Variation over

Item

As on Oct. 3, 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

3,99,006

87,738

–10,730

–1,589

40,726

12,310

60,657

17,293

93,081

24,479

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,81,023

83,815

–11,639

–1,788*

39,547

11,925

59,249

16,821

91,110

23,866

(b)Gold

17,967

3,919

909

199

1,182

385

1,425

475

2,003

619

(c) SDRs

16

4

—

—

–3

—

–17

–3

–32

–6

Memo Item : RTP**

5,469

1,203

2

11

2,279

531

2,288

541

2,343

557

* : 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 inSDR exchange ratesvis-a-vis rupee and US dollar.