(Rs. crore) 2007 2008 Variation Item Mar. 16 Mar. 7 Mar. 14 # Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Notes Issued 4,99,844 5,76,374 5,81,643 5,269 81,799 Notes in Circulation 4,99,829 5,76,359 5,81,622 5,263 81,793 Notes held in Banking Department 16 15 21 6 6 Deposits Central Government 38,228 31,267 46,241 14,974 8,014 Market Stabilisation Scheme 53,580 1,72,178 1,71,250 –928 1,17,670 State Governments 41 41 41 — — Scheduled Commercial Banks 1,66,444 2,67,404 2,53,293 –14,111 86,849

As on Mar. 14, 2008 Variation over Week End-March 2007 End-December 2007 Year Item Rs. Crore US$ Mn. Rs. Crore US$ Mn. Rs. Crore US$ Mn. Rs. Crore US$ Mn. Rs. Crore Rs. Crore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total Reserves 12,39,234 306,488 9,892 3,028 3,71,012 107,309 1,54,214 31,172 3,73,594 110,531 (a) Foreign Currency Assets 11,99,324 296,496 9,886 3,025 3,62,727 104,572 1,48,839 29,943 3,66,265 107,893 (b) Gold 38,154 9,558 — — 8,581 2,774 5,335 1,230 7,655 2,675 (c) SDRs

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on Variation over Item 2008 Fortnight Financial year so far Year-on-year Feb. 29# 2006-2007 2007-2008 2007 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and Time Deposits from Banks 39,512 –332 –1,465 –1,260 3,621 3,899 Borrowings from Banks(1) 26,442 –1,964 586 –8,957 2,378 –3,341 Other Demand and Time Liabilities(2) 16,994 –708 746 4,708 –106 7,358 Liabilities to Others Aggregate Deposits 30,80,859 43,539 3,81,878 4,72,550 4,

(per cent per annum) Item / Week Ended 2007 2008 Mar. 9 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 Feb. 29 Mar. 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cash Reserve Ratio (per cent)(1) 6.00 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 Bank Rate 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 I.D.B.I.(2) 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 Prime Lending Rate(3) 12.25-12.50 12.75-13.25 12.75-13.25 12.75-13.25 12.50-13.25 12.25-13.00 12.25-12.75 Deposit Rate(4) 7.50-9.00 8.25-9.00 8.25-9.00 8.25-9.00 8.25-9.00 8.25-9.00 8.25-9

(Rs. crore) 2007 - 2008 2006 - 2007 Item Outstanding as on Variation Outstanding as on Variation 2007 2008 (3) - (2) 2006 2007 (6) - (5) Mar. 30 Feb. 29 Mar. 31 Mar. 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Bank Credit 19,28,913 22,51,213 3,22,300 15,07,077 18,47,009 3,39,932 (16.7) (22.6) A. Food Credit 46,521 44,311 –2,209 40,691 44,990 4,299 B. Non-Food Credit 18,82,392 22,06,902 3,24,509 14,66,386 18,02,020 3,35,633 (17.2) (22.9) 2. Investments 83,394 93,534 10,140 79,464 80,071 607 A.

Foreign Currency 2008 Annual Appreciation (+) / Depreciation (-) (per cent) Mar. 10 Mar. 11 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 10 Mar. 11 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S. Dollar 40.6700 40.4700 40.3600 40.4400 40.4500 — — 9.56 9.35 9.54 Euro 62.5400 62.1100 61.8600 62.9000 63.2000 — — –6.19 –7.41 –7.48 FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S. { Buying 40.6650 40.4700 40.3500 40.4300 40.4500 —

(Rs. crore) Outstanding as on Variation over Item 2007 2008 Fortnight Financial year so far Year-on-year 2006-2007 2007-2008 2007 2008 Mar. 31# Feb. 29# Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 M3 33,10,278 38,65,642 41,744 1.1 4,59,429 16.8 5,55,364 16.8 5,78,860 22.2 6,76,668 21.2 Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i) Currency with the Public 4,83,471 5,53,881 –574 –0.1 71,123 17.2 70,410 14.6 71,176 17.2 69,639 14.4 (ii) Demand Deposits wit

