Reserve Money : Components and Sources

Date: April 07, 2023

(₹ Crore)
Item	Outstanding as on		Variation over
	2022	2023	Week		Financial Year so far				Year-on-Year
	2022	2023	Week		2021-22		2022-23		2022		2023
	Mar. 31	Mar. 24*	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Reserve Money	4068887	4313542	-17564	-0.4	320317	8.9	244655	6.0	430065	12.3	393243	10.0
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)
1.1 Currency in Circulation	3133716	3380418	8124	0.2	281886	9.9	246702	7.9	277009	9.7	244769	7.8
1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI	876726	867793	-25128	–2.8	33403	4.8	-8933	–1.0	148024	25.3	135523	18.5
1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI	58444	65330	-560	–0.8	5028	10.6	6886	11.8	5032	10.6	12951	24.7
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government	1450596	1201651	36209		77493		-248946		195116		24472
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre	1448972	1194069	36774		80205		-254903		196120		17518
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector	-543702	87564	-45988		-120075		631265		-121195		576996
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks	-560272	67168	-45451		-121458		627440		-122763		566692
2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI	4442479	4606680	44425	1.0	352099	8.4	164201	3.7	370047	8.8	55181	1.2
2.4 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public	28013	30007			1100	4.1	1994	7.1	1100	4.1	1994	7.1
2.5 Net Non-Monetary Liabilities of RBI	1308500	1612360	52211	3.3	-9700	–0.7	303860	23.2	15003	1.1	265400	19.7
* The figures for Friday, March 31, 2023 will be published as part of RBI’s Balance Sheet in May 2023 in the Annual Report of the Bank.