(₹ Billion) | Item | Outstanding as on | Variation over | 2016 | 2017 | Week | Financial Year so far | Year-on-Year | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2016 | 2017 | Mar. 31 | Mar. 3 | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Reserve Money | 21,807.4 | 16,795.0 | 334.4 | 2.0 | 1,355.3 | 7.0 | –5,012.4 | –23.0 | 2,228.7 | 12.1 | –3,844.9 | –18.6 | 1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.1 Currency in Circulation | 16,634.6 | 11,984.1 | 342.7 | 2.9 | 1,869.4 | 12.9 | –4,650.5 | –28.0 | 1,927.1 | 13.4 | –4,368.4 | –26.7 | 1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI | 5,018.3 | 4,629.0 | –32.4 | –0.7 | –496.9 | –10.7 | –389.2 | –7.8 | 263.9 | 6.8 | 470.3 | 11.3 | 1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI | 154.5 | 181.9 | 24.2 | 15.3 | –17.2 | –11.8 | 27.4 | 17.7 | 37.7 | 41.4 | 53.2 | 41.3 | 2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government | 4,250.0 | 6,341.0 | 884.1 | | 1,601.1 | | 2,091.0 | | 419.8 | | 1,094.6 | | 2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre | 4,245.6 | 6,335.2 | 894.5 | | 1,635.8 | | 2,089.6 | | 435.5 | | 1,089.0 | | 2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector | 3,045.4 | –5,173.4 | -766.0 | | –830.5 | | –8,218.8 | | 772.5 | | –6,368.0 | | 2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks | 2,844.5 | –5,211.3 | –757.8 | | –760.5 | | –8,055.9 | | 746.8 | | –6,327.4 | | 2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI | 23,834.8 | 24,333.0 | 59.9 | 0.2 | 2,267.1 | 10.7 | 498.2 | 2.1 | 2,691.4 | 12.9 | 793.1 | 3.4 | 2.4 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public | 219.1 | 246.2 | – | – | 22.9 | 11.8 | 27.1 | 12.4 | 24.6 | 12.8 | 29.0 | 13.3 | 2.5 Net Non-Monetary Liabilities of RBI | 9,541.7 | 8,951.6 | –156.5 | –1.7 | 1,705.3 | 21.7 | –590.1 | –6.2 | 1,679.7 | 21.3 | –606.4 | –6.3 | |