Reserve Money : Components and Sources

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Date: February 19, 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	Feb. 12	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Reserve Money	3029707	3383940	-121	0.0	207365	7.5	354233	11.7	319691	12.0	406093	13.6
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)
1.1 Currency in Circulation	2447312	2840821	17935	0.6	209925	9.8	393510	16.1	240980	11.4	494126	21.1
1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI	543888	499835	-17939	–3.5	-4245	–0.7	-44053	–8.1	71486	13.6	-97889	–16.4
1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI	38507	43284	-117	–0.3	1685	5.3	4776	12.4	7225	27.6	9857	29.5
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government	992192	1139638	2562		195596		147446		124500		142091
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre	989741	1128762	874		188715		139021		120191		139574
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector	-200893	-607044	1212		-442432		-406151		-360528		-317463
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks	-214059	-615460	1422		-431179		-401401		-356570		-321769
2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI	3590402	4242129	4520	0.1	547784	19.2	651727	18.2	561355	19.8	845758	24.9
2.4 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public	26348	26618			392	1.5	271	1.0	456	1.8	339	1.3
2.5 Net Non-Monetary Liabilities of RBI	1378342	1417401	8415	0.6	93975	8.9	39059	2.8	6092	0.5	264631	23.0