| 1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* | | (₹ Crore) | | Item | 2025 | 2026 | Variation | | Apr. 18 | Apr. 10 | Apr. 17 | Week | Year | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 4 Loans and Advances | | | | | | | 4.1 Central Government | 0 | 100274 | 93392 | -6882 | 93392 | | 4.2 State Governments | 36792 | 23567 | 33169 | 9602 | -3623 | | * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off. |
| 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves* | | Item | As on Apr. 17, 2026 | Variation over | | Week | End-March 2026 | Year | | ₹ Cr. | US$ Mn. | ₹ Cr. | US$ Mn. | ₹ Cr. | US$ Mn. | ₹ Cr. | US$ Mn. | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | 1 Total Reserves | 6534629 | 703308 | 35185 | 2362 | -19232 | 12200 | 677093 | 17162 | | 1.1 Foreign Currency Assets # | 5179382 | 557463 | 24064 | 1481 | -57985 | 5180 | 240917 | -21032 | | 1.2 Gold | 1134738 | 122133 | 9588 | 790 | 40429 | 6738 | 412766 | 37561 | | 1.3 SDRs | 175051 | 18841 | 1073 | 78 | -1538 | 220 | 16542 | 273 | | 1.4 Reserve Position in the IMF | 45458 | 4870 | 460 | 14 | -137 | 62 | 6867 | 360 | * Difference, if any, is due to rounding off.
# Excludes (a) SDR holdings of the Reserve Bank, as they are included under the SDR holdings; (b) investment in bonds issued by IIFC (UK); (c) amounts lent under SAARC and ACU currency swap arrangements; and (d) RBI’s contribution to funding of Nexus Global Payments. |
| 4. Scheduled Commercial Banks - Business in India | | (₹ Crore) | | Item | Outstanding as on Apr. 15, 2026 | Variation over | | Fortnight | Financial year so far | Year-on-Year | | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2025 | 2026 | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | 2 Liabilities to Others | | | | | | | | 2.1 Aggregate Deposits | 25648470 | -581447 | 280265 | -581447 | 2107472 | 2787604 | | 2.1a Growth (Per cent) | | -2.2 | 1.2 | -2.2 | 10.2 | 12.2 | | 2.1.1 Demand | 3220633 | -467496 | -59486 | -467496 | 176617 | 582070 | | 2.1.2 Time | 22427836 | -113951 | 339750 | -113951 | 1930855 | 2205534 | | 2.2 Borrowings | 892979 | 84770 | -46643 | 84770 | 93267 | 24374 | | 2.3 Other Demand and Time Liabilities | 1061704 | -66349 | -61666 | -66349 | 102718 | 61738 | | 7 Bank Credit | 20921084 | -438864 | -56081 | -438864 | 1696095 | 2733192 | | 7.1a Growth (Per cent) | | -2.1 | -0.3 | -2.1 | 10.3 | 15.0 | | 7a.1 Food Credit | 68489 | -1782 | -4406 | -1782 | 14036 | 36364 | | 7a.2 Non-food credit | 20852594 | -437082 | -51675 | -437082 | 1682060 | 2696829 | Note: Data include the impact of merger of a non-bank with a bank w.e.f. July 1, 2023.
As per the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, the definition of fortnight has been revised from alternate Fridays to 15th and last calendar day of a month, w.e.f. December 15, 2025. |
| 6. Money Stock: 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* | Apr. 15 | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | | M3 | 31465906 | 30927112 | -538794 | -1.7 | 344097 | 1.3 | -538794 | -1.7 | 2370729 | 9.4 | 3296425 | 11.9 | | 1 Components (1.1.+1.2+1.3+1.4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.1 Currency with the Public | 4067578 | 4142452 | 74874 | 1.8 | 63002 | 1.7 | 74874 | 1.8 | 239499 | 6.9 | 448699 | 12.1 | | 1.2 Demand Deposits with Banks | 3844879 | 3372948 | -471931 | -12.3 | -57410 | -2.0 | -471931 | -12.3 | 175883 | 6.7 | 590336 | 21.2 | | 1.3 Time Deposits with Banks | 23410625 | 23292180 | -118445 | -0.5 | 348063 | 1.7 | -118445 | -0.5 | 1937950 | 10.1 | 2241608 | 10.6 | | 1.4 ‘Other’ Deposits with Reserve Bank | 142824 | 119532 | -23292 | -16.3 | -9557 | -8.4 | -23292 | -16.3 | 17398 | 20.1 | 15783 | 15.2 | | 2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.1 Net Bank Credit to Government | 9328637 | 9584024 | 255388 | 2.7 | 113042 | 1.3 | 255388 | 2.7 | 947521 | 12.3 | 960157 | 11.1 | | 2.1.1 Reserve Bank | 2038448 | 2372065 | 333617 | | 118404 | | 333617 | | 404880 | | 745556 | | | 2.1.2 Other Banks | 7290189 | 7211960 | -78229 | -1.1 | -5362 | -0.1 | -78229 | -1.1 | 542641 | 8.4 | 214602 | 3.1 | | 2.2 Bank Credit to Commercial Sector | 22226648 | 21764291 | -462357 | -2.1 | -72108 | -0.4 | -462357 | -2.1 | 1745812 | 10.1 | 2768270 | 14.6 | | 2.2.1 Reserve Bank | 28254 | 11018 | -17236 | | -18966 | | -17236 | | 8475 | | -8262 | | | 2.2.2 Other Banks | 22198394 | 21753273 | -445121 | -2.0 | -53142 | -0.3 | -445121 | -2.0 | 1737336 | 10.1 | 2776532 | 14.6 | Note: Data include the impact of merger of a non-bank with a bank w.e.f. July 14, 2023.
^: With respect to March 31, 2026.
*: Data pertaining to Reserve Bank’s balance sheet relate to March 30, 2026 as the balance sheet as on March 31, 2026 will be available only by end-May 2026. |
| 8. Liquidity Operations by RBI | | (₹ Crore) | | Date | Liquidity Adjustment Facility | Standing Liquidity Facilities | OMO (Outright) | Net Injection (+)/ Absorption (-)
(1+3+5+7+9-2-4-6-8) | | Repo | Reverse Repo | Variable Rate Repo | Variable Rate Reverse Repo | MSF | SDF | Sale | Purchase | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Apr. 13, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 238 | 411347 | - | - | - | -411109 | | Apr. 14, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 121 | 377578 | - | - | - | -377457 | | Apr. 15, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 151 | 408251 | 0 | - | - | -408100 | | Apr. 16, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 159 | 295709 | -572 | - | - | -296122 | | Apr. 17, 2026 | - | - | - | 200031 | 108 | 293079 | 480 | - | - | -492522 | | Apr. 18, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 111 | 263906 | - | - | - | -263795 | | Apr. 19, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 102 | 242830 | - | - | - | -242728 | | SDF: Standing Deposit Facility; MSF: Marginal Standing Facility. | Ajit Prasad
Deputy General Manager
(Communications) Press Release: 2026-2027/137 | |