1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* |
(Rs Crore) |
Item | 2025 | 2026 | Variation |
Apr. 25 | Apr. 17 | Apr. 24 | Week | Year |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
4 Loans and Advances | | | | | |
4.1 Central Government | 0 | 93392 | 0 | -93392 | 0 |
4.2 State Governments | 22324 | 33169 | 10502 | -22667 | -11822 |
* Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off. |
2. Foreign Exchange Reserves* |
Item | As on Apr. 24, 2026 | Variation over |
Week | End-March 2026 | Year |
Rs Cr. | US$ Mn. | Rs Cr. | US$ Mn. | Rs Cr. | US$ Mn. | Rs Cr. | US$ Mn. |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
1 Total Reserves | 6582387 | 698487 | 47758 | -4820 | 28526 | 7380 | 703179 | 10358 |
1.1 Foreign Currency Assets # | 5226609 | 554622 | 47227 | -2841 | -10758 | 2339 | 265613 | -26042 |
1.2 Gold | 1133076 | 120236 | -1662 | -1897 | 38766 | 4841 | 412290 | 35871 |
1.3 SDRs | 176918 | 18774 | 1867 | -67 | 329 | 152 | 18101 | 185 |
1.4 Reserve Position in the IMF | 45785 | 4855 | 327 | -15 | 189 | 47 | 7175 | 344 |
* Difference, if any, is due to rounding off.
# Excludes (a) SDR holdings of the Reserve Bank, as they are included under the SDR holdings; (b) investment in bonds issued by IIFC (UK); (c) amounts lent under SAARC and ACU currency swap arrangements; and (d) RBI’s contribution to funding of Nexus Global Payments. |
4. Scheduled Commercial Banks - Business in India |
(Rs Crore) |
Item | Outstanding as on Apr. 15, 2026 | Variation over |
Fortnight | Financial year so far | Year-on-Year |
2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2025 | 2026 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
2 Liabilities to Others | | | | | | |
2.1 Aggregate Deposits | 25648470 | -581447 | 280265 | -581447 | 2107472 | 2787604 |
2.1a Growth (Per cent) | | -2.2 | 1.2 | -2.2 | 10.2 | 12.2 |
2.1.1 Demand | 3220633 | -467496 | -59486 | -467496 | 176617 | 582070 |
2.1.2 Time | 22427836 | -113951 | 339750 | -113951 | 1930855 | 2205534 |
2.2 Borrowings | 892979 | 84770 | -46643 | 84770 | 93267 | 24374 |
2.3 Other Demand and Time Liabilities | 1061704 | -66349 | -61666 | -66349 | 102718 | 61738 |
7 Bank Credit | 20921084 | -438864 | -56081 | -438864 | 1696095 | 2733192 |
7.1a Growth (Per cent) | | -2.1 | -0.3 | -2.1 | 10.3 | 15.0 |
7a.1 Food Credit | 68489 | -1782 | -4406 | -1782 | 14036 | 36364 |
7a.2 Non-food credit | 20852594 | -437082 | -51675 | -437082 | 1682060 | 2696829 |
Note: Data include the impact of merger of a non-bank with a bank w.e.f. July 1, 2023.
As per the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, the definition of fortnight has been revised from alternate Fridays to 15th and last calendar day of a month, w.e.f. December 15, 2025. |
6. Money Stock: Components and Sources |
(Rs Crore) |
Item | Outstanding as on | Variation over |
2026 | Fortnight^ | Financial Year so far | Year-on-Year |
2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2025 | 2026 |
Mar. 31* | Apr. 15 | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
M3 | 31465906 | 30927112 | -538794 | -1.7 | 344097 | 1.3 | -538794 | -1.7 | 2370729 | 9.4 | 3296425 | 11.9 |
1 Components (1.1.+1.2+1.3+1.4) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1.1 Currency with the Public | 4067578 | 4142452 | 74874 | 1.8 | 63002 | 1.7 | 74874 | 1.8 | 239499 | 6.9 | 448699 | 12.1 |
1.2 Demand Deposits with Banks | 3844879 | 3372948 | -471931 | -12.3 | -57410 | -2.0 | -471931 | -12.3 | 175883 | 6.7 | 590336 | 21.2 |
1.3 Time Deposits with Banks | 23410625 | 23292180 | -118445 | -0.5 | 348063 | 1.7 | -118445 | -0.5 | 1937950 | 10.1 | 2241608 | 10.6 |
1.4 ‘Other’ Deposits with Reserve Bank | 142824 | 119532 | -23292 | -16.3 | -9557 | -8.4 | -23292 | -16.3 | 17398 | 20.1 | 15783 | 15.2 |
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2.1 Net Bank Credit to Government | 9328637 | 9584024 | 255388 | 2.7 | 113042 | 1.3 | 255388 | 2.7 | 947521 | 12.3 | 960157 | 11.1 |
2.1.1 Reserve Bank | 2038448 | 2372065 | 333617 | | 118404 | | 333617 | | 404880 | | 745556 | |
2.1.2 Other Banks | 7290189 | 7211960 | -78229 | -1.1 | -5362 | -0.1 | -78229 | -1.1 | 542641 | 8.4 | 214602 | 3.1 |
2.2 Bank Credit to Commercial Sector | 22226648 | 21764291 | -462357 | -2.1 | -72108 | -0.4 | -462357 | -2.1 | 1745812 | 10.1 | 2768270 | 14.6 |
2.2.1 Reserve Bank | 28254 | 11018 | -17236 | | -18966 | | -17236 | | 8475 | | -8262 | |
2.2.2 Other Banks | 22198394 | 21753273 | -445121 | -2.0 | -53142 | -0.3 | -445121 | -2.0 | 1737336 | 10.1 | 2776532 | 14.6 |
Note: Data include the impact of merger of a non-bank with a bank w.e.f. July 14, 2023.
^: With respect to March 31, 2026.
*: Data pertaining to Reserve Bank’s balance sheet relate to March 30, 2026 as the balance sheet as on March 31, 2026 will be available only by end-May 2026. |
8. Liquidity Operations by RBI |
(Rs Crore) |
Date | Liquidity Adjustment Facility | Standing Liquidity Facilities | OMO (Outright) | Net Injection (+)/ Absorption (-)
(1+3+5+7+9-2-4-6-8) |
Repo | Reverse Repo | Variable Rate Repo | Variable Rate Reverse Repo | MSF | SDF | Sale | Purchase |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Apr. 20, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 77 | 257338 | - | - | - | -257261 |
Apr. 21, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 174 | 178765 | - | - | - | -178591 |
Apr. 22, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 390 | 181000 | - | - | - | -180610 |
Apr. 23, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 114 | 149391 | 175 | - | - | -149102 |
Apr. 24, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 237 | 346489 | - | - | - | -346252 |
Apr. 25, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 180 | 313869 | - | - | - | -313689 |
Apr. 26, 2026 | - | - | - | - | 388 | 315712 | - | - | - | -315324 |
SDF: Standing Deposit Facility; MSF: Marginal Standing Facility. |
Ajit Prasad
Deputy General Manager
(Communications) Press Release: 2026-2027/191 |
