(Rs. crore)

Outstanding
as on

Variation over

Item

Financial year so far

1998

1999

Week

1997-98

1998-99

Year

Mar. 31#

Feb. 12#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Reserve Money

2,26,233

2,52,341

257

0.1

9,645

4.8

26,107

11.5

42,710

20.4

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

1,50,823

1,75,641

1,590

0.9

15,042

11.0

24,817

16.5

23,382

15.4

of which : cash with banks

5,641

3,958 *

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

71,806

73,605

-1,287

-1.7

-5,168

-8.7

1,799

2.5

19,199

35.3

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,604

3,095

-47

-229

-509

130

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,35,160

1,57,068

914

0.6

3,554

2.9

21,908

16.2

29,333

23.0

of which : to Centre

1,33,617

1,55,362

1,007

6,054

21,745

28,605

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

15,282

22,188

-957

-4.1

1,024

7.7

6,906

45.2

7,912

55.4

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,096

12,691

-703

-651

5,595

6,337

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

1,15,890

1,30,232

733

0.6

11,631

12.3

14,341

12.4

23,784

22.3

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

3,120

3,561

—

312

441

331

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

43,219

60,708

433

6,875

17,489

18,649

* Data relate to scheduled commercial banks’ only.