(Rs. crore)

Outstanding

Variation over

as on

Financial year so far

2000

2000

Week

1999-2000

2000-2001

Year

Item

Mar. 31#

Apr.7#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Reserve Money

2,80,243

2,55,656

-24,587

-8.8

-8,072

-3.1

-24,587

-8.8

4,383

1.7

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

1,96,678

2,01,555

4,877

2.5

5,653

3.2

4,877

2.5

20,055

11.0

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

80,460

49,807

-30,653

-38.1

-13,865

-17.4

-30,653

-38.1

-16,031

-24.3

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,105

4,294

1,189

139

1,189

359

Sources (i+ii+iii+iv-v)

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,49,029

1,42,349

-6,680

-4.5

974

0.6

-6,680

-4.5

-11,164

-7.3

of which : to Centre

1,41,552

1,35,936

-5,616

2,847

-5,616

-12,328

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

32,055

16,276

-15,779

-49.2

-9,626

-37.8

-15,779

-49.2

415

2.6

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

16,785

7,986

-8,799

-5,857

-8,799

582

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

1,65,880

1,66,492

612

0.4

1,259

0.9

612

0.4

27,279

19.6

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

4,194

4,194

—

—

—

348

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

70,916

73,656

2,740

679

2,740

12,495

Government Balances as on March 31, 2000 are before closure of accounts.