(Rs.crore) 2005 2006 Variation Item Mar. 25 Mar. 17 Mar. 24# Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Notes issued 3,62,505 4,25,252 4,23,123 –2,129 60,618 Notes in circulation 3,62,487 4,25,242 4,23,110 –2,132 60,623 Notes held in Banking Department 18 10 14 3 –5 Deposits Central Government 9,908 29,324 46,464 17,140 36,556 Market Stabilisation Scheme 64,211 29,089 29,062 –27 –35,149 State Governments 943 41 41 — –902 Scheduled Commercial Banks 1,10,103 1,08,656 1,17,414 8,759 7,311 Sc

    Variation over Item As on Mar. 24, 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 6,63,797 1,48,662 14,544 2,503 44,681 7,148 45,414 11,456 46,290 7,755     (a) Foreign Currency Assets 6,34,881 1,42,159 14,541 2,506* 41,760 6,588 44,384 11,141 42,788 7,070     (b) Gold 25,541 5,

            (Rs. crore)   Outstanding Variation over   as on               Financial year so far Year-on-year Item 2006             Fortnight           Mar. 17# 2004-2005 2005-2006 2005 2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Liabilities to the Banking System Demand and time deposits from Banks 32,680 1,308 –525 –3,628 –525 –3,628 Borrowings from Banks (1) 30,5

      (per cent per annum)   2005     2006       Item / week ended Mar. 18 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 Mar. 17 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 Rate(4)

                        (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. 20 Mar. 21 Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Mar. 24 Mar. 20 Mar. 21 Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Mar. 24 1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12       RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)           U.S. Dollar       44.4400 44.3800 44.4700 44.5500 44.6600 — –1.60 –1.57 –1.82 –1.86 Eu

                    (Rs. crore)     Outstanding as on Variation over             Financial year so far Year-on-year     2005 2006 Fortnight                             2004-2005 2005-2006 2005 2006 Item Mar. 31# Mar. 17# Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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

            (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. 20, 2006 1 23 15,090 23 15,

                  (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   Mar. 4 Mar. 5 Mar. 6 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Mar. 9 Mar. 10 Mar. 11 Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 15 Mar. 16 Mar. 17 Mar. 17, 2006 1,10,660 2,21,319 3,40,648 4,54,587 5,68,467 6,81,324 7,93,447 9,07,010 10,20,624 11,34,918 12,37,355 13,3

      (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 per annum on issues during the fortn

        2005 2006 Percentage Variation over       Weight Mar. 12 Jan. 14* Mar. 11# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended March 1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9       ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 189.4 196.6 197.5 0.4 0.2 4.2 4.3 Primary Articles 22.02 183.8 195.1 193.1 –0.2 –1.1 5.3 5.1   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 193.7 211.6 198.1 0.2 –3.3 2.6 2.3 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 289.1 310.8 314.7 0.9 0.9 8

      2005 2006       Mar. 24 Mar. 20 Mar. 21 Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Mar. 24                   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100) 6442.87 10941.11 10905.20 10841.35 10840.59 10950.30 S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000) 2015.40 3265.65 3262.30 3240.15 3247.15 3279.80                   +:Market closed.

                  (Rs. crore)       WeekEnded       Feb. 10, 2006 Feb. 17, 2006 Feb. 24, 2006 Mar. 3, 2006 Mar. 10, 2006 Mar. 17, 2006 Mar. 24, 2006 1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Banks                 (a) Borrowings 5,494 4,782 7,175 6,525 7,968 7,142 9,071   (b) Lendings 6,478 5,541 7,876 7,759 8,703 8,741 10,080 2. Primary Dealers    

        (Rs. crore)             WeekEnded     Items     Feb. 17, 2006 Feb. 24, 2006 Mar. 3, 2006 Mar. 10, 2006 Mar. 17, 2006 Mar. 24, 2006 1       2 3 4 5 6 7 I. Outright Transactions                 (a) Govt. of India Dated Securities   17,194 15,671 18,241 17,674 8,396 15,086   (b) State Government Securities   308 657 1,071 889

                    (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-             PositionDate     lation     lation             1   2

              (Rs. crore)         WeekEnded         Feb. 17, 2006 Feb. 24, 2006 Mar. 3, 2006 Mar. 10, 2006 Mar. 17, 2006 Mar. 24, 2006 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 Amount 125.63 111.89 56.38 45.64 43.94 15.40                 Note:With effect from October 8, 2005, trading in securities on WDM segment will not be available on Saturdays. Source : National Stock Exch

                (Rs. crore)     Mar. 24, 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. 24, 2006) Mar. 25, 2005)   Mar. 24, 2006) Mar. 25, 2005)   1   2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Total 1,37,000* 1,05,350 $ 1,05,350 $ 98,370 71,034 $ 71,034 $   of which

              (Amount in Rs. crore)       For the Week Ended Mar. 17, 2006 For the Week Ended Mar. 24, 2006 Item   Amount YTM (%PA) Indicative** Amount YTM (%PA) Indicative**         Minimum Maximum   Minimum Maximum 1     2 3 4   5 6     7 I. OutrightTransactions                   1. Govt. of India Dated Securities &nbs