Variation over

Item

As on Oct. 17, 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

4,14,306

91,315

4,104

962

56,026

15,887

75,957

20,870

1,04,213

27,257

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,96,323

87,392

4,105

962*

54,847

15,502

74,549

20,398

1,02,241

26,644

(b)Gold

17,967

3,919

—

—

1,182

385

1,425

475

2,003

619

(c) SDRs

16

4

–1

—

–3

—

–17

–3

–31

–6

Memo Item : RTP**

5,447

1,201

–40

–8

2,257

529

2,266

539

2,278

546

* : 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.