(Rs. crore) Item Outstanding as on Variation over 2007 2008 Week Financial year so far Year-on-year 2006-2007 2007-2008 2007 2008 Mar. 31# Mar. 14# Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Reserve Money 7,09,016 8,63,741 –9,139 –1.0 1,16,012 20.2 1,54,725 21.8 1,33,247 24.0 1,74,674 25.3 Components (i+ii+iii) (i) Currency in Circulation 5,04,225 5,90,472 5,263 0.9 77,301 17.9 86,248 17.1 74,039 17.1 82,496 16.2 (ii) Bankers' Deposits

(Rs. crore) LAF Date Repo period (Day(s)) REPO (INJECTION) REVERSE REPO (ABSORPTION) Net Injection (+)/Absorption(-) of Liquidity (6-11) OutstandingAmount @ Bids Received Bids Accepted Bids Received Bids Accepted Number Amount Number Amount Cut-Off Rate (%) Number Amount Number Amount Cut-Off Rate (%) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Mar. 10, 2008 1 — — — — — 23 31,985 23 31,985 6.00 –31,985 31,985 Mar. 11, 2008 1 — — — — — 23 34,805 23 34,805 6.00 –34,805 34,805 Mar.

(Rs. crore) Date of Auction Date of Issue Notified Amount Bids Received Bids Accepted Devol-vement on RBI Total Issue (8+9+10) Weigh- ted Average Price Implicit Yield at Cut-off Price (per cent) Amount Outstanding as on the Date of Issue (Face Value) Number Total Face Value Number Total Face Value Com- petitive Non- Com-petitive Com- petitive Non- Com- petitive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 91-Day Treasury Bills 2007-2008 Jul. 4 Jul. 6 500 106 6,246 7,100 22 500 7,

(Rs. crore) Fortnigh Ended Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Feb. 29, Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Feb. 29 2008 2,38,820 4,77,640 7,22,564 9,87,013 12,48,178 15,06,657 17,68,673 20,30,690 22,92,707 25,58,629 28,14,731 30,73,564 33,29,359 35,83,185 Mar. 14, Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 4 Mar. 5 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Mar. 9 Mar. 10 Mar. 11 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 2008 2,56,453 5,12,906 7,76,26

(Rs. crore) Fortnight Ended Total Amount Outstanding # Issued During the Fortnight # Rate of Interest (per cent)@ 1 2 3 4 Jan. 5, 2007 68,928 2,449 8.26 — 9.25 Apr. 13, 2007 93,807 2,539 9.50 — 11.50 Jul. 6, 2007 1,02,992 4,186 6.25 — 9.69 Oct. 12, 2007 1,22,142 9,398 6.87 — 10.00 Jan. 4, 2008 1,27,154 9,453 6.87 — 9.82 Jan. 18, 2008 1,29,124 7,099 7.90 — 9.21 @ : Effective interest rate range per annum.

(Rs. crore) Fortnight Ended Total Amount Outstanding Reported During the Fortnight Rate of Interest (per cent)@ 1 2 3 4 Apr. 15, 2007 19,013 1,952 10.00 — 14.00 Jul. 15, 2007 28,129 4,200 4.00 — 11.50 Oct. 15, 2007 38,495 6,977 7.00— 13.00 Jan. 15, 2008 42,392 5,589 7.35 — 12.50 Jan. 31, 2008 50,062 10,330 7.55 — 16.00 Feb. 15, 2008 43,970 3,036 6.95 — 11.00 @ : Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

Items / Week Ended Weight 2007 2008 Percentage Variation over Mar. 3 Jan. 5* Mar. 1 # Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 209.3 217.6 220.0 0.2 1.2 4.6 5.1 Primary Articles 22.02 214.2 222.2 229.0 0.3 2.4 6.1 6.9 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 224.4 214.9 227.2 0.1 5.7 2.5 1.2 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 319.6 334.2 337.1 0.1 0.9 5.3 5.5 Manufactured Products 63.75 183.0 190.0 190.7 0.2 0.8 3.6 4.2 (i) Sugar, Khandsari and Gu

2007 2008 Mar. 14 Mar. 10 Mar. 11 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100) 12529.62 15923.72 16123.15 16127.98 15357.35 15760.52 S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000)</FONT> 3641.10 4800.40 4865.90 4872.00 4623.60 4745.80 + : Market closed.

