(Rs. crore)

Outstanding as on

Variation over

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2002

Week

2001-2002

2002-2003

2001

2002

Item

Mar. 31#

May 17#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,37,825

3,49,831

4,434

1.3

11,552

3.8

12,006

3.6

34,124

12.2

34,968

11.1

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i) Currency in circulation

2,50,833

2,70,175

780

0.3

19,206

8.8

19,342

7.7

26,356

12.5

32,764

13.8

(ii) Bankers' deposits with RBI

84,147

77,375

3,711

5.0

–6,983

–8.6

–6,772

–8.0

7,372

11.0

2,881

3.9

(iii) "Other" deposits with RBI

2,845

2,281

–57

–671

–564

396

–677

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

(i) Net RBI credit to Government

1,54,471

1,69,065

6,011

3.7

16,613

10.8

14,594

9.4

17,111

11.2

–1,426

–0.8

of which : to Centre

1,46,028

1,63,869

6,276

20,774

17,841

16,401

–3,438

(ii) RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

16,677

14,652

–108 –0.7

–3,137

–11.9

–2,025

–12.1

–6,694 –22.5

–8,463

–36.6

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

10,748

9,696

–519

–1,157

–1,052

–4,335

–2,112

(iii) Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

2,63,969

2,72,290

–509 –0.2

3,805

1.9

8,321

3.2

36,561

22.2

71,310

35.5

(iv) Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

6,225

6,225

—

135

—

795

737

(v) Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,03,517

1,12,401

959

5,865

8,884

13,649

27,191

Government Balances as on March 31, 2002 are before closure of accounts.