Notes : 1. Foreign Currency Assets exclude investment in foreign currency denominated bonds issued by IIFC (UK),SDRs
transferred by Government of India to RBI and foreign currency received under SAARC SWAP arrangement.
Foreign currency assets in US dollar take into account appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies
(such as Euro, Sterling, Yen, Australian Dollar, etc.) held in reserves. Foreign exchange holdings are converted into
rupees at rupee-US dollar RBI holding rates.
2. Data on SDR includes SDRs 3,082.5 million allocated under general allocation and SDRs 214.6 million allocated
under special allocation by the IMF done on August 28, 2009 and September 9, 2009, respectively.
3. Gold data Include ` 314.63 billion (US $ 6,699 million) reflecting the purchase of 200 metric tonnes of gold from
IMF on November 3, 2009.
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