14.1

33,682

12.9

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

83,346

82,318

12,642

18.1

–3,490

–4.1

–1,028

–1.2

8,003

11.0

1,661

2.1

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,273

3,091

–89

–490

–182

–792

731

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,20,102

1,27,259

16,057

14.4

7,924

5.2

7,157

6.0

3,081

2.0

–32,843

–20.5

of which : to Centre

1,16,015

1,22,691

14,754

11,976

6,676

1,759

–30,669

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

10,208

9,449

–92

–1.0

77

0.5

–760

–7.4

–8,562

–33.8

–7,305

–43.6

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,160

6,447

–90

544

–713

–2,306

–4,845

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

3,58,244

3,60,383

1,255

0.3

5,177

2.0

2,139

0.6

68,911

34.4

91,237

33.9

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

6,910

6,910

—

17

—

970

526

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,26,533

1,23,917

1,370

7,157

–2,615

24,905

15,541

Government Balances as on March 31, 2003 are before closure of accounts.