Variation over

Item

As on Nov. 14, 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

4,24,753

93,663

2,587

452

66,473

18,235

86,404

23,218

1,06,262

27,639

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

4,06,973

89,740

2,591

453*

65,497

17,850

85,199

22,746

1,04,408

27,006

(b)Gold

17,768

3,920

—

—

983

386

1,226

476

1,899

642

(c) SDRs

12

3

–4

–1

–7

–1

–21

–4

–45

–9

Memo Item : RTP**

5,495

1,212

89

18

2,305

540

2,314

550

2,286

547

* : 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.