| End of Financial Year | SDRs ## | Gold # | Foreign Currency Assets* | Reserve Tranche Position | Total | | ₹ Billion | US $ Million | ₹ Billion | US $ Million | ₹ Billion | US $ Million | ₹ Billion | US $ Million | ₹ Billion | US $ Million | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | 1959-60 | - | - | 1.18 | 247 | 2.45 | 515 | - | - | 3.63 | 762 | | 1960-61 | - | - | 1.18 | 247 | 1.86 | 390 | - | - | 3.04 | 637 | | 1961-62 | - | - | 1.18 | 247 | 1.80 | 377 | - | - | 2.98 | 624 | | 1962-63 | - | - | 1.18 | 247 | 1.77 | 372 | - | - | 2.95 | 619 | | 1963-64 | - | - | 1.18 | 247 | 1.88 | 395 | - | - | 3.06 | 642 | | 1964-65 | - | - | 1.34 | 281 | 1.16 | 243 | - | - | 2.50 | 524 | | 1965-66 | - | - | 1.16 | 243 | 1.82 | 383 | - | - | 2.98 | 626 | | 1966-67 | - | - | 1.83 | 243 | 2.96 | 395 | - | - | 4.79 | 638 | | 1967-68 | - | - | 1.83 | 243 | 3.56 | 475 | - | - | 5.39 | 718 | | 1968-69 | - | - | 1.83 | 243 | 3.94 | 526 | - | - | 5.77 | 769 | | 1969-70 | 0.92 | 123 | 1.83 | 243 | 5.46 | 728 | - | - | 8.21 | 1094 | | 1970-71 | 1.12 | 148 | 1.83 | 243 | 4.38 | 584 | - | - | 7.33 | 975 | | 1971-72 | 1.94 | 269 | 1.83 | 264 | 4.80 | 661 | - | - | 8.57 | 1194 | | 1972-73 | 2.26 | 297 | 1.83 | 293 | 4.79 | 629 | - | - | 8.88 | 1219 | | 1973-74 | 2.30 | 296 | 1.83 | 293 | 5.81 | 736 | - | - | 9.94 | 1325 | | 1974-75 | 2.29 | 293 | 1.83 | 304 | 6.10 | 782 | - | - | 10.22 | 1379 | | 1975-76 | 2.11 | 234 | 1.83 | 281 | 14.92 | 1657 | - | - | 18.86 | 2172 | | 1976-77 | 1.92 | 217 | 1.88 | 290 | 28.63 | 3240 | - | - | 32.43 | 3747 | | 1977-78 | 1.70 | 200 | 1.93 | 319 | 45.00 | 5305 | - | - | 48.63 | 5824 | | 1978-79 | 3.81 | 470 | 2.20 | 377 | 52.20 | 6421 | - | - | 58.21 | 7268 | | 1979-80 | 5.45 | 662 | 2.25 | 375 | 51.64 | 6324 | - | - | 59.34 | 7361 | | 1980-81 | 4.97 | 603 | 2.26 | 370 | 48.22 | 5850 | - | - | 55.45 | 6823 | | 1981-82 | 4.44 | 473 | 2.26 | 335 | 33.55 | 3582 | - | - | 40.25 | 4390 | | 1982-83 | 2.91 | 291 | 2.26 | 324 | 42.65 | 4281 | - | - | 47.82 | 4896 | | 1983-84 | 2.48 | 230 | 2.26 | 320 | 54.98 | 5099 | - | - | 59.72 | 5649 | | 1984-85 | 1.81 | 145 | 2.46 | 325 | 68.17 | 5482 | - | - | 72.43 | 5952 | | 1985-86 | 1.61 | 131 | 2.74 | 417 | 73.84 | 5972 | - | - | 78.19 | 6520 | | 1986-87 | 2.32 | 179 | 2.74 | 471 | 76.45 | 5924 | - | - | 81.51 | 6574 | | 1987-88 | 1.25 | 97 | 2.74 | 508 | 72.87 | 5618 | - | - | 76.86 | 6223 | | 1988-89 | 1.61 | 103 | 2.74 | 473 | 66.05 | 4226 | - | - | 70.40 | 4802 | | 1989-90 | 1.84 | 107 | 2.81 | 487 | 57.87 | 3368 | - | - | 62.52 | 3962 | | 1990-91 | 2.00 | 102 | 68.28 | 3496 | 43.88 | 2236 | - | - | 114.16 | 5834 | | 1991-92 | 2.33 | 90 | 90.39 | 3499 | 145.78 | 5631 | - | - | 238.50 | 9220 | | 1992-93 | 0.55 | 18 | 105.49 | 3380 | 201.40 | 6434 | - | - | 307.44 | 9832 | | 1993-94 | 3.39 | 108 | 127.94 | 4078 | 472.87 | 15068 | - | - | 604.20 | 19254 | | 1994-95 | 0.23 | 7 | 137.52 | 4370 | 660.05 | 20809 | - | - | 797.80 | 25186 | | 1995-96 | 2.80 | 82 | 156.58 | 4561 | 584.46 | 17044 | - | - | 743.84 | 21687 | | 1996-97 | 0.07 | 2 | 145.57 | 4054 | 803.68 | 22367 | - | - | 949.32 | 26423 | | 1997-98 | 0.04 | 1 | 133.94 | 3391 | 1025.07 | 25975 | - | - | 1159.05 | 29367 | | 1998-99 | 0.34 | 8 | 125.59 | 2960 | 1254.12 | 29522 | - | - | 1380.05 | 32490 | | 1999-00 | 0.16 | 4 | 129.73 | 2974 | 1529.24 | 35058 | - | - | 1659.13 | 38036 | | 2000-01 | 0.11 | 2 | 127.11 | 2725 | 1844.82 | 39554 | - | - | 1972.04 | 42281 | | 2001-02 | 0.50 | 10 | 148.68 | 3047 | 2491.18 | 51049 | - | - | 2640.36 | 54106 | | 2002-03 | 0.19 | 4 | 167.85 | 3534 | 3414.76 | 71890 | 31.90 | 672 | 3614.70 | 76100 | | 2003-04 | 0.10 | 2 | 182.16 | 4198 | 4662.15 | 107448 | 56.88 | 1311 | 4901.29 | 112959 | | 2004-05 | 0.20 | 5 | 196.86 | 4500 | 5931.21 | 135571 | 62.89 | 1438 | 6191.16 | 141514 | | 2005-06 | 0.12 | 3 | 256.74 | 5755 | 6473.27 | 145108 | 33.74 | 756 | 6763.87 | 151622 | | 2006-07 | 0.08 | 2 | 295.73 | 6784 | 8365.97 | 191924 | 20.44 | 469 | 8682.22 | 199179 | | 2007-08 | 0.74 | 18 | 401.24 | 10039 | 11960.23 | 299230 | 17.44 | 436 | 12379.65 | 309723 | | 2008-09 | 0.06 | 1 | 487.93 | 9577 | 12300.66 | 241426 | 50.00 | 981 | 12838.65 | 251985 | | 2009-10 | 225.96 | 5006 | 811.88 | 17986 | 11496.50 | 254685 | 62.31 | 1380 | 12596.65 | 279057 | | 2010-11 | 204.01 | 4569 | 1025.72 | 22972 | 12248.83 | 274330 | 131.58 | 2947 | 13610.13 | 304818 | | 2011-12 | 228.60 | 4469 | 1382.50 | 27023 | 13305.11 | 260069 | 145.11 | 2836 | 15061.30 | 294398 | | 2012-13 | 235.40 | 4328 | 1397.40 | 25692 | 14126.30 | 259726 | 125.10 | 2301 | 15884.20 | 292046 | | 2013-14 | 268.30 | 4464 | 1296.20 | 21567 | 16609.10 | 276359 | 110.20 | 1834 | 18283.80 | 304223 | | 2014-15 | 249.40 | 3985 | 1191.60 | 19038 | 19854.60 | 317324 | 80.80 | 1292 | 21376.40 | 341638 | | 2015-16 | 99.60 | 1502 | 1334.30 | 20115 | 22190.60 | 336104 | 162.90 | 2456 | 23787.40 | 360176 | | 2016-17 | 93.80 | 1447 | 1288.30 | 19869 | 22449.40 | 346319 | 150.50 | 2321 | 23982.00 | 369955 | - : Negligible.
* : 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.
# : Includes ₹ 314.63 Billion(US $ 6699 million) reflecting the purchase of 200 metric tonnes of gold from IMF on November 3, 2009.
## : Includes SDRs 3082.5 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.
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