RBI Press Release

Reserve Bank of India – Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement – Extract

1. Reserve Bank of India – Liabilities and Assets*
(₹ Crore)
Item 2025 2026 Variation
Aug. 22 Aug. 14 Aug. 21 Week Year
1 2 3 4 5
4 Loans and Advances          
4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0
4.2 State Governments 27463 14225 10788 -3437 -16675
* Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

2. Foreign Exchange Reserves*
Item As on Aug. 21, 2026 Variation over
Week End-March 2026 Year
₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Total Reserves 6981330 729328 139552 12422 427469 38221 935135 38608
1.1 Foreign Currency Assets # 5660390 591333 107510 9482 423023 39050 563643 9082
1.2 Gold 1093327 114218 30022 2801 -983 -1177 349253 29216
1.3 SDRs 180460 18852 1615 112 3871 231 16457 117
1.4 Reserve Position in the IMF 47153 4925 405 26 1557 117 5782 193
* 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)
Item Outstanding as on Aug. 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 26931346 -6534 891533 702559 2142491 3459212
2.1a Growth (Per cent)   – 3.9 2.7 10.0 14.7
2.1.1 Demand 3302392 -129278 148677 -386881 432165 455667
2.1.2 Time 23628953 122745 742856 1089440 1710325 3003545
2.2 Borrowings 891863 -19329 -75410 83946 -10800 52025
2.3 Other Demand and Time Liabilities 1162706 -33000 -36005 39184 117353 137079
7 Bank Credit 22007764 -70639 362194 647867 1725866 3401597
7.1a Growth (Per cent)   -0.3 2.0 3.0 10.2 18.3
7a.1 Food Credit 114136 -3694 15750 43865 24350 61855
7a.2 Non-food credit 21893628 -66945 346444 604002 1701516 3339743
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
(₹ Crore)
Item Outstanding as on Variation over
2026 Fortnight^ Financial Year so far Year-on-Year
2025-26 2026-27 2025 2026
Mar. 31 Aug. 15 Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount %
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
M3 31453126 32294503 16690 0.1 1002119 3.7 841377 2.7 2479106 9.6 4005795 14.2
1 Components (1.1.+1.2+1.3+1.4)                        
1.1 Currency with the Public 4065488 4207115 21670 0.5 96807 2.7 141627 3.5 302223 8.8 479556 12.9
1.2 Demand Deposits with Banks 3844879 3456330 -129903 -3.6 150085 5.3 -388549 -10.1 432362 16.9 466222 15.6
1.3 Time Deposits with Banks 23410625 24507426 123899 0.5 758811 3.7 1096801 4.7 1727501 8.8 3046106 14.2
1.4 ‘Other’ Deposits with Reserve Bank 132134 123632 1025 0.8 -3585 -3.2 -8502 -6.4 17020 18.4 13910 12.7
2 Sources (2.1+2.2+2.3+2.4-2.5)                        
2.1 Net Bank Credit to Government 9369275 9400786 41177 0.4 170457 2.0 31511 0.3 941374 12.2 719504 8.3
2.1.1 Reserve Bank 2079086 1880759 8061 107131   -198327   507485   265523  
2.1.2 Other Banks 7290189 7520027 33116 0.4 63326 0.9 229838 3.2 433889 6.5 453981 6.4
2.2 Bank Credit to Commercial Sector 22226641 22860557 -73167 -0.3 339490 1.8 633917 2.9 1763551 10.0 3452939 17.8
2.2.1 Reserve Bank 28247 12028 -3069   -25821   -16219   1985   -397  
2.2.2 Other Banks 22198394 22848529 -70098 -0.3 365311 1.9 650136 2.9 1761566 10.0 3453336 17.8
Note: Data include the impact of merger of a non-bank with a bank w.e.f. July 14, 2023.
^: With respect to July 31, 2026.

8. Liquidity Operations by RBI
(₹ 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
17-Aug-26 – – – 195859 47 176657 0 – – -372469
18-Aug-26 – – – 119383 57 182609 – – – -301935
19-Aug-26 – – – 125825 71 156077 5 – – -281826
20-Aug-26 – – – 150045 43 110597 -430 – – -261029
21-Aug-26 – – – 95970 226 154839 – – – -250583
22-Aug-26 – – – – 4413 160047 – – – -155634
23-Aug-26 – – – – 9531 162921 – – – -153390
SDF: Standing Deposit Facility; MSF: Marginal Standing Facility.

Ajit Prasad          
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)    

Press Release: 2026-2027/984