(₹ Billion) | Item | Outstanding as on March 31/last reporting Fridays of the month/reporting Fridays | 2017-18 | 2017 | 2018 | Dec. 22 | Nov. 23 | Dec. 7 | Dec. 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 Components | | | | | | 1.1 Currency in Circulation | 18,293.5 | 16,973.6 | 20,107.0 | 20,138.8 | 20,298.8 | 1.2 Bankers’ Deposits with the RBI | 5,655.3 | 4,790.6 | 5,103.6 | 5,082.7 | 5,155.6 | 1.2.1 Scheduled Commercial Banks | 5,269.1 | 4,476.7 | 4,765.7 | 4,743.2 | 4,821.1 | 1.3 ‘Other’ Deposits with the RBI | 239.1 | 228.9 | 257.6 | 253.8 | 250.7 | Reserve Money (1.1 + 1.2 + 1.3 = 2.1 + 2.2 + 2.3 – 2.4 – 2.5) | 24,187.8 | 21,993.1 | 25,468.2 | 25,475.3 | 25,705.2 | 2 Sources | | | | | | 2.1 RBI’s Domestic Credit | 5,393.4 | 4,349.5 | 8,135.8 | 8,243.9 | 8,447.6 | 2.1.1 Net RBI credit to the Government | 4,759.6 | 3,868.4 | 7,127.2 | 7,812.2 | 6,830.1 | 2.1.1.1 Net RBI credit to the Central Government (2.1.1.1.1 + 2.1.1.1.2 + 2.1.1.1.3 + 2.1.1.1.4 – 2.1.1.1.5) | 4,742.9 | 3,848.0 | 7,127.6 | 7,742.6 | 6,824.8 | 2.1.1.1.1 Loans and Advances to the Central Government | – | – | – | 106.1 | – | 2.1.1.1.2 Investments in Treasury Bills | – | – | – | – | – | 2.1.1.1.3 Investments in dated Government Securities | 6,411.5 | 6,523.9 | 7,243.1 | 7,629.2 | 7,885.1 | 2.1.1.1.3.1 Central Government Securities | 6,411.5 | 6,523.9 | 7,243.1 | 7,629.2 | 7,885.1 | 2.1.1.1.4 Rupee Coins | 6.9 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 2.1.1.1.5 Deposits of the Central Government | 1,675.6 | 2,683.3 | 123.9 | 1.0 | 1,068.5 | 2.1.1.2 Net RBI credit to State Governments | 16.8 | 20.4 | -0.4 | 69.6 | 5.3 | 2.1.2 RBI’s Claims on Banks | 493.5 | 394.2 | 915.4 | 343.4 | 1,524.7 | 2.1.2.1 Loans and Advances to Scheduled Commercial Banks | 493.5 | 394.2 | 915.4 | 343.4 | 1,524.7 | 2.1.3 RBI’s Credit to Commercial Sector | 140.3 | 86.9 | 93.2 | 88.3 | 92.8 | 2.1.3.1 Loans and Advances to Primary Dealers | 25.4 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 18.9 | 20.8 | 2.1.3.2 Loans and Advances to NABARD | – | – | – | – | – | 2.2 Government’s Currency Liabilities to the Public | 256.5 | 256.0 | 257.0 | 257.0 | 257.0 | 2.3 Net Foreign Exchange Assets of the RBI | 27,607.8 | 25,945.6 | 27,975.2 | 27,725.5 | 27,504.0 | 2.3.1 Gold | 1,397.4 | 1,334.8 | 1,553.6 | 1,473.3 | 1,478.5 | 2.3.2 Foreign Currency Assets | 26,210.6 | 24,610.9 | 26,421.8 | 26,252.4 | 26,025.7 | 2.4 Capital Account | 8,584.3 | 7,890.8 | 10,488.5 | 10,153.8 | 9,871.3 | 2.5 Other Items (net) | 485.6 | 667.1 | 411.2 | 597.2 | 632.1 | |