(Rs.crore) 2005 2006 Variation Item Apr. 1 Mar. 24 Mar. 31# Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Notes issued 3,60,570 4,23,123 4,21,940 –1,183 61,370 Notes in circulation 3,60,552 4,23,110 4,21,922 –1,188 61,370 Notes held in Banking Department 18 14 18 5 — Deposits Central Government 1,590 46,464 28,928 –17,535 27,338 Market Stabilisation Scheme 62,731 29,062 29,062 — –33,669 State Governments 41 41 41 — — Scheduled Commercial Banks 92,983 1,17,414 1,27,061 9,647 34,078 Scheduled

    Variation over Item As on Mar. 31, 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 6,76,387 1,51,622 12,590 2,960 57,271 10,108 58,004 14,416 58,624 10,418                     &nbs

    (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 dep

      (per cent per annum)   2005 2006 Item / week ended Mar. 25 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 Mar. 17 Mar. 24 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) 5.25-6.25 5.75-6.50 6.00-6.50 6.00-

                        (Rs. crore)             2005 - 2006 2004 - 2005             Outstanding Variation Outstanding Variation             as on (3) - (2) as on (6) - (5)             2005 2006 2004 2005 Item                     Mar. 18 Mar.

                            Foreign         2006     Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent) Currency       Mar. 27 Mar. 28 Mar. 29 Mar. 30+ Mar. 31 Mar. 27 Mar. 28 Mar. 29 Mar. 30+ Mar. 31 1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12       RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)             U

            (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 % Am

            (Rs. crore)                                 Outstanding as on Variation over                                           Financial year     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

                  (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 Com- Non- Number Com- Non- on (8+9+10) Average Cut-off as on the               petitive Com-   peti

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,    

      (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. 17, 2006 34,487 1,243 4.35 — 8.16 Mar. 3, 2006 36,626 3,714 5.85 — 8.50 @: 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 Mar. 15, 2006 12,862 685 7.75 — 8.95 Mar. 31, 2006 12,767 2,128 6.69 — 9.25 @: Typical effective discount rate range per annu

        2005 2006 Percentage Variation over       Weight Mar. 19 Jan. 21* Mar. 18# Week Month End Year Items / Week ended             March   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9                       ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 189.7 196.5 197.4 –0.1 0.2 4.2 4.1 Primary Articles 22.02 184.4 194.7 192.0 –0.6 –1.3 4.7 4.1   (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2

      2005     2006           Mar. 31 Mar. 27 Mar. 28 Mar. 29 Mar. 30 Mar. 31                   1     2 3 4 5 6 7 BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100) 6492.82 11079.02 11086.03 11183.48 11307.04 11279.96 S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000) 2035.65 3321.65 3325.00 3354.20 3418.95 3402.55                   +:Market closed.

          (Rs. crore)                           WeekEnded       Feb. 17, 2006 Feb. 24, 2006 Mar. 3, 2006 Mar. 10, 2006 Mar. 17, 2006 Mar. 24, 2006 Mar. 31, 2006 1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Banks                 (a) Borrowings 4,782 7,175 6,525 7,968 7,142 9,071 6,192   (b) Lendings 5,541 7,876 7,759 8,703 8,741 10,0

        (Rs. crore)             WeekEnded     Items     Feb. 24, 2006 Mar. 3, 2006 Mar. 10, 2006 Mar. 17, 2006 Mar. 24, 2006 Mar. 31, 2006 1       2 3 4 5 6 7 I. Outright Transactions                 (a) Govt. of India Dated Securities   15,671 18,241 17,674 8,396 15,086 15,723   (b) State Government Securities   657 1,071 889 1,0

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

        (Rs. crore)                     WeekEnded     Feb. 24, 2006 Mar. 3, 2006 Mar. 10, 2006 Mar. 17, 2006 Mar. 24, 2006 Mar. 31, 2006 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 Amount 111.89 56.38 45.64 43.94 15.40 127.24                 Note:With effect from October 8, 2005, trading in securities on WDM segment will not be available on Saturdays. Source : National Sto

      (Rs. crore)                       Mar. 31, 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. 31, 2006) Mar. 31, 2005)   Mar. 31, 2006) Mar. 31, 2005)   1   2 3 4 5 6   7 1. Total 1,37,000* 1,05,350 $ 1,05,350 $ 95,370 71,034 $ 71,034 $   of which

      (Amount in Rs. crore)                               For the Week Ended Mar. 24, 2006 For the Week Ended Mar. 31, 2006 Item   Amount YTM (%PA) Indicative** Amount YTM (%PA) Indicative**         Minimum Maximum   Minimum Maximum 1     2 3   4 5 6     7 I. OutrightTransactions             &nbs