Research and Publications

(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#

Jan. 2#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,69,061

3,94,680

2,874

0.7

5,106

1.5

25,618

6.9

34,338

11.1

51,603

15.0

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,82,473

3,12,146

–210

–0.1

20,804

8.3

29,673

10.5

30,596

12.7

40,368

14.9

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

83,346

77,957

2,889

3.8

–15,977

–19.0

–5,389

–6.5

3,223

5.0

9,787

14.4

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,242

4,577

196

278

1,335

519

1,449

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,20,679

49,572

–1,004

–2.0

–42,302

–27.8

–71,108

–58.9

–39,128

–26.3

–60,304

–54.9

of which : to Centre

1,12,985

43,737

–94

–38,027

–69,248

–37,242

–59,620

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

10,208

4,789

–535

–10.1

–7,174

–43.0

–5,420

–53.1

–10,475

–52.4

–4,714

–49.6

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,160

2,718

–526

–4,225

–4,442

–4,523

–3,805

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

3,58,244

4,65,465

6,861

1.5

75,734

28.7

1,07,222

29.9

1,06,491

45.7

1,25,763

37.0

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

7,071

7,240

—

581

169

870

293

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,27,141

1,32,387

2,447

21,733

5,246

23,421

9,435