Reserve Money : Components and Sources

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Date: August 27, 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. 20	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Reserve Money	3599981	3724660	-2689	-0.1	163292	5.4	124679	3.5	416801	15.0	531661	16.7
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)
1.1 Currency in Circulation	2853763	2953786	-6410	–0.2	241125	9.9	100023	3.5	499936	22.8	265350	9.9
1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI	698867	724149	2896	0.4	-79094	–14.5	25282	3.6	-92066	–16.5	259355	55.8
1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI	47351	46724	825	1.8	1261	3.3	-626	–1.3	8931	29.0	6956	17.5
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government	1099686	1158540	-29887		2562		58855		-50124		163786
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre	1096345	1148590	-29704		-754		52245		-55630		159603
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector	-369357	-677400	39653		-145560		-308042		-244561		-330947
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks	-378066	-686092	39659		-144007		-308025		-248318		-328026
2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI	4199400	4565214	-12687	–0.3	417480	11.6	365814	8.7	942483	30.7	557331	13.9
2.4 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public	26913	27124			82	0.3	211	0.8	429	1.6	694	2.6
2.5 Net Non-Monetary Liabilities of RBI	1356660	1348818	-233	0.0	111272	8.1	-7841	–0.6	231426	18.4	-140796	–9.5