Reserve Money : Components and Sources

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Date: January 15, 2021

(₹ Crore)
Item	Outstanding as on		Variation over
	2020	2021	Week		Financial Year so far				Year-on-Year
	2020	2021	Week		2019-20		2020-21		2020		2021
	Mar. 31	Jan. 8	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Reserve Money	3029707	3327851	5760	0.2	140777	5.1	298144	9.8	306298	11.8	416593	14.3
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)
1.1 Currency in Circulation	2447312	2797861	27546	1.0	160991	7.5	350549	14.3	243463	11.9	500099	21.8
1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI	543888	487500	-21866	–4.3	-21472	–3.6	-56388	–10.4	55565	10.6	-92997	–16.0
1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI	38507	42490	80	0.2	1258	4.0	3983	10.3	7270	28.3	9490	28.8
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government	992192	1047688	-54364		266208		55496		196728		-20471
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre	989741	1042271	-54255		260139		52530		196500		-18341
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector	-200893	-556101	62620		-468434		-355208		-331527		-240518
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks	-214059	-567224	62993		-459282		-353165		-329311		-245430
2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI	3590402	4279363	9794	0.2	411257	14.4	688961	19.2	464481	16.6	1019520	31.3
2.4 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public	26348	26618			351	1.4	271	1.0	440	1.7	380	1.4
2.5 Net Non-Monetary Liabilities of RBI	1378342	1469718	12289	0.8	68605	6.5	91376	6.6	23824	2.2	342318	30.4