Document - Reserve Money: Components and Sources () or PDF - Reserve Money: Components and Sources ()
Date : Aug 28, 2026
Reserve Money : Components and Sources
(₹ Crore)
Item Outstanding as on Variation over
2026 Fortnight^ Financial Year so far Year-on-Year
2025-26 2026-27 2025 2026
Mar. 31 Aug. 15 Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount %
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Reserve Money 5107831 5239885 -30016 -0.6 85967 1.8 132054 2.6 263037 5.7 324675 6.6
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)                        
1.1 Currency in Circulation 4165573 4290680 14444 0.3 92719 2.5 125107 3.0 291511 8.3 473513 12.4
1.2 Bankers' deposits with RBI 810124 825573 -45485 -5.2 -3168 -0.3 15449 1.9 -45495 -4.4 -162747 -16.5
1.3 'Other' deposits with RBI 132134 123632 1025 0.8 -3585 -3.2 -8502 -6.4 17020 18.4 13910 12.7
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)                        
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government 2079086 1880759 8061   107131   -198327   507485   265523  
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre 2046623 1866577 10935   97027   -180046   497686   294090  
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks and Commercial Sector -307103 -393822 -163007   -191689   -86719   -166316   -83118  
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks -335350 -405850 -159938   -165868   -70500   -168301   -82721  
2.3 Net foreign exchange assets of RBI 6360229 6642593 228317 3.6 354771 6.4 282363 4.4 434897 7.9 736875 12.5
2.4 Government's currency liabilities to the public 40818 42208     1426 3.9 1390 3.4 3751 10.9 4151 10.9
2.5 Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI 3065199 2931853 103558 3.7 185672 8.6 -133346 -4.4 516780 28.5 598755 25.7
^: With respect to July 31, 2026.

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