(₹ 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. 25 | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Reserve Money | 19,004.8 | 20,685.3 | 49.8 | 0.2 | –103.2 | –0.5 | 1,680.5 | 8.8 | 2,851.9 | 15.1 | –1,018.9 | –4.7 | 1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.1 Currency in Circulation | 13,352.7 | 15,653.6 | –57.1 | –0.4 | 690.3 | 4.1 | 2,301.0 | 17.2 | 2,539.7 | 17.2 | –1,671.3 | –9.6 | 1.2 Bankers' Deposits with RBI | 5,441.3 | 4,848.7 | 128.8 | 2.7 | –783.7 | –15.6 | –592.6 | –10.9 | 320.3 | 8.2 | 614.2 | 14.5 | 1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with RBI | 210.9 | 183.0 | –21.9 | –10.7 | –9.8 | –6.3 | –27.9 | –13.2 | –8.1 | –5.3 | 38.2 | 26.4 | 2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government | 6,208.1 | 5,716.3 | –732.0 | | 2,434.9 | | –491.8 | | 1,990.4 | | –968.6 | | 2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre | 6,195.9 | 5,713.4 | –691.7 | | 2,424.5 | | –482.5 | | 1,997.9 | | –956.7 | | 2.2 RBI Credit to Banks & Commercial Sector | –3,092.8 | –2,097.0 | 753.6 | | –3,416.4 | | 995.8 | | –231.5 | | –1,725.9 | | 2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks | –3,165.7 | –2,174.2 | 751.7 | | –3,286.4 | | 991.4 | | –241.6 | | –1,732.4 | | 2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of RBI | 23,972.1 | 25,267.7 | 59.5 | 0.2 | 638.8 | 2.7 | 1,295.6 | 5.4 | 1,440.5 | 6.3 | 794.2 | 3.2 | 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 | 8,454.9 | 31.4 | 0.4 | –228.9 | –2.4 | 121.5 | 1.5 | 372.6 | 4.2 | –857.9 | –9.2 | |