(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#

May 2#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

3,68,931

3,85,694

16,217

4.4

7,751

2.3

16,763

4.5

37,998

12.3

39,973

11.6

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

2,82,312

2,94,935

1,437

0.5

13,482

5.4

12,623

4.5

31,163

13.4

30,479

11.5

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

83,346

87,782

14,525

19.8

–5,093

–6.1

4,436

5.3

7,956

11.2

8,728

11.0

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,273

2,978

255

–638

–296

–1,121

766

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,20,102

1,29,458

15,545

13.6

8,891

5.8

9,357

7.8

–747

–0.5

–31,611

–19.6

of which : to Centre

1,16,015

1,26,664

18,656

14,881

10,649

–1,107

–29,601

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

10,208

9,049

–176

–1.9

1,081

6.5

–1,159

–11.4

–7,391

–29.4

–8,708

–49.0

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,160

6,055

–222

1,077

–1,105

–2,183

–5,770

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

3,58,244

3,67,467

2,809

0.8

8,378

3.2

9,223

2.6

72,055

36.0

95,120

34.9

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

6,910

6,910

—

17

—

970

526

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,26,533

1,27,190

1,961

10,615

657

26,889

15,355

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