Variation over

Item

As on Oct. 31,
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

4,19,656

92,598

2,908

706

61,376

17,170

81,307

22,153

1,07,255

27,977

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

4,01,872

88,674

3,108

705*

60,396

16,784

80,098

21,680

1,05,388

27,341

(b)Gold

17,768

3,920

–199

1

983

386

1,226

476

1,899

642

(c) SDRs

16

4

–1

—

–3

—

–17

–3

–32

–6

Memo Item : RTP**

5,460

1,205

–19

–4

2,270

533

2,279

543

2,259

543

* : 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.