(₹ Billion) | Item | Outstanding as on | Variation over | 2017 | Week | Financial Year so far | Year-on-Year | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2016 | 2017 | Mar. 31 | Aug. 18 | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Reserve Money | 19,004.8 | 20,635.5 | 138.6 | 0.7 | –63.4 | –0.3 | 1,630.7 | 8.6 | 2,799.0 | 14.8 | –1,108.5 | –5.1 | 1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.1 Currency in Circulation | 13,352.7 | 15,710.8 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 814.6 | 4.9 | 2,358.1 | 17.7 | 2,581.3 | 17.4 | –1,738.4 | –10.0 | 1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI | 5,441.3 | 4,719.9 | 103.5 | 2.2 | –863.4 | –17.2 | -721.3 | –13.3 | 229.0 | 5.8 | 565.1 | 13.6 | 1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI | 210.9 | 204.8 | 23.5 | 12.9 | –14.5 | –9.4 | –6.1 | –2.9 | –11.3 | –7.5 | 64.9 | 46.3 | 2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government | 6,208.1 | 6,448.3 | 249.3 | | 2,681.4 | | 240.2 | | 2,218.0 | | –483.1 | | 2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre | 6,195.9 | 6,405.1 | 213.0 | | 2,659.0 | | 209.2 | | 2,211.8 | | –499.5 | | 2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector | –3,092.8 | –2,850.6 | –111.4 | | –3,609.4 | | 242.2 | | –406.1 | | –2,286.6 | | 2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks | –3,165.7 | –2,925.9 | –113.0 | | –3,479.5 | | 239.8 | | –421.9 | | –2,291.0 | | 2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI | 23,972.1 | 25,208.2 | –37.4 | –0.1 | 632.9 | 2.7 | 1,236.1 | 5.2 | 1,286.0 | 5.5 | 740.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public | 250.9 | 253.1 | | | 10.7 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 25.2 | 12.3 | 23.4 | 10.2 | 2.5 Net Non-Monetary Liabilities of RBI | 8,333.5 | 8,423.5 | –38.1 | –0.5 | –221.0 | –2.3 | 90.1 | 1.1 | 324.0 | 3.6 | –897.2 | –9.6 | |