Variation over

Item

As on Dec. 12, 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

4,50,724

98,959

5,711

1,439

92,444

23,531

1,12,375

28,514

1,20,977

30,524

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

4,32,161

94,918

5,711

1,439*

90,685

23,028

1,10,387

27,924

1,18,389

29,793

(b)Gold

18,550

4,038

—

—

1,765

504

2,008

594

2,608

735

(c) SDRs

13

3

––

—

–6

–1

–20

–4

–20

–4

Memo Item : RTP**

5,614

1,233

30

9

2,424

561

2,433

571

2,454

577

* : 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.