{
  "id": 16185379,
  "title": "Reserve Bank of India – Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement – Extract",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/reserve-bank-of-india-bulletin-weekly-statistical-supplement-extract",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-23T12:49:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reserve Bank of India",
    "slug": "reserve-bank-of-india",
    "url": "https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=63855"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As of October 16, 2026, the Reserve Bank of India reported its liabilities and assets. The Central Government had no loans or advances, while state governments had deposits amounting to ₹585,690 crore, marking a decrease of ₹28,869 crore from the previous period. Foreign exchange reserves stood at ₹6,841,160 crore, with a week-over-week decrease of ₹17,625 crore. The gold component of foreign currency assets was ₹100,4583 crore, and SDR holdings were ₹176,396 crore. Scheduled commercial banks held outstanding liabilities of ₹22,742,777 crore, representing a decrease of ₹2,525 crore from the previous week. The bank credit grew by 11.6%, with food credit increasing by 3.84%.",
  "summary": "1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2025 2026 Variation Oct. 17 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 30095 58569 29700 -28869 -395 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves* Item As on October 16, 2026 Variation over Week End-March 2026…",
  "key_points": [
    "State governments' deposits decreased by ₹28,869 crore to ₹585,690 crore",
    "Foreign exchange reserves fell by ₹17,625 crore to ₹6,841,160 crore",
    "Scheduled commercial banks' liabilities dropped by ₹2,525 crore to ₹22,742,777 crore"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The simultaneous decline in state government deposits and foreign exchange reserves signals a tightening of liquid assets within the central bank's weekly balance sheet.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}