| 1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* | | (₹ Crore) | | Item | 2025 | 2026 | Variation | | Aug. 22 | Aug. 14 | Aug. 21 | Week | Year | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 4 Loans and Advances | | | | | | | 4.1 Central Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4.2 State Governments | 27463 | 14225 | 10788 | -3437 | -16675 | | * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off. |
| 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves* | | Item | As on Aug. 21, 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 | 6981330 | 729328 | 139552 | 12422 | 427469 | 38221 | 935135 | 38608 | | 1.1 Foreign Currency Assets # | 5660390 | 591333 | 107510 | 9482 | 423023 | 39050 | 563643 | 9082 | | 1.2 Gold | 1093327 | 114218 | 30022 | 2801 | -983 | -1177 | 349253 | 29216 | | 1.3 SDRs | 180460 | 18852 | 1615 | 112 | 3871 | 231 | 16457 | 117 | | 1.4 Reserve Position in the IMF | 47153 | 4925 | 405 | 26 | 1557 | 117 | 5782 | 193 | * 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 Aug. 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 | 26931346 | -6534 | 891533 | 702559 | 2142491 | 3459212 | | 2.1a Growth (Per cent) | | - | 3.9 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 14.7 | | 2.1.1 Demand | 3302392 | -129278 | 148677 | -386881 | 432165 | 455667 | | 2.1.2 Time | 23628953 | 122745 | 742856 | 1089440 | 1710325 | 3003545 | | 2.2 Borrowings | 891863 | -19329 | -75410 | 83946 | -10800 | 52025 | | 2.3 Other Demand and Time Liabilities | 1162706 | -33000 | -36005 | 39184 | 117353 | 137079 | | 7 Bank Credit | 22007764 | -70639 | 362194 | 647867 | 1725866 | 3401597 | | 7.1a Growth (Per cent) | | -0.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 18.3 | | 7a.1 Food Credit | 114136 | -3694 | 15750 | 43865 | 24350 | 61855 | | 7a.2 Non-food credit | 21893628 | -66945 | 346444 | 604002 | 1701516 | 3339743 | 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 | Aug. 15 | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | | M3 | 31453126 | 32294503 | 16690 | 0.1 | 1002119 | 3.7 | 841377 | 2.7 | 2479106 | 9.6 | 4005795 | 14.2 | | 1 Components (1.1.+1.2+1.3+1.4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.1 Currency with the Public | 4065488 | 4207115 | 21670 | 0.5 | 96807 | 2.7 | 141627 | 3.5 | 302223 | 8.8 | 479556 | 12.9 | | 1.2 Demand Deposits with Banks | 3844879 | 3456330 | -129903 | -3.6 | 150085 | 5.3 | -388549 | -10.1 | 432362 | 16.9 | 466222 | 15.6 | | 1.3 Time Deposits with Banks | 23410625 | 24507426 | 123899 | 0.5 | 758811 | 3.7 | 1096801 | 4.7 | 1727501 | 8.8 | 3046106 | 14.2 | | 1.4 ‘Other’ Deposits with Reserve Bank | 132134 | 123632 | 1025 | 0.8 | -3585 | -3.2 | -8502 | -6.4 | 17020 | 18.4 | 13910 | 12.7 | | 2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2.1 Net Bank Credit to Government | 9369275 | 9400786 | 41177 | 0.4 | 170457 | 2.0 | 31511 | 0.3 | 941374 | 12.2 | 719504 | 8.3 | | 2.1.1 Reserve Bank | 2079086 | 1880759 | 8061 | | 107131 | | -198327 | | 507485 | | 265523 | | | 2.1.2 Other Banks | 7290189 | 7520027 | 33116 | 0.4 | 63326 | 0.9 | 229838 | 3.2 | 433889 | 6.5 | 453981 | 6.4 | | 2.2 Bank Credit to Commercial Sector | 22226641 | 22860557 | -73167 | -0.3 | 339490 | 1.8 | 633917 | 2.9 | 1763551 | 10.0 | 3452939 | 17.8 | | 2.2.1 Reserve Bank | 28247 | 12028 | -3069 | | -25821 | | -16219 | | 1985 | | -397 | | | 2.2.2 Other Banks | 22198394 | 22848529 | -70098 | -0.3 | 365311 | 1.9 | 650136 | 2.9 | 1761566 | 10.0 | 3453336 | 17.8 | Note: Data include the impact of merger of a non-bank with a bank w.e.f. July 14, 2023.
^: With respect to July 31, 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 | | 17-Aug-26 | - | - | - | 195859 | 47 | 176657 | 0 | - | - | -372469 | | 18-Aug-26 | - | - | - | 119383 | 57 | 182609 | - | - | - | -301935 | | 19-Aug-26 | - | - | - | 125825 | 71 | 156077 | 5 | - | - | -281826 | | 20-Aug-26 | - | - | - | 150045 | 43 | 110597 | -430 | - | - | -261029 | | 21-Aug-26 | - | - | - | 95970 | 226 | 154839 | - | - | - | -250583 | | 22-Aug-26 | - | - | - | - | 4413 | 160047 | - | - | - | -155634 | | 23-Aug-26 | - | - | - | - | 9531 | 162921 | - | - | - | -153390 | | SDF: Standing Deposit Facility; MSF: Marginal Standing Facility. | Ajit Prasad
Deputy General Manager
(Communications) Press Release: 2026-2027/984 | |