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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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