| Table 6.1: Reserve Money: Components and Sources | (Rupees crore) | |||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding | Variation over | |||||||||||||||||
| Item | as on | Month | Year-on-Year | Financial Year So Far | Full Financial Year | |||||||||||||
| 31-Mar-26 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | |||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | |||||||||
| Reserve Money | 5120035 | 130657 | 197797 | 290792 | 197797 | 290792 | 317872 | 244687 | 197797 | |||||||||
| (2.6) | (4.3) | (6.0) | (4.3) | (6.0) | (7.8) | (5.6) | (4.3) | |||||||||||
| Components (i+ii+iii) | ||||||||||||||||||
| i) Currency in circulation | 4167663 | 92294 | 212986 | 443215 | 212986 | 443215 | 244804 | 132941 | 212986 | |||||||||
| (2.3) | (6.1) | (11.9) | (6.1) | (11.9) | (7.8) | (3.9) | (6.1) | |||||||||||
| ii) Bankers' deposits with RBI | 809548 | 13461 | -33960 | -181940 | -33960 | -181940 | 53751 | 94971 | -33960 | |||||||||
| (1.7) | (-3.3) | (-18.4) | (-3.3) | (-18.4) | (6.1) | (10.2) | (-3.3) | |||||||||||
| iii) Other deposits with RBI | 142824 | 24902 | 18770 | 29517 | 18770 | 29517 | 19317 | 16775 | 18770 | |||||||||
| (21.1) | (19.9) | (26.1) | (19.9) | (26.1) | (33.1) | (21.6) | (19.9) | |||||||||||
| Sources (i+ii+iii+iv-v) | ||||||||||||||||||
| i) Net RBI credit to Government | 2038448 | 125263 | 314893 | 530343 | 314893 | 530343 | 528 | -257913 | 314893 | |||||||||
| (6.5) | (26.4) | (35.2) | (26.4) | (35.2) | (0.0) | (-17.8) | (26.4) | |||||||||||
| Centre | 2018567 | 115125 | 288805 | 543107 | 288805 | 543107 | 1403 | -263720 | 288805 | |||||||||
| (6.0) | (24.3) | (36.8) | (24.3) | (36.8) | (0.1) | (-18.2) | (24.3) | |||||||||||
| ii) RBI credit to banks & Comm. | -243044 | 38634 | -72868 | -124029 | -72868 | -124029 | 449259 | 48296 | -72868 | |||||||||
| sector | (-13.7) | (157.9) | (104.2) | (157.9) | (104.2) | (-82.6) | (-51.1) | (157.9) | ||||||||||
| Banks (incl.NABARD) | -271298 | 21973 | -96708 | -114037 | -96708 | -114037 | 439280 | 60439 | -96708 | |||||||||
| (-7.5) | (159.7) | 73 | (159.7) | (72.5) | (-78.4) | (-50.0) | (159.7) | |||||||||||
| Commercial Sector | 28254 | 16661 | 23840 | -9992 | 23840 | -9992 | 9979 | -12143 | 23840 | |||||||||
| (143.7) | (165.5) | (-26.1) | (165.5) | (-26.1) | (60.2) | (-45.7) | (165.5) | |||||||||||
| iii) Net foreign exchange | 6343672 | -96229 | 309865 | 792725 | 309865 | 792725 | 145136 | 653467 | 309865 | |||||||||
| assets of RBI | (-1.5) | (5.9) | (14.3) | (5.9) | (14.3) | (3.3) | (14.2) | (5.9) | ||||||||||
| iv) Govt's currency liabilities to | 40815 | 278 | 3200 | 4183 | 3200 | 4183 | 2272 | 3146 | 3200 | |||||||||
| the public | (0.7) | (9.6) | (10.7) | (9.6) | (11.4) | (8.1) | (10.4) | (9.6) | ||||||||||
| v) Net non-monetary liabilities | 3059856 | -62712 | 357293 | 912430 | 357293 | 912430 | 279324 | 202309 | 357293 | |||||||||
| of RBI | (-2.0) | (20.0) | (42.5) | (20.0) | (42.5) | (21.3) | (12.7) | (20.0) | ||||||||||
| Note: Figures within brackets represent variations in percentages | ||||||||||||||||||
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