Reserve Money: Components and Sources

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Date: August 18, 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. 31	Aug. 11	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Reserve Money	4386759	4380525	19078	0.4	69006	1.7	-6234	-0.1	410544	11.0	242632	5.9
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)
1.1 Currency in Circulation	3378521	3334277	6172	0.2	80250	2.6	-44244	-1.3	253770	8.6	120310	3.7
1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI	930477	974417	13249	1.4	-9748	-1.1	43940	4.7	145725	20.2	107440	12.4
1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI	77761	71831	-344	-0.5	-1495	-2.6	-5930	-7.6	11050	24.1	14883	26.1
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government	1451126	1252188	-60786		-310483		-198937		-48313		112074
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre	1450376	1237975	-51919		-314959		-212401		-44280		103962
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector	-94443	-174905	78668		478869		-80462		652220		-110072
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks	-120992	-179018	77576		469630		-58026		635108		-88375
2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI	4587355	4822258	5936	0.1	-54750	-1.2	234902	5.1	-190172	-4.2	434528	9.9
2.4 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public	30285	31148			598	2.1	863	2.8	1487	5.5	2537	8.9
2.5 Net Non-Monetary Liabilities of RBI	1587565	1550164	4739	0.3	45228	3.5	-37401	-2.4	4677	0.3	196435	14.5