Variation over

Item

As on Aug. 8,
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

3,91,283

84,997

314

297

33,003

9,569

52,934

14,552

99,109

    24,967

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,74,518

81,364

314

297*

33,042

9,474

52,744

14,370

98,221

24,595

(b)Gold

16,740

3,628

—

—

–45

94

198

184

926

380

(c) SDRs

25

5

—

—

6

1

–8

–2

–38

–8

Memo Item : RTP**

4,474

972

23

8

1,284

300

1,293

310

1,344

329

* : 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.