Weekly Statistical Supplement


Document - Reserve Money : Components and Sources () or PDF - Reserve Money : Components and Sources ()
Date : May 08, 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* Apr. 30 Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount %
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Reserve Money 5120035 5225416 86614 1.7 82552 1.7 105381 2.1 225825 4.8 313622 6.4
1 Components (1.1+1.2+1.3)                        
1.1 Currency in Circulation 4167663 4253741 24875 0.6 86735 2.3 86078 2.1 239807 6.7 442559 11.6
1.2 Bankers' deposits with RBI 809548 852399 61995 7.8 2772 0.3 42851 5.3 -31288 -3.1 -141861 -14.3
1.3 'Other' deposits with RBI 142824 119276 -256 -0.2 -6955 -6.1 -23548 -16.5 17306 19.4 12925 12.2
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)                        
2.1 Net RBI Credit to Government 2038448 2233395 -138670   144497   194947   514096   580792  
2.1.1 Net RBI Credit to Centre 2018567 2218585 -120838   138705   200018   495370   604420  
2.2 RBI Credit to Banks and Commercial Sector -243044 -255898 263458   -36798   -12854   -235474   -100085  
2.2.1 RBI's Net Claims on Banks -271298 -269810 260564   -19314   1488   -244964   -93235  
2.3 Net foreign exchange assets of RBI 6343672 6360121 -19406 -0.3 84347 1.5 16449 0.3 431689 8.3 724826 12.9
2.4 Government's currency liabilities to the public 40815 41059     290 0.8 244 0.6 3290 9.8 4136 11.2
2.5 Net non-monetary liabilities of RBI 3059856 3153261 18904 0.6 109785 5.1 93404 3.1 487776 27.6 896049 39.7
^: With respect to April 15, 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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