(Rs.crore)   2004   2005   Variation Item Oct. 22 Oct. 14 Oct. 21# Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Notes issued 3,35,591 3,83,674 3,81,812 –1,862 46,221 Notes in circulation 3,35,579 3,83,656 3,81,796 –1,860 46,217 Notes held in Banking Department 12 18 16 –2 4 Deposits           Central Government 101 6,843 5,564 –1,279 5,463 Market Stabilisation Scheme 52,663 68,276 69,248 972 16,585 State Governments 44 41 41 — –3 Schedul

  Item As on Oct. 21, 2005 Week End-March2005 End-December 2004 Year     Rs.Crore US$ Mn. Rs.Crore US$ Mn. Rs.Crore US$ Mn. Rs.Crore US$ Mn. Rs.Crore US$ Mn. 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11                         Total Reserves 6,44,701 1,43,096 1,244 –339 25,585 1,582 73,023 11,918 92,476 22,480                         (a) Foreign Cur

        (Rs. crore)     Outstanding     Variation over       as on                   Financial year so far Year-on-year Item 2005                 Fortnight             Oct. 14#   2004-2005 2005-2006 2004 2005 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 Liabilities to the Banking System          

        (per cent per annum)   2004     2005       Item / week ended Oct. 15 Sep. 9 Sep. 16 Sep. 23 Sep. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cash Reserve Ratio (per cent)(1) 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 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) 10.25-10.75 10.25-10.75 10.25-10.75 10.25-10.75 10.25-10.75 10.25-10.75 10.25-10.75 Deposit Ra

                                        (Rs. crore)             2005 - 2006   2004 - 2005               Outstanding Variation Outstanding Variation             as on (3) - (2)   as on (6) - (5)             2005     2004  

                                                Foreign     2004     2005     2004     2005     Currency   Oct. 21 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 21 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 21 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14       RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per For

              (Rs. crore)                                 Outstanding as on         Variation over                     Financial year so far     Year-on-year       2005 Fortnight                        

              (Rs. crore)                                 Outstanding as on         Variation over                                                 Financial year so far     Year-on-year      

            (Rs. crore)         REPO (INJECTION)   REVERSE REPO (ABSORPTION) Net injection(+)       Repo                       Outstanding LAF   period Bids Received Bids Accepted Cut-Off Bids Received Bids Accepted Cut-Off absorption(-) of                             &nb

                    (Rs. crore) Date of   Date of Notified Bids Received Bids Accepted Devol- Total Weigh- Implicit Amount Auction   Issue Amount   Total Face Value   Total Face Value vement Issue ted Yieldat Outstanding             Number     Number                                

                                      Fortnight                                             Date             Ended                             1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

        (Rs. crore) Fortnightended Total Amount Issuedduring Rate of Interest     Outstanding # the fortnight # (percent)@ 1   2 3 4 Oct. 1, 2004 5,164 95 3.50 — 5.50 Jan. 7, 2005 7,033 563 3.91 — 6.26 Apr. 1, 2005 14,975 3,395 4.75 — 6.60 Jul. 8, 2005 20,509 2,598 4.50 — 7.00 Sep. 16, 2005 25,604 3,378 4.66 — 7.00 Sep. 30, 2005 27,641 4,425 4.39 — 7.00 @: Effective interest rate range per annum.

        (Rs. crore) Fortnightended Total Amount Reportedduring Rate of Interest     Outstanding thefortnight (percent)@ 1   2 3 4 Oct. 15, 2004 10,712 542 4.95 — 7.25 Jan. 15, 2005 12,998 1,624 5.40 — 6.35 Apr. 15, 2005 15,214 1,964 5.55 — 6.33 Jul. 15, 2005 18,157 1,896 5.57 — 7.50 Sep. 30, 2005 19,695 1,127 5.45 — 6.65 Oct. 15, 2005 18,562 1,008 5.69 — 7.50 @: Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the for

                      2004 2005 Percentage Variation over       Weight Oct. 9 Aug. 13* Oct. 8# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended             March   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9                       ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 188.5 195.1 197.2 0.2 0.4 4.1 4.6 Primary Articles 22.02 190.2 193.2 195.0 0.2 –0

                2004     2005           Oct. 21 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 21                   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100) 5641.06 8202.62 8122.25 7971.06 7935.12 8068.95 S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000) 1779.75 2485.15 2468.20 2412.45 2395.45 2443.75 +:Market closed.

            (Rs. crore)                                 WeekEnded             Sep. 9, 2005 Sep. 16, 2005 Sep. 23, 2005 Sep. 30, 2005 Oct. 7, 2005 Oct. 14, 2005 Oct. 21, 2005 1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Banks                 (a) Borrowings 7,199 6,006 8,448 4,096 6,753 6,609 7,777  

          (Rs. crore)             WeekEnded     Items     Sep. 16, 2005 Sep. 23, 2005 Sep. 30, 2005 Oct. 7, 2005 Oct. 14, 2005 Oct. 21, 2005 1       2 3 4 5 6 7 I. Outright Transactions                 (a) Govt. of India Dated Securities   41,770 32,818 17,522 18,559 14,418 15,751   (b) State Government Securities   1,556 1,8

                (US$ Million)                                     Merchant         Inter-bank         FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY     Spot Forward Forward Spot Forward Forward Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward         Cancel-     Cancel-   &nb

        (Rs. crore)                     WeekEnded       Sep. 17, 2005 Sep. 24, 2005 Oct. 1, 2005 Oct. 7, 2005 Oct. 14, 2005 Oct. 21, 2005 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Amount 299.47 174.04 212.83 85.39 19.80 266.41               Note : With effect from October 8, 2005, trading in securities on WDM segment Source: National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. will not be ava

        (Rs. crore)                           Oct. 21, 2005     Variation in Total Treasury Bills   Holders Treasury Bills of Different Maturities   Total Over the Over End     14 Day 91 Day 182 Day 364 Day (2+3+4+5) Week March     (Intermediate) (Auction) (Auction) (Auction)       1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Reserve Bank of India — —

            (Face Value in Rs. crore)     Gross Amount Raised   Net Amount Raised     2005-2006 2004-2005 2004-2005 2005-2006 2004-2005 2004-2005     (Upto (Upto   (Upto (Upto         Oct. 21, 2005) Oct. 22, 2004)   Oct. 21, 2005) Oct. 22, 2004)   1   2 3 4 5 6   7 1. Total 90,000 * 85,000 $ 1,05,350 $ 51,370 51,224 $ 71,034 $   of which :     &

        (Amount in Rs. crore)                               For the Week Ended Oct. 14, 2005 For the Week Ended Oct. 21, 2005 Item   Amount YTM (%PA) Indicative**   Amount YTM (%PA) Indicative**         Minimum Maximum   Minimum Maximum 1     2 3   4 5 6     7 I. OutrightTransactions         &nbs