| 1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* | | (₹ Crore) | | Item | 2025 | 2026 | Variation | | May 02 | Apr. 24 | May 01 | Week | Year | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 4 Loans and Advances | | | | | | | 4.1 Central Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4.2 State Governments | 38480 | 10502 | 28059 | 17557 | -10422 | | * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off. |
| 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves* | | Item | As on May 01, 2026 | Variation over | | Week | End-March 2026 | Year | | ₹ Cr. | US$ Mn. | ₹ Cr. | US$ Mn. | ₹ Cr. | US$ Mn. | ₹ Cr. | US$ Mn. | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | 1 Total Reserves | 6556404 | 690693 | -25983 | -7794 | 2543 | -415 | 758612 | 4629 | | 1.1 Foreign Currency Assets # | 5238072 | 551825 | 11464 | -2797 | 705 | -458 | 326407 | -29352 | | 1.2 Gold | 1093660 | 115216 | -39415 | -5021 | -649 | -180 | 402182 | 33396 | | 1.3 SDRs | 178350 | 18789 | 1433 | 15 | 1761 | 168 | 21509 | 231 | | 1.4 Reserve Position in the IMF | 46321 | 4863 | 536 | 8 | 725 | 55 | 8513 | 355 | * Difference, if any, is due to rounding off.
# Excludes (a) SDR holdings of the Reserve Bank, as they are included under the SDR holdings; (b) investment in bonds issued by IIFC (UK); (c) amounts lent under SAARC and ACU currency swap arrangements; and (d) RBI’s contribution to funding of Nexus Global Payments. |
| 4. Scheduled Commercial Banks - Business in India | | (₹ Crore) | | Item | Outstanding as on Apr. 30, 2026 | Variation over | | Fortnight | Financial year so far | Year-on-Year | | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2025 | 2026 | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | 2 Liabilities to Others | | | | | | | | 2.1 Aggregate Deposits | 25864099 | 216207 | 453644 | -365818 | 2095865 | 2829853 | | 2.1a Growth (Per cent) | | 0.8 | 2.0 | -1.4 | 10.0 | 12.3 | | 2.1.1 Demand | 3299190 | 79631 | 220264 | -388939 | 480723 | 380877 | | 2.1.2 Time | 22564909 | 136577 | 233380 | 23121 | 1615142 | 2448976 | | 2.2 Borrowings | 957180 | 64201 | -46570 | 148971 | 88445 | 88501 | | 2.3 Other Demand and Time Liabilities | 1133308 | 62101 | -43994 | 5254 | 114706 | 115670 | | 7 Bank Credit | 21211828 | 294122 | 40984 | -148120 | 1653236 | 2926872 | | 7.1a Growth (Per cent) | | 1.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 9.9 | 16.0 | | 7a.1 Food Credit | 103915 | 35426 | 25915 | 33644 | 24666 | 41469 | | 7a.2 Non-food credit | 21107913 | 258696 | 15069 | -181764 | 1628570 | 2885402 | Note: Data include the impact of merger of a non-bank with a bank w.e.f. July 1, 2023.
As per the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, the definition of fortnight has been revised from alternate Fridays to 15th and last calendar day of a month, w.e.f. December 15, 2025. |
| 6. Money Stock: 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* | Apr. 30 | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | | M3 | 31465906 | 31159492 | 232901 | 0.8 | 538061 | 2.0 | -306415 | -1.0 | 2360988 | 9.3 | 3334841 | 12.0 | | 1 Components (1.1.+1.2+1.3+1.4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.1 Currency with the Public | 4067578 | 4161113 | 18605 | 0.4 | 82490 | 2.3 | 93536 | 2.3 | 243167 | 7.0 | 447872 | 12.1 | | 1.2 Demand Deposits with Banks | 3844879 | 3450512 | 78637 | 2.3 | 221804 | 7.8 | -394367 | -10.3 | 477899 | 18.5 | 388685 | 12.7 | | 1.3 Time Deposits with Banks | 23410625 | 23428590 | 135915 | 0.6 | 240722 | 1.2 | 17965 | 0.1 | 1622617 | 8.4 | 2485359 | 11.9 | | 1.4 ‘Other’ Deposits with Reserve Bank | 142824 | 119276 | -256 | -0.2 | -6955 | -6.1 | -23548 | -16.5 | 17306 | 19.4 | 12925 | 12.2 | | 2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.1 Net Bank Credit to Government | 9328637 | 9488278 | -95746 | -1.0 | 161904 | 1.9 | 159642 | 1.7 | 1008461 | 13.2 | 815549 | 9.4 | | 2.1.1 Reserve Bank | 2038448 | 2233395 | -138670 | | 144497 | | 194947 | | 514096 | | 580792 | | | 2.1.2 Other Banks | 7290189 | 7254884 | 42924 | 0.6 | 17407 | 0.2 | -35305 | -0.5 | 494366 | 7.6 | 234757 | 3.3 | | 2.2 Bank Credit to Commercial Sector | 22226648 | 22059623 | 298709 | 1.4 | 25738 | 0.1 | -167025 | -0.8 | 1697723 | 9.8 | 2965756 | 15.5 | | 2.2.1 Reserve Bank | 28254 | 13912 | 2894 | | -17484 | | -14342 | | 9490 | | -6850 | | | 2.2.2 Other Banks | 22198394 | 22045711 | 295815 | 1.4 | 43222 | 0.2 | -152683 | -0.7 | 1688234 | 9.7 | 2972606 | 15.6 | Note: Data include the impact of merger of a non-bank with a bank w.e.f. July 14, 2023.
^: With respect to April 15, 2026.
*: Data pertaining to Reserve Bank’s balance sheet relate to March 30, 2026 as the balance sheet as on March 31, 2026 will be available only by end-May 2026. |
| 8. Liquidity Operations by RBI | | (₹ Crore) | | Date | Liquidity Adjustment Facility | Standing Liquidity Facilities | OMO (Outright) | Net Injection (+)/ Absorption (-)
(1+3+5+7+9-2-4-6-8) | | Repo | Reverse Repo | Variable Rate Repo | Variable Rate Reverse Repo | MSF | SDF | Sale | Purchase | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Apr. 27, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 1389 | 327106 | - | - | - | -325717 | | Apr. 28, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 2682 | 310269 | -732 | - | - | -308319 | | Apr. 29, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 287 | 265433 | 404 | - | - | -264742 | | Apr. 30, 2026 | - | - | 25715 | - | 10049 | 302439 | - | - | - | -266675 | | May 01, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 307 | 210775 | - | - | - | -210468 | | May 02, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 43 | 246540 | - | - | - | -246497 | | May 03, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 222270 | - | - | - | -222257 | | SDF: Standing Deposit Facility; MSF: Marginal Standing Facility. | Ajit Prasad
Deputy General Manager
(Communications) Press Release: 2026-2027/226 | |