Reserve Money: Components and Sources

Date: May 26, 2023

(₹ Crore)
Item	Outstanding as on		Variation over
	2023		Week		Financial Year so far				Year-on-Year
	2023		Week		2022-23		2023-24*		2022		2023
	Mar. 24	May 19	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Reserve Money	4313542	4459928	-4879	-0.1	74441	1.8	146386	3.4	480970	13.1	316600	7.6
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)
1.1 Currency in Circulation	3380418	3478479	-10131	–0.3	92283	2.9	98061	2.9	261810	8.8	252479	7.8
1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI	867793	913455	5175	0.6	-13226	–1.5	45662	5.3	213783	32.9	49955	5.8
1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI	65330	67994	77	0.1	-4616	–7.9	2664	4.1	5377	11.1	14166	26.3
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government	1201651	1284068	-86028		-254272		82417		171126		87743
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre	1194069	1271916	-85771		-261109		77847		165278		84053
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector	87564	-39890	-2770		232152		-127454		44524		271659
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks	67168	-45754	-2454		233448		-112921		30684		281071
2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI	4606680	4738559	-20516	–0.4	40954	0.9	131879	2.9	184691	4.3	255126	5.7
2.4 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public	30007	30482			147	0.5	475	1.6	1187	4.4	2322	8.2
2.5 Net Non-Monetary Liabilities of RBI	1612360	1553290	-104435	–6.3	-55460	–4.2	-59070	–3.7	-79443	–6.0	300250	24.0
* With respect to March 24, 2023.