**Executive Summary**
This document is an extract from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement, dated December 19, 2025. It presents key financial data related to the RBI'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 year-on-year, and week-on-week with data up to Dec 12 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets:**
* Loans and Advances to the Central Government and State Governments are detailed with week and year variations.
* **Foreign Exchange Reserves:**
* Total reserves, foreign currency assets, gold, SDRs, and reserve position in the IMF are reported.
* Variations are shown over the week and since end-March 2025 and year.
* Specific exclusions from foreign currency assets are noted.
* **Scheduled Commercial Banks - Business in India:**
* Liabilities to others, including aggregate deposits (demand and time), borrowings, and other demand and time liabilities are provided.
* Bank credit (food and non-food) is reported.
* Growth percentages are given.
* Data includes the impact of merger of a non-bank with a bank w.e.f. July 1, 2023.
* **Money Stock: Components and Sources:**
* Data on M3, its components (currency with the public, demand and time deposits), and sources (net bank credit to government, bank credit to commercial sector) are presented.
* Variations are shown over the financial year to date and year-on-year.
* Data includes the impact of merger of a non-bank with a bank w.e.f. July 14, 2023.
* **Liquidity Operations by RBI:**
* Daily data on reverse repo, repo, variable rate repo and reverse repo, MSF, SDF, and OMO (outright) transactions are provided.
* Net Injection (+)/Absorption (-) values are calculated.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholders**
* **Reserve Bank of India (RBI):**
**Impact**
* To monitor and manage its assets, liabilities, and monetary policy.
**Action Required**
* To implement appropriate monetary policies based on the data to maintain economic stability.
**Stakeholders**
* **Scheduled Commercial Banks:**
**Impact**
* The banking sector's business activities and credit levels.
**Action Required**
* Banks need to adjust their lending and deposit strategies based on the credit and deposit trends.
**Stakeholders**
* **Government (Central and State):**
**Impact**
* Monitors the financial health of the economy and their own financial positions.
**Action Required**
* Adjust financial strategies based on observed trends in loans and advances.
**Stakeholders**
* **Financial Analysts and Economists:**
**Impact**
* Provides data for analysis of the Indian economy and financial system.
**Action Required**
* To analyze the data to assess economic trends and provide recommendations.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: Central bank of India and primary subject of the bulletin.
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Important component of Reserve Bank of India's assets.
Scheduled Commercial Banks: Banks whose business in India is detailed in the bulletin.
Liquidity Adjustment Facility: Tool used by the Reserve Bank of India to manage liquidity.