Reserve Bank of India – Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement – Extract

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1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) 2025 2026 Variation Item Feb. 28 Feb. 20 Feb. 27 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances

4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 State Governments 22937 16953 9787 -7167 -13150 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

2. Foreign Exchange Reserves* Variation over As on Feb. 27, 2026 Week End-March 2025 Year Item ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Total Reserves 6627548 728494 43649 4885 915407 60168 1038235 89795

1.1 Foreign Currency Assets # 5214072 573125 4469 561 363238 5568 459127 29775

1.2 Gold 1197517 131630 37529 4141 529354 53453 556299 58357

1.3 SDRs 171635 18866 216 26 16346 697 14131 868

1.4 Reserve Position in the IMF 44324 4873 1435 158 6469 450 8678 795 * 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 (₹ Crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Feb. 15, Financial year so far Year-on-Year Item 2026 Fortnight 2024-25 2025-26 2025 2026 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 Liabilities to Others

2.1 Aggregate Deposits 24773901 -108053 1809078 2193300 2079475 2489596

2.1a Growth (Per cent) -0.4 8.8 9.7 10.3 11.2

2.1.1 Demand 3020168 -121247 80242 322119 155788 496073

2.1.2 Time 21753733 13193 1728836 1871181 1923687 1993524

2.2 Borrowings 905164 -10926 123033 -10085 121957 4189

2.3 Other Demand and Time Liabilities 1133274 17057 84180 71642 100220 111666 7 Bank Credit 20432107 -43129 1557816 2188135 1775845 2442128

7.1a Growth (Per cent) -0.2 9.5 12.0 11.0 13.6 7a.1 Food Credit 85306 -3990 24367 48775 6946 37858 7a.2 Non-food credit 20346801 -39140 1533448 2139360 1768898 2404270

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, 2025.2

6. Money Stock: Components and Sources (₹ Crore) Outstanding as on Variation over Financial Year so far Year-on-Year 2025 2026 Fortnight^ Item 2024-25 2025-26 2025 2026 Mar. 31 Feb. 15* Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M3 27286589 29855063 -48476 -0.2 1973481 7.9 2568474 9.4 2306441 9.4 2941722 10.9 1 Components (1.1.+1.2+1.3+1.4)

1.1 Currency with the Public 3630751 3959361 52586 1.3 147557 4.3 328610 9.1 196199 5.8 401529 11.3

1.2 Demand Deposits with Banks 2840023 3169234 -119567 -3.6 78087 3.0 329211 11.6 154457 6.2 504259 18.9

1.3 Time Deposits with Banks 20702508 22606946 16250 0.1 1729061 9.2 1904438 9.2 1926291 10.3 2029725 9.9

1.4 ‘Other’ Deposits with Reserve Bank 113307 119522 2255 1.9 18776 19.9 6216 5.5 29494 35.2 6210 5.5 2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)

2.1 Net Bank Credit to Government 8510825 9046268 102230 1.1 546979 7.2 535443 6.3 835083 11.4 895718 11.0

2.1.1 Reserve Bank 1508105 1872294 65569 177 364188 228394 678904

2.1.2 Other Banks 7002720 7173975 36661 0.5 546802 8.5 171255 2.4 606689 9.6 216815 3.1

2.2 Bank Credit to Commercial Sector 19068129 21263234 -49344 -0.2 1598755 9.3 2195106 11.5 1830609 10.8 2461648 13.1

2.2.1 Reserve Bank 38246 11543 -6332 14187 -26703 17472 -17050

2.2.2 Other Banks 19029883 21251691 -43012 -0.2 1584568 9.2 2221808 11.7 1813137 10.7 2478698 13.2

Note: Data include the impact of merger of a non-bank with a bank w.e.f. July 14, 2023. ^: With respect to January 31, 2026. *: With the change in the definition of fortnight vide The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, data for money supply are published for the 15th and the last day of the month, effective December 15, 2025.

8. Liquidity Operations by RBI (₹ Crore) Liquidity Adjustment Facility Standing OMO (Outright) Net Injection (+)/ Reverse Variable Rate Variable Rate Liquidity Absorption (-) Date Repo Repo Repo Reverse Repo MSF SDF Facilities Sale Purchase (1+3+5+7+9-2-4-6-8) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Feb. 23, 2026 - - - - 984 326598 -769 - 3680 -322703 Feb. 24, 2026 - - - - 842 368828 1275 - - -366711 Feb. 25, 2026 - - - - 868 360176 225 - 6220 -352863 Feb. 26, 2026 - - - - 762 345621 - - - -344859 Feb. 27, 2026 - - - - 944 425596 - - - -424652 Feb. 28, 2026 - - - - 358 373419 - - - -373061 Mar. 01, 2026 - - - - 1036 300689 - - - -299653

SDF: Standing Deposit Facility; MSF: Marginal Standing Facility.

Ajit Prasad

Press Release: 2025-2026/2225 Deputy General Manager

(Communications)