Variation over

Item

As on Jul. 11, 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

3,84,267

83,257

727

483

25,987

7,829

45,918

12,812

97,523

24,468

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,67,079

79,558

727

483*

25,603

7,668

45,305

12,564

96,653

24,109

(b)Gold

17,182

3,698

—

—

397

164

640

254

910

368

(c) SDRs

6

1

—

—

–13

–3

–27

–6

–40

–9

Memo Item : RTP**

4,494

974

–43

–5

1,304

302

1,313

312

1,324

324

* : 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.