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Date : Sep 26, 1998
8. Reserve Money: Components and Sources
(Rs. crore)
Item Outstanding as on Variation Over
1998 Week Financial year so far Year
1997-98 1998-99
Mar. 31# Sept. 11# Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount %
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Reserve Money 2,26,233 2,35,972 4,045 1.7 3,230 1.6 9,739 4.3 32,756 16.1
Components (i+ii+iii)
(i) Currency in circulation 1,50,823 1,58,293 575 0.4 7,413 5.4 7,470 5.0 13,663 9.4
of which : cash with banks 5,641 3,898*







(ii) Bankers' deposits with RBI 71,806 73,988 3,430 4.9 -4,921 -8.3 2,183 3.0 19,335 35.4
(iii) "Other" deposits with RBI 3,604 3,690 40
738
86
-242
Sources (i+ii+iii+iv-v)
(i) Net RBI credit to Government 1,35,160 1,46,669 3,169 2.2 -9,257 -7.5 11,509 8.5 31,746 27.6
of which : to Centre 1,33,617 1,45,334 2,558
-6,164
11,717
30,796
(ii) RBI credit to banks & comm. sector 15,282 17,813 -540 -2.9 -44 -0.3 2,531 16.6 4,605 34.9
o/w : to banks (includes NABARD) 7,096 9,646 -506
-1,594
2,550
4,235
(iii) Net foreign exchange assets of RBI 1,15,890 1,23,387 1,872 1.5 12,056 12.7 7,497 6.5 16,514 15.5
(iv) Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public 3,120 3,241 -
180
121
143
(v) Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI 43,219 55,139 456
-296
11,920
20,251
* Data relates to scheduled commercial banks' only.

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