RBI balance sheet expands by 30 per cent in FY20 to Rs 533.27 trillion

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) balance sheet expanded by 30.02 per cent to Rs 533.47 trillion in 2019-20 (FY20), on growth in foreign exchange reserves.

On June 30, 2019 (FY19), the size of the bank’s balance sheet was Rs 410.29 trillion. RBI’s financial year commences in July and ends in June next year. But the current year (FY21) will end in March 2021 to enable a transition to start its financial year from April to end in March. So FY22 would run from April 2021 to March 2022.