(Rs. crore)

Outstanding

Variation over

as on

Item

1998

1999

Week

1997-98

1998-99

Year

Mar. 31#

Mar. 12#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Reserve Money

2,26,233

2,51,833

-568

-0.2

20,525

10.3

25,599

11.3

31,322

14.2

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

1,50,823

1,78,612

1,339

0.8

17,358

12.6

27,788

18.4

24,037

15.6

of which : cash with banks

5,641

3,903 *

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

71,806

70,380

-1,811

-2.5

3,935

6.6

-1,426

-2.0

6,870

10.8

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

3,604

2,841

-96

-767

-763

415

Sources (i+ii+iii+iv-v)

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

1,35,160

1,56,055

-1,434

-0.9

13,167

10.6

20,895

15.5

18,707

13.6

of which : to Centre

1,33,617

1,53,220

-1,314

14,968

19,603

17,549

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

15,282

21,197

-3,818

-15.3

1,277

9.6

5,915

38.7

6,668

45.9

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

7,096

12,444

-1,039

-428

5,348

5,866

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

1,15,890

1,31,121

4

—

15,075

15.9

15,231

13.1

21,229

19.3

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

3,120

3,561

—

386

441

256

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

43,219

60,101

-4,680

9,380

16,882

15,537

* Data relate to scheduled commercial banks only.