Reserve Money: Components and Sources

Date: December 22, 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	Dec. 15	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Reserve Money	4386759	4440268	39548	0.9	103702	2.5	53509	1.2	384351	10.1	267679	6.4
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)
1.1 Currency in Circulation	3378521	3367675	-2722	-0.1	107713	3.4	-10846	-0.3	242952	8.1	126246	3.9
1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI	930477	997498	42195	4.4	-9713	-1.1	67021	7.2	125709	17.0	130484	15.0
1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI	77761	75095	75	0.1	5701	9.8	-2666	-3.4	15689	32.4	10950	17.1
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government	1451126	1113339	-9411		-352639		-337787		-29273		15382
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre	1450376	1098169	-40		-363025		-352207		-27751		12222
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector	-94443	68921	46464		594254		163363		663811		18369
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks	-120992	63690	46454		596542		184682		651474		27420
2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI	4587355	4962823	50049	1.0	63488	1.4	375468	8.2	-158457	-3.4	456856	10.1
2.4 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public	30285	32264			1371	4.9	1979	6.5	1845	6.7	2881	9.8
2.5 Net Non-Monetary Liabilities of RBI	1587565	1737080	47555	2.8	202772	15.5	149515	9.4	93576	6.6	225808	14.9