Document - Reserve Money: Components and Sources () or PDF - Reserve Money: Components and Sources ()
Date : May 22, 2026
Reserve Money : Components and Sources
(₹ Crore)
Item Outstanding as on Variation over
2026 Fortnight^ Financial Year so far Year-on-Year
2025-26 2026-27 2025 2026
Mar. 31* May 15 Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount %
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Reserve Money 5120035 5212071 -13345 -0.3 107522 2.2 92036 1.8 251672 5.4 275306 5.6
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)                        
1.1 Currency in Circulation 4167663 4282635 28894 0.7 118083 3.2 114972 2.8 258393 7.2 440105 11.5
1.2 Bankers' deposits with RBI 809548 809829 -42569 -5.0 -2801 -0.3 281 0.0 -24873 -2.5 -178858 -18.1
1.3 'Other' deposits with RBI 142824 119606 330 0.3 -7760 -6.8 -23218 -16.3 18152 20.8 14060 13.3
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)                        
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government 2038448 2249358 15963   238051   210910   636274   503201  
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre 2018567 2223087 4502   234336   204520   617494   513291  
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks and Commercial Sector -243044 -246104 9794   -128730   -3060   -362378   1642  
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks -271298 -257359 12451   -109564   13939   -370083   9466  
2.3 Net foreign exchange assets of RBI 6343672 6412265 52143 0.8 150636 2.7 68592 1.1 443621 8.4 710681 12.5
2.4 Government's currency liabilities to the public 40815 41190     290 0.8 375 0.9 3290 9.8 4268 11.6
2.5 Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI 3059856 3244637 91377 2.9 152725 7.1 184781 6.0 469136 25.6 944485 41.1
^: With respect to April 30, 2026.
*: Data are as on March 30, 2026. Data for March 31, 2026 will be available post publication of the RBI balance sheet by end-May 2026.

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