Variation over

Item

As on Oct. 10, 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

4,10,202

90,353

11,196

2,615

51,922

14,925

71,853

19,908

1,01,207

26,421

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,92,218

86,430

11,195

2,615*

50,742

14,540

70,444

19,436

99,234

25,808

(b)Gold

17,967

3,919

—

—

1,182

385

1,425

475

2,003

619

(c) SDRs

17

4

1

—

–2

—

–16

–3

–30

–6

Memo Item : RTP**

5,487

1,209

18

6

2,297

537

2,306

547

2,369

564

* : 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.