Variation over

Item

As on Jul. 18, 2003

Week

End-March2003

End-December 2002

Year

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

Rs.
Crore

US$
Mn.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Total Reserves

3,88,886

84,101

4,619

844

30,606

8,673

50,537

13,656

98,327

24,495

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,71,679

80,398

4,600

840*

30,203

8,508

49,905

13,404

97,439

24,132

(b)Gold

17,182

3,698

—

—

397

164

640

254

910

368

(c) SDRs

25

5

19

4

6

1

–8

–2

–22

–5

Memo Item : RTP**

4,465

966

–29

–8

1,275

294

1,284

304

1,260

308

* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies (such as Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.
** : Foreign exchange reserves do not include India's Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
RTP may change, from time to time, due to India's transactions under the Financial Transaction Plan with the IMF as well as changes in SDR exchange ratesvis-a-vis rupee and US dollar.