Variation over

Item

As on Jun. 20, 2003

Week

End-March2003

End-December 2002

Year

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total Reserves

3,82,368

82,120

–2,583

–301

24,088

6,692

44,019

11,675

1,03,161

25,054

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,65,086

78,446

–2,583

–301*

23,610

6,556

43,312

11,452

1,01,857

24,638

(b)Gold

17,276

3,673

—

—

491

139

734

229

1,344

424

(c) SDRs

6

1

—

—

–13

–3

–27

–6

–40

–8

Memo Item : RTP**

4,593

987

1,315

285

1,403

315

1,412

325

1,468

348

* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies (such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.
** : Foreign exchange reserves do not include India's Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). RTP may change, from time to time, due to India's transactions under the Financial Transaction Plan with the IMF as well as changes in SDR exchange ratesvis-a-vis rupee and US dollar.