Variation over

Item

As on Aug. 15, 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

3,92,223

85,415

940

418

33,943

9,987

53,874

14,970

97,602

   24,776

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,75,475

81,785

957

421*

33,999

9,895

53,701

14,791

96,716

24,404

(b)Gold

16,740

3,628

—

—

–45

94

198

184

926

380

(c)SDRs

8

2

–17

–3

–11

–2

–25

–5

–40

–8

Memo Item : RTP**

4,447

969

–27

–3

1,257

297

1,266

307

1,301

321

*

: 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 rates vis-a-vis rupee and US dollar.