Variation over

Item

As on Sep. 12,
2003

Week

End-March
2003

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

4,02,232

87,856

906

491

43,952

12,428

63,883

17,411

1,01,721

   25,835

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,85,158

84,132

906

490*

43,682

12,242

63,384

17,138

1,00,258

25,329

(b)Gold

17,058

3,720

—

—

273

186

516

276

1,495

512

(c) SDRs

16

4

—

1

–3

—

–17

–3

–32

–6

Memo Item : RTP**

5,348

1,168

938

208

2,158

496

2,167

506

2,213

521

*

: 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 rates vis-a-vis rupee and US dollar.