Variation over

Item

As on Oct. 24, 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

4,16,748

91,892

2,442

577

58,468

16,464

78,399

21,447

1,06,930

27,853

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

3,98,764

87,969

2,441

577*

57,288

16,079

76,990

20,975

1,04,957

27,240

(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**

5,479

1,209

32

8

2,289

537

2,298

547

2,302

552

* : 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.