Variation over

Item

As on Sep. 26,
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

4,09,736

89,327

3,029

771

51,456

13,899

71,387

18,882

1,06,253

   26,606

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,92,662

85,603

3,029

771*

51,186

13,713

70,888

18,609

1,04,789

26,100

(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**

5,467

1,192

58

14

2,277

520

2,286

530

2,349

548

*

: 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.