(Rs. crore)

Outstanding as on

Variation over

Financial year so far

Year-on-year

2003-2004

2004-2005

2003

2004

Item

Mar. 31#

Apr. 16#

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Reserve Money

4,36,429

4,15,685

–5,869

–1.4

11,199

3.0

–20,744

–4.8

36,251

10.5

35,425

9.3

Components (i+ii+iii)

(i)

Currency in circulation

3,27,023

3,39,597

5,111

1.5

12,398

4.4

12,573

3.8

33,879

13.0

44,726

15.2

(ii)

Bankers' deposits with RBI

1,04,365

72,340

–11,076

–13.3

–1,028

–1.2

–32,025

–30.7

1,661

2.1

–9,978

–12.1

(iii)

"Other" deposits with RBI

5,041

3,748

97

–171

–1,293

711

677

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

(i)

Net RBI credit to Government

47,555

–1,647

–16,618

–111.0

6,580

5.5

–49,202

–103.5

–32,843

–20.5

–1,28,906

–101.3

of which : to Centre

43,806

–6,028

–16,650

9,706

–49,834

–30,669

–1,28,719

(ii)

RBI credit to banks & comm. sector

7,481

6,249

–133

–2.1

–760

–7.4

–1,231

–16.5

–7,305

–43.6

–3,200

–33.9

o/w : to banks (includes NABARD)

5,419

4,225

–117

–713

–1,194

–4,845

–2,223

(iii)

Net foreign exchange assets of RBI

4,84,413

5,10,219

9,759

1.9

2,139

0.6

25,806

5.3

91,237

33.9

1,49,837

41.6

(iv)

Govt.'s currency liabilities to the public

7,291

7,291

—

36

—

723

184

(v)

Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI

1,10,310

1,06,428

–1,124

–3,204

–3,882

15,561

–17,510

Note : Government Balances as on March 31, 2004 are before closure of accounts.