| | Variation over | | | Item | As on Mar. 19, 2004 | Week | End-March2003 | End-December 2003 | 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 | 4,97,430 | 1,09,998 | 1,289 | 402 | 1,39,150 | 34,570 | 32,960 | 8,163 | 1,45,315 | 36,177 | | of which : | | | (a)Foreign Currency Assets | 4,78,454 | 1,05,806 | 1,289 | 402* | 1,36,978 | 33,916 | 33,222 | 8,189 | 1,44,117 | 35,714 | | (b)Gold | 18,966 | 4,190 | — | — | 2,181 | 656 | –259 | –25 | 1,207 | 465 | | (c) SDRs | 10 | 2 | — | — | –9 | –2 | –3 | –1 | –9 | –2 | | Memo Item : RTP** | 5,925 | 1,310 | 58 | 14 | 2,735 | 638 | –77 | –6 | 2,765 | 648 | * : 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.
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