Reserve Bank of India

The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Though originally privately owned, since nationalization in 1949, the Reserve Bank is fully owned by the Government of India. The Preamble of the Reserve Bank of India describes the basic functions of the Reserve Bank as: "to regulate the issue of Bank notes and keeping of reserves with a view to securing monetary stability in India and generally to operate the currency and credit system of the country to its advantage; to have a modern monetary policy framework to meet the challenge of an increasingly complex economy, to maintain price stability while keeping in mind the objective of growth."

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    • Cash Reserve Ratio and Interest Rate Statistics of India
      April 2024
      Source: Reserve Bank of India
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 27 April, 2024
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      Financial Benchmarks India Private Limited (FBIL) has taken over from RBI, the computation and dissemination of reference rate for spot USD/INR and exchange rate of other major currencies with effect from July 10, 2018. Ratios for all fortnights since December 3, 2021 are adjusted for past reporting errors by select scheduled commercial banks (SCBs).  
    • Components of Money Stock in India
      April 2024
      Source: Reserve Bank of India
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      Accessed On: 23 April, 2024
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      Note: FY2020-21 has been considered as 2020.
    • Currency and Coinage Statistics of India
      September 2023
      Source: Reserve Bank of India
      Uploaded by: Raviraj Mahendran
      Accessed On: 20 September, 2023
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      1) Notes of Rupee 1000 denomination were demonetized w.e.f. January 16, 1978 and subsequently re-introduced in 2000-01. 2) For the period from 1970-71 to 1974-75, the amount for Rupee 1 coins also includes various commemorative Ten Rupee coins. 3) Data for 1986-87 exclude figures from Kolkata. 4) Data from 1980-81 for small coins, include small coins of the denominations 1p, 2p, 3p and Anna Pie coins. 5) Data from 1980-81 onward for Rupee 1 coins Include Mahatma Gandhi Centenary, Ten Rupee silver coin, World Food Agricultural Organisation Commemorative, Ten Rupee silver coin and Independence Day Silver Jubilee Ten Rupee coin. 6) Data on Rupee 2 and Rupee 5 coins relates to coins minted. 7) Rupee 10 coins were introduced in 2009-10. 8) Notes of ₹ 2000 denomination were introduced in 2016-17. Notes: Financial Year 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-19, 2019-20 is taken as 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Notes 2: 1) Data on repositories for the year 1978-79 includes figures for two repositories of nationalized banks, one each at Tamil Nadu and Delhi 1978-79. 2) Position for 2002-03 as on June 30, 2003. 3) For the year 2003 onwards position are as on end-December.
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    • Liabilities and Assets of Scheduled Commercial Banks
      December 2020
      Source: Reserve Bank of India
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      Accessed On: 12 January, 2021
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      Data values ​​areas on 31st March for every year; Data figures are in Rs. Ten Million; *: Reserves and Surplus consists of Statutory Reserves, Capital Reserves, Share Premium, Investment Fluctuation Reserves, Revenue  & Other Reserves, and Balance of Profit; Source: Statistical Tables Relating to Banks in India, Database on Indian Economy, RBI