Reserve Money : Components and Sources

Date: November 06, 2015

(₹ Billion)
Item	Outstanding as on		Variation over
	2015		Week		Financial Year so far				Year-on-Year
	2015		Week		2014-15		2015-16		2014		2015
	Mar. 31	Oct. 30	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Reserve Money	19,284.6	19,310.8	–58.6	-0.3	42.9	0.2	26.2	0.1	1,254.7	7.8	1,940.5	11.2
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)
1.1 Currency in Circulation	14,483.1	15,158.0	–121.2	–0.8	661.0	5.1	674.9	4.7	1,147.1	9.2	1,486.2	10.9
1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI	4,655.6	3,999.2	55.4	1.4	–679.1	–15.8	–656.4	–14.1	70.5	2.0	381.3	10.5
1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI	145.9	153.6	7.2	5.0	61.0	310.5	7.7	5.3	37.0	84.9	73.0	90.5
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government	3,645.2	4,414.1	–55.8		–1,327.2		768.8		–1,428.2		–1,245.8
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre	3,610.4	4,380.2	–68.3		–1,323.6		769.8		–1,435.7		–1,272.7
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector	2,025.0	552.1	–114.1		–39.7		–1,473.0		81.1		16.9
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks	1,876.6	484.7	–118.9		–28.1		–1,391.9		42.5		26.3
2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI	21,272.8	22,959.9	215.8	0.9	1,189.6	6.6	1,687.1	7.9	2,153.2	12.6	3,745.1	19.5
2.4 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public	194.3	206.5	–	–	12.7	7.3	12.2	6.3	20.6	12.4	20.4	10.9
2.5 Net Non-Monetary Liabilities of RBI	7,852.7	8,821.7	104.4	1.2	–207.6	–2.5	969.0	12.3	–428.0	–4.9	596.1	7.2