(Rs. crore)

Outstanding as on

Variation over

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2003

Week

2002-2003

2003-2004

2002

2003

Item

Mar. 31

Apr. 4#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,68,931

3,56,524

–12,297

–3.3

–15,394

–4.6

–12,407

–3.4

31,760

10.9

33,947

10.5

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,82,312

2,84,263

1,078

0.4

4,018

1.6

1,952

0.7

34,220

15.5

29,272

11.5

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

83,346

68,404

–13,604

–16.6

–19,207

–22.8

–14,942

–17.9

–1,523

–2.3

3,464

5.3

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,273

3,856

230

–204

583

–938

1,211

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,20,102

1,05,976

–14,410

–12.0

–8,142

–5.4

–14,126

–11.8

–5,474

–3.7

–38,060

–26.4

of which : to Centre

1,16,015

1,03,489

–11,479

–4,900

–12,526

–6,927

–32,994

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

10,208

9,788

–2,484

–20.2

–5,703

–34.2

–420

–4.1

–8,032

–42.3

–1,185

–10.8

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,160

6,778

–694

–2,972

–383

–2,157

–999

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

3,58,244

3,55,686

–24

—

2,451

0.9

–2,557

–0.7

67,383

33.9

89,267

33.5

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

6,910

6,910

—

—

—

1,013

543

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,26,533

1,21,837

–4,621

3,999

–4,696

23,130

16,618

Government Balances as on March 31, 2003 are before closure of accounts.