Variation over

Item

As on Nov. 28, 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

4,41,109

96,071

4,122

698

82,829

20,643

1,02,760

25,626

1,18,017

29,146

of which :

(a)Foreign Currency Assets

4,23,328

92,148

4,122

698*

81,852

20,258

1,01,554

25,154

1,16,137

28,508

(b)Gold

17,768

3,920

—

—

983

386

1,226

476

1,899

642

(c) SDRs

13

3

––

—

–6

–1

–20

–4

–19

–4

Memo Item : RTP**

5,601

1,219

34

4

2,411

547

2,420

557

2,476

572

* : 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.