Variation over

Item

As on Jul. 25, 2003

Week

End-March 2003

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

3,92,026

84,904

3,140

803

33,746

9,476

53,677

14,459

1,00,591

25,037

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,74,819

81,200

3,140

802*

33,343

9,310

53,045

14,206

99,703

24,673

(b)Gold

17,182

3,698

—

—

397

164

640

254

910

368

(c) SDRs

25

6

—

1

6

2

–8

–1

–22

–4

Memo Item : RTP**

4,507

976

42

10

1,317

304

1,326

314

1,324

322

* : 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.