**Executive Summary**
This document is an extract from the Reserve Bank of India's weekly statistical bulletin, dated October 17, 2025. It provides key data on the Reserve Bank of India's liabilities and assets, foreign exchange reserves, scheduled commercial banks' business in India, money stock components and sources, and liquidity operations. The data is compared against previous periods (week, year, end-March) to show variations and growth.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets**
* Loans and advances to the Central Government are 0.
* Loans and advances to State Governments are ₹16,116 Crore, a decrease of ₹6,021 Crore week-over-week, but an increase of ₹7,043 Crore year-over-year.
* **Foreign Exchange Reserves (as of October 10, 2025)**
* Total reserves: ₹6,188,784 Crore (US$ 697,784 Mn), a decrease of ₹25,580 Crore week-over-week but an increase of ₹384,912 Crore year-over-year.
* Foreign currency assets: ₹5,074,094 Crore (US$ 572,103 Mn), a decrease of ₹54,896 Crore week-over-week, but an increase of ₹12,730 Crore year-over-year.
* Gold: ₹907,894 Crore (US$ 102,365 Mn), an increase of ₹30,998 Crore week-over-week and an increase of ₹355,962 Crore year-over-year.
* SDRs: ₹165,714 Crore (US$ 18,684 Mn), a decrease of ₹1,319 Crore week-over-week, but an increase of ₹11,557 Crore year-over-year.
* Reserve position in the IMF: ₹41,083 Crore (US$ 4,632 Mn), a decrease of ₹363 Crore week-over-week and an increase of ₹4,664 Crore year-over-year.
* **Scheduled Commercial Banks - Business in India (as of October 03, 2025)**
* Aggregate Deposits: ₹24,098,427 Crore, with a financial year-to-date increase of ₹1,444,900 Crore (2024-25) and ₹1,517,825 Crore (2025-26).
* Demand Deposits: ₹3,072,654 Crore.
* Time Deposits: ₹21,025,772 Crore.
* Borrowings: ₹211,153 Crore.
* Other Demand and Time Liabilities: ₹855,826 Crore.
* Bank Credit: ₹19,266,107 Crore, with a financial year-to-date increase of ₹865,614 Crore (2024-25) and ₹870,894 Crore (2025-26).
* Non-food credit: ₹19,223,447 Crore.
* Food Credit: ₹42,659 Crore.
* **Money Stock: Components and Sources (as of Oct. 03, 2025)**
* M3: ₹28,895,229 Crore.
* **Liquidity Operations by RBI**
* Presents liquidity adjustment facility values for Repo, Reverse Repo, MSF, SDF, Standing Liquidity Facilities and OMO from Oct. 06 to Oct. 12, 2025.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Central Government**
* *Impact*: Affected by changes in loans and advances from the Reserve Bank.
* *Action Required*: Monitor and manage borrowing from the Reserve Bank based on the reported figures.
* **State Governments**
* *Impact*: Affected by changes in loans and advances from the Reserve Bank.
* *Action Required*: Monitor and manage borrowing from the Reserve Bank based on the reported figures.
* **Scheduled Commercial Banks**
* *Impact*: Affected by changes in deposit levels, borrowings, and lending activity.
* *Action Required*: Manage assets and liabilities based on the reported trends in deposits, borrowings, and credit.
* **Financial Markets**
* *Impact*: Affected by changes in foreign exchange reserves, money supply, and liquidity conditions.
* *Action Required*: Analyze the data to understand market trends and adjust investment strategies accordingly.
* **Reserve Bank of India**
* *Impact*: Requires monitoring and management of foreign exchange reserves, money supply, and banking sector activity.
* *Action Required*: Use the reported data to formulate and implement monetary policy.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, responsible for monetary policy and regulation of the banking system. The weekly statistical supplement is a publication of the RBI.
Foreign Exchange Reserves: A key aspect of the RBI's functions, tracked and reported in the bulletin.
Scheduled Commercial Banks: Banks in India whose business activities are reported on in the weekly bulletin, especially their liabilities and assets.
Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF): A primary tool used by the RBI to manage liquidity in the banking system.