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Money Creation by Banking System

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CBSE: Class 12

Meaning of Money Creation

  • Banks create money through the process of giving loans and advances to the public.
  • Public keeps a part of its money as cash and deposits the remaining with commercial banks.
  • Commercial banks lend a major portion of these deposits.
CBSE: Class 12

Role of the Banking System

  • Banking system works with a central bank (Reserve Bank of India) and other banks (scheduled and non-scheduled).
  • Commercial banks hold a part of their deposits as reserves with the central bank.
  • Banks issue currency through their operations; these deposits are used for giving loans and advances.
CBSE: Class 12

Balance Sheet of a Bank

Basic Terms

  • A balance sheet is a statement of assets and liabilities (plus net worth) of a firm or bank.
  • Assets = Reserves + Loans.
  • Liabilities = Deposits.
  • Net Worth = Assets – Liabilities.

Types of Assets and Liabilities

Assets

  • Reserves: cash held in the vault + deposits of commercial bank with RBI.

  • Loans: amount lent by commercial bank to its customers.

Liabilities

  • Deposits: amount deposited by public in the bank; bank has to refund this on demand.
CBSE: Class 12

Example

Suppose there is only one bank in the country and Ms. Fernandes deposits Rs 100 in this bank. The bank keeps this entire Rs 100 as reserves with RBI.

Balance Sheet of the Bank

Assets Amount Liabilities Amount
Reserves Rs 100 Deposits Rs 100
    Net Worth Rs 0
Total Rs 100 Total Rs 100

If there is no currency in circulation, total money supply in the economy is Rs 100 (Currency + Deposits = 0 + 100 = 100). 

CBSE: Class 12

Money Creation Process

  • Public deposits money with commercial banks.
  • Part of deposits is kept as reserves with RBI and in bank vault.
  • Remaining portion of deposits used by banks to give loans and advances.
  • Through this process of accepting deposits and giving loans, banks create money in the economy.
CBSE: Class 12

Key Points: Money Creation by Banking System

  • Money is created by banks when they give loans and advances to the public.
  • Public deposits a part of its cash with commercial banks; banks use major part of these deposits for lending.
  • Banks operate with a central bank (RBI) and hold a part of deposits as reserves with it.
  • A bank’s balance sheet records its assets (reserves and loans) and liabilities (deposits).
  • Deposits are liabilities because the bank must repay them to depositors on demand.
  • Reserves include cash in vault plus deposits with RBI, while loans are amounts lent to customers.
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