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Feb. 1, 2008 Feb. 8, 2008 Feb. 15, 2008 Feb. 22, 2008 Feb. 29, 2008 Mar. 7, 2008 Mar. 14, 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Banks (a) Borrowings 12,242 12,538 8,699 9,762 9,874 9,099 7,887 (b) Lendings 13,646 13,800 10,012 10,876 10,589 10,095 9,280 2. Primary Dealers (a) Borrowings 1,524 1,321 1,333 1,135 728 1,011 1,394 (b) Lendings 120 59 20 21 12 15 — 3. Total (a) Borrowings 13,765 13,859 10,032 10,898 10,601 10,110 9,281 (b) Lendings 13,765 13,859 10

(Rs. crore) Items Week Ended Feb. 8, 2008 Feb. 15, 2008 Feb. 22, 2008 Feb. 29, 2008 Mar. 7, 2008 Mar. 14, 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I. Outright Transactions (a) Govt. of India Dated Securities 92,110 1,10,789 73,039 70,870 56,095 50,021 (b) State Government Securities 353 303 1,724 1,174 162 718 (c) 91 – Day Treasury Bills 645 729 453 447 670 728 (d) 182 – Day Treasury Bills 1,805 1,160 604 298 274 284 (e) 364 – Day Treasury Bills 1,233 3,299 2,831 1,359 1,829 3,251 II. RBI*

(US $ Million) Merchant Inter-bank FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Position Date Spot Forward Forward Cancel-lation Spot Forward Forward Cancel-lation Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Purchases Feb. 25, 2008 2,329 637 855 540 815 640 3,996 6,793 418 3,494 1,729 156 Feb. 26, 2008 2,827 754 1,073 584 941 1,030 3,883 7,318 970 4,970 2,555 129 Feb. 27, 2008 2,596 1,536 1,619 1,027 1,589 1,346 5,315 8,448 581 7,186 3,298 605 Feb. 28

(Rs. crore) Week Ended Feb. 8, 2008 Feb. 15, 2008 Feb. 22, 2008 Feb. 29, 2008 Mar. 7, 2008 Mar. 14, 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Amount 145.84 27.93 72.99 89.53 26.65 55.55 Note : With effect from October 8, 2005, trading in securities on WDM segment will not be available on Saturdays. Source : National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

(Rs. crore) March 14, 2008 Variation in Total Treasury Bills Holders Treasury Bills of Different Maturities 14 Day 91 Day 182 Day 364 Day Total Over the Over End (Intermediate) (Auction) (Auction) (Auction) (2+3+4+5) Week March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Reserve Bank of India — — — — — — — Banks — 8,246 6,916 29,417 44,579 –594 –7,543 State Governments 65,649 24,335 1,480 4,531 95,995 11,633 22,592 Others 609 7,886 9,189 25,808 43,492 –433 13,217

(Face Value in Rs. crore) Gross Amount Raised Net Amount Raised 2007-2008 2006-2007 2006-2007 2007-2008 2006-2007 2006-2007 (Upto Mar. 14, 2008) (Upto Mar. 16, 2007) (Upto Mar. 14, 2008) (Upto Mar. 16, 2007) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Total 1,56,000 1,46,000 1,46,000 1,11,196 1,07,986 1,06,921 of which : 1.1 Devolvement/Private Placement on RBI — — — 2. RBI's OMO Sales 6,842 5,059 5,845 Purchases 13,510 720 720

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Mar. 7, 2008 For the Week Ended Mar. 14, 2008 Item Amount YTM (%PA)Indicative** Amount YTM(%PA) Indicative** Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I. Outright Transactions 1. Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2007-08 — — — — — — 2008-09 90 8.1223 8.1300 80 7.3110 8.1523 2009-10 1,795 7.4101 7.5274 4,159 7.4038 7.5868 2010-11 628 7.4697 7.5851 250 7.5563 7.6007 2011-12 15 7.5523 7.5704 85 7.5219 8.5547