(Rs. crore)

Outstanding as on

Variation over

2003

Week

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2002-2003

2003-2004

2002

2003

Item

Mar. 31#

May 23#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,68,931

3,77,244

–8,902

–2.3

12,869

3.8

8,313

2.3

40,213

12.9

26,404

7.5

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,82,312

3,03,217

–1,033

–0.3

18,084

7.2

20,906

7.4

32,997

14.0

34,159

12.7

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

83,346

71,524

–7,677

–9.7

–4,615

–5.5

–11,822

–14.2

7,887

11.0

–8,008

–10.1

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,273

2,502

–192

–600

–771

–671

253

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,20,102

1,12,568

–14,308

–11.3

17,521

11.5

–7,533

–6.3

2,911

1.7

–57,131

–33.7

of which : to Centre

1,16,015

1,08,577

–17,593

24,309

–7,437

2,657

–57,116

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

10,208

8,861

347

4.1

–3,020

–18.1

–1,348

–13.2

–7,825

–36.4

–4,796

–35.1

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,160

5,823

232

–1,128

–1,338

–1,286

–3,798

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

3,58,244

3,79,468

5,976

1.6

9,507

3.6

21,225

5.9

72,480

36.1

     1,05,992

38.8

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

6,910

6,910

—

17

—

895

526

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,26,533

1,30,564

916

11,157

4,031

28,248

18,187

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