Reserve Money : Components and Sources (March 21, 2025)

Date: March 21, 2025

(₹ Crore)
Item	Outstanding as on		Variation over
	2024	2025	Week		Financial Year so far				Year-on-Year
	2024	2025	Week		2023-24		2024-25		2024		2025
	Mar. 31	Mar. 14	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Reserve Money	4631446	4789062	49894	1.1	284100	6.5	157616	3.4	339753	7.8	118203	2.5
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)
1.1 Currency in Circulation	3511461	3700317	16108	0.4	119971	3.6	188856	5.4	126197	3.7	201826	5.8
1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI	1025449	979644	33470	3.5	157798	17.0	-45805	-4.5	195354	21.9	-108631	-10.0
1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI	94536	109101	317	0.3	6331	8.1	14564	15.4	18203	27.6	25008	29.7
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government	1193213	1182690	-91859		-316976		-10522		-31292		48541
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre	1186655	1158905	-76003		-336113		-27750		-43032		44641
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector	-46147	224181	139653		167764		270328		-60231		150860
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks	-60553	192593	135008		182912		253146		-50699		130673
2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI	5241083	5528919	6860	0.1	587033	12.8	287836	5.5	612135	13.4	354271	6.8
2.4 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public	33432	36306			2912	9.6	2874	8.6	3191	10.6	3108	9.4
2.5 Net Non-Monetary Liabilities of RBI	1790134	2183034	4759	0.2	156632	9.9	392900	21.9	184050	11.8	438577	25.1