Weekly Statistical Supplement


Document - Reserve Money : Components and Sources () or PDF - Reserve Money : Components and Sources ()
Date : Mar 13, 2026
Reserve Money : Components and Sources
(₹ Crore)
Item Outstanding as on Variation over
2025 2026 Fortnight^ Financial Year so far Year-on-Year
2024-25 2025-26 2025 2026
Mar. 31 Feb. 28* Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount %
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Reserve Money 4829243 4989378 53811 1.1 107722 2.3 160135 3.3 197676 4.4 250210 5.3
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)                        
1.1 Currency in Circulation 3724448 4075369 30845 0.8 172748 4.9 350921 9.4 191644 5.5 391159 10.6
1.2 Bankers' deposits with RBI 991488 796087 24566 3.2 -79275 -7.7 -195402 -19.7 -19200 -2.0 -150088 -15.9
1.3 'Other' deposits with RBI 113307 117922 -1600 -1.3 14248 15.1 4616 4.1 25232 30.2 9138 8.4
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)                        
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government 1508105 1913185 40892   81337   405080   140278   638636  
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre 1475460 1903442 52681   48253   427982   109853   668534  
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks and Commercial Sector -119015 -281678 33811   130675   -162662   67877   -366206  
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks -157261 -293271 33761   118138   -136010   52334   -350856  
2.3 Net foreign exchange assets of RBI 5550947 6439901 48359 0.8 280976 5.4 888954 16.0 408101 8.0 917842 16.6
2.4 Government's currency liabilities to the public 36632 40537     2874 8.6 3905 10.7 3108 9.4 4231 11.7
2.5 Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI 2147427 3122568 69415 2.3 388141 21.7 975141 45.4 421687 24.0 944293 43.4
^: With respect to February 15, 2026.
*: With the change in the definition of fortnight vide the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, data for reserve money are published for the 15th and the last day of the month, effective December 15, 2025.

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