Reserve Money : Components and Sources

Date: August 28, 2020

(₹ Crore)
Item	Outstanding as on		Variation over
	2020		Week		Financial Year so far				Year-on-Year
	2020		Week		2019-20		2020-21		2019		2020
	Mar. 31	Aug. 21	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Reserve Money	3029674	3192884	-9083	-0.3	5717	0.2	163210	5.4	294675	11.9	416686	15.0
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)
1.1 Currency in Circulation	2447279	2688322	-3384	–0.1	51730	2.4	241043	9.8	249753	12.9	499821	22.8
1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI	543888	464794	-5925	–1.3	-45109	–7.5	-79094	–14.5	37983	7.3	-92066	–16.5
1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI	38507	39769	226	0.6	-904	–2.8	1261	3.3	6939	29.0	8931	29.0
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government	992192	994754	14910		242927		2562		398547		-50124
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre	989741	988987	19849		244144		-754		398529		-55630
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector	-200893	-346453	-36322		-254743		-145560		-134870		-244561
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks	-214059	-358066	-36322		-247236		-144007		-133064		-248318
2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI	3590402	4007883	14173	0.4	216813	7.6	417480	11.6	257754	9.2	942483	30.7
2.4 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public	26315	26315			113	0.4	0	0.0	304	1.2	314	1.2
2.5 Net Non-Monetary Liabilities of RBI	1378342	1489614	1844	0.1	199393	18.8	111272	8.1	227060	22.0	231426	18.4