(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#

Aug. 1#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,69,061

3,65,262

–14,229

–3.7

–6,057

–1.8

–3,800

–1.0

31,284

10.4

33,348

10.0

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,82,473

2,93,960

–1,852

–0.6

9,113

3.6

11,487

4.1

30,122

13.1

33,873

13.0

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

83,346

65,924

–12,917

–16.4

–15,949

–19.0

–17,422

–20.9

1,058

1.6

–2,274

–3.3

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,242

5,378

540

779

2,136

103

1,749

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,20,679

80,564

–16,143

–16.7

–7,996

–5.3

–40,116

–33.2

–20,202

–12.3

–63,619

–44.1

of which : to Centre

1,12,985

78,176

–15,396

–820

–34,809

–20,083

–62,388

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

10,208

5,791

–1,634

–22.0

–7,954

–47.7

–4,418

–43.3

–7,358

–45.8

–2,932

–33.6

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,160

2,834

–1,646

–4,941

–4,326

–1,943

–2,973

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

3,58,244

3,90,926

–1,058

–0.3

28,585

10.8

32,682

9.1

86,253

41.8

98,373

33.6

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

7,071

7,073

—

300

1

1,026

407

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,27,141

1,19,092

–4,606

18,992

–8,050

28,435

–1,120

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