(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 31#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,37,825

3,38,364

–12,283

–3.5

–4,013

–1.3

538

0.2

28,981

10.7

39,066

13.1

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,50,833

2,67,090

–1,810

–0.7

17,177

7.9

16,257

6.5

26,164

12.5

31,708

13.5

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

84,147

69,023

–10,509

–13.2

–19,688

–24.2

–15,124

–18.0

3,199

5.5

7,233

11.7

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

2,845

2,251

37

–1,503

–594

–382

124

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,54,471

1,59,701

–9,998

–5.9

6,203

4.0

5,231

3.4

7,186

4.7

–379

–0.2

of which : to Centre

1,46,028

1,55,197

–10,496

11,100

9,169

5,452

–2,437

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

16,677

10,512

–3,145

–23.0

–9,593

–36.5

–6,165

–37.0

–6,792

–29.0

–6,146

–36.9

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

10,748

7,418

–2,202

–4,731

–3,330

–4,584

–816

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

2,63,969

2,75,234

1,757

0.6

4,672

2.4

11,265

4.3

36,379

22.0

73,386

36.4

(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

1,13,309

897

5,430

9,792

8,588

28,533

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