(Rs.crore) 2005 2006 Variation Item Mar. 18 Mar. 10 Mar. 17# Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Notes issued 3,61,223 4,23,317 4,25,252 1,935 64,029 Notes in circulation 3,61,209 4,23,304 4,25,242 1,938 64,033 Notes held in Banking Department 14 13 10 –3 –4 Deposits Central Government 10,485 24,704 29,324 4,620 18,839 Market Stabilisation Scheme 64,211 30,037 29,089 –947 –35,122 State Governments 41 41 41 — — Scheduled Commercial Banks 88,105 1,15,351 1,08,656 –6,696 20,550

                                Variation over       Item As on Mar. 17, 2006 Week End-March2005 End-December 2005 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 6,49,253 1,46,159 8,837 2,23

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

        (per cent per annum)   2005     2006       Item / week ended Mar. 11 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 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 2006   2004   2005   Item          

                              Foreign         2006     Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent) Currency       Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 15 + Mar. 16 Mar. 17 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 15 + Mar. 16 Mar. 17 1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12       RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)          

              (Rs. crore)                                 Outstanding as on Variation over             Financial year so far     Year-on-year       2005 2006 Fortnight                             2004-2005 2005-2006 2005 2006 Item M

              (Rs. crore)                                 Outstanding as on Variation over                                         Financial year so far Year-on-year     2005 2006 Week                  

              (Rs. crore)       Repo   REPO (INJECTION)   REVERSE REPO (ABSORPTION) Net injection(+)/ Outstanding LAF     period Bids Received Bids Accepted Cut-Off Bids Received Bids Accepted Cut-Off absorption(-) of Amount @ Date     (Day(s)) Number Amount Number Amount Rate(%) Number Amount Number Amount Rate(%) liquidity (6-11)   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Mar.

                    (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 10 11 12 13 14 15   Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 3, &nbs

        (Rs. crore) Fortnightended Total Amount Issuedduring Rate of Interest     Outstanding # the fortnight # (percent)@ 1   2 3 4 Apr. 1, 2005 14,975 3,395 4.75 — 6.60 Jul. 8, 2005 20,509 2,598 4.50 — 7.00 Oct. 14, 2005 27,626 2,078 4.66 — 7.75 Jan. 6, 2006 34,432 2,556 4.40 — 7.75 Feb. 3, 2006 33,986 1,145 4.35 — 7.90 Feb. 17, 2006 34,487 1,243 4.35 — 8.16 @: Effective interest rate range per annum.

        (Rs. crore)           Fortnightended Total Amount Reportedduring Rate of Interest     Outstanding thefortnight (percent)@ 1   2 3 4 Apr. 15, 2005 15,214 1,964 5.55 — 6.33 Jul. 15, 2005 18,207 1,896 5.57 — 7.50 Oct. 15, 2005 18,702 1,008 5.69 — 7.50 Jan. 15, 2006 17,415 844 6.50 — 7.75 Feb. 28, 2006 15,876 1,956 7.22 — 8.75 Mar. 15, 2006 12,862 685 7.75 — 8.95 @: Typical effective discount rate range p

                      2005 2006 Percentage Variation over       Weight Mar. 5 Jan. 7* Mar. 4# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended             March   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9                       ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 189.2 196.2 196.8 –0.1 0.2 3.9 4.0 Primary Articles 22.02 184.1 195.0 193.5 –0.5 –

                2005 2006       Mar. 17 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 15+ Mar. 16 Mar. 17       1     2 3 4 5 6 7 BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100) 6669.52 10803.71 10801.72 10878.74 10860.04 S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000) 2098.50 3202.65 3195.35 3226.60 3234.05                   + : Market closed.

            (Rs. crore)                                 WeekEnded             Feb. 3, 2006 Feb. 10, 2006 Feb. 17, 2006 Feb. 24, 2006 Mar. 3, 2006 Mar. 10, 2006 Mar. 17, 2006 1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Banks                 (a) Borrowings 5,943 5,494 4,782 7,175 6,525 7,968 7,142  

          (Rs. crore)         WeekEnded Items     Feb. 10, 2006 Feb. 17, 2006 Feb. 24, 2006 Mar. 3, 2006 Mar. 10, 2006 Mar. 17, 2006 1       2 3 4 5 6 7 I. Outright Transactions                 (a) Govt. of India Dated Securities   19,562 17,194 15,671 18,241 17,674 8,396   (b) State Government Securities   91 308 657 1,071 889 1,026   (c)

                (US$ Million)                                     Merchant         Inter-bank                                     FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY                  

          (Rs. crore)         WeekEnded         Feb. 10, 2006 Feb. 17, 2006 Feb. 24, 2006 Mar. 3, 2006 Mar. 10, 2006 Mar. 17, 2006 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 Amount 37.94 125.63 111.89 56.38 45.64 43.94                 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

        (Rs. crore)                       Mar. 17, 2006   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 — — — — — — —     &nbs

      (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         Mar. 17, 2006) Mar. 18, 2005)   Mar. 17, 2006) Mar. 18, 2005)   1   2 3 4 5 6   7 1. Total 1,37,000* 1,05,350 $ 1,05,350 $ 98,370 71,034 $ 71,0

        (Amount in Rs. crore)                               For the Week Ended Mar. 10, 2006 For the Week Ended Mar. 17, 2006 Item   Amount YTM (%PA) Indicative**   Amount YTM (%PA) Indicative**         Minimum Maximum   Minimum Maximum 1     2 3 4   5 6     7 I. OutrightTransactions         &nbs