Variation over

Item

As on Sep. 19,
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

4,06,707

88,556

4,475

700

48,427

13,128

68,358

18,111

1,03,776

26,035

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,89,633

84,832

4,475

700*

48,157

12,942

67,859

17,838

1,02,312

25,529

(b)Gold

17,058

3,720

—

—

273

186

516

276

1,495

512

(c) SDRs

16

4

—

—

–3

—

–17

–3

–31

–6

Memo Item : RTP**

5,409

1,178

61

10

2,219

506

2,228

516

2,287

534

* : 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.