Reserve Money : Components and Sources

Date: August 20, 2021

(₹ Crore)
Item	Outstanding as on		Variation over
	2021		Week		Financial Year so far				Year-on-Year
	2021		Week		2020-21		2021-22		2020		2021
	Mar. 31	Aug. 13	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Reserve Money	3599981	3727277	9846	0.3	172375	5.7	127296	3.5	403748	14.4	525195	16.4
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)
1.1 Currency in Circulation	2853763	2960125	6214	0.2	244509	10.0	106361	3.7	492921	22.4	268304	10.0
1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI	698867	721253	3937	0.5	-73169	–13.5	22386	3.2	-98196	–17.3	250534	53.2
1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI	47351	45899	-305	–0.7	1035	2.7	-1452	–3.1	9023	29.6	6357	16.1
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government	1099686	1188427	34448		-12348		88742		-109621		208583
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre	1096345	1178294	31524		-20603		81949		-118770		209156
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector	-369357	-717053	-26337		-109238		-347695		-182675		-406922
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks	-378066	-725751	-26459		-107685		-347684		-186483		-404007
2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI	4199400	4577901	-10730	–0.2	403307	11.2	378501	9.0	945922	31.0	584191	14.6
2.4 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public	26913	27053			82	0.3	140	0.5	429	1.6	623	2.4
2.5 Net Non-Monetary Liabilities of RBI	1356660	1349051	-12465	–0.9	109428	7.9	-7609	–0.6	250307	20.2	-138719	–9.3