(Rs. crore)   2005 2006 Variation Item Dec. 16 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 # Week   Year 1 2 3 4 5   6 Notes issued 4,00,906 4,67,964 4,70,828 2,864   69,922 Notes in circulation 4,00,895 4,67,940 4,70,810 2,870   69,915 Notes held in Banking Department 11 24 18 6   7 Deposits             Central Government 12,716 7,325 22,716 15,391   10,000 Market Stabilisation Scheme 51,070 38,847 37,918 929   13,152 State Go

Item   Variation over As on Dec. 15, 2006 Rs. Crore US$ Mn. Week Rs. Crore US$ Mn. End-March 2006 Rs. Crore US$ Mn. End-December 2005 Rs. Crore US$ Mn. Year Rs. Crore US$ Mn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total Reserves 7,83,934 1,75,519 174 75 1,07,547 23,897 1,65,551 38,313 1,25,648 30,519 (a) Foreign Currency Assets 7,52,427 1,68,479 155 79* 1,05,100 23,371 1,61,930 37,461 1,22,478 29,663 (b) Gold 29,067 6,494     3,393 739 5,297 1,220 6,441 1,569 (c) SDRs

(Rs. crore) Item   Outstanding as on 2006 Dec. 8# Variation over       Fortnight Financial year so far Year-on-year         2005-2006 2006-2007 2005 2006 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 Liabilities to the Banking System               Demand and time deposits from Banks   34,673 957 2,792 2,405 5,775 6,042 Borrowings from Banks(1)   33,493 759 1,273 4,296 3,164 1,601 Other demand and time liabili

(per cent per annum)   2005 2006 Item / week ended Dec. 9 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17   Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 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 11.00-11.50 11.00-11.50 11.00-11.50 11.00-11.50 11.00-11.50 11.00-11.50 Deposit Rate(4) 5.25-6.25 6.75/8.00 6.75

(Rs. crore)     2006 - 2007 2005 - 2006     Outstanding Variation Outstanding Variation     as on (3) - (2) as on (6) - (5) Item   2006   2005       Mar. 31 Dec. 8   Apr. 1 Dec. 9   1   2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Bank Credit 15,07,077 17,09,498 2,02,421 11,52,210 13,23,909 1,71,700         (13.4)     (14.9) A. Food Credit 40,691 40,366 325 40,016 43,599 3,583 B. Non-Food Credit 14,

Foreign 2006 Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent) Currency   Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S. Dollar   44.7600 44.8200 44.8300 44.7400 44.6600   3.08 2.74 2.46 1.88 Euro   58.9500 59.3900 59.5200 59.1400 58.7000   7.93 7.46 6.98 7.17 FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S. {Buying 44.750

(Rs. crore) Item Outstanding as on Variation over 2006 Fortnight Financial year so far Year-on-year         2005-2006 2006-2007 2005   2006   Mar. 31# Dec. 8# Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 M3 27,29,535 30,29,376 38,680 1.3 1,87,915 8.1 2,99,841 11.0 3,70,549 17.2 5,08,794 20.2 Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i) Currency with the Public 4,13,143 4,60,977 7,887 1.7 40,229 11.3 47,834 11.6 49,388 14.3 6

(Rs. crore) Item Outstanding as on Variation over 2006 Week Financial year so far Year-on-year         2005-2006 2006-2007 2005   2006   Mar. 31# Dec. 15# Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Reserve Money 5,73,066 6,32,085 11,976 1.9 50,859 10.4 59,020 10.3 81,604 17.8 92,091 17.1 Components (i+ii+iii)   (i) Currency in circulation 4,30,676 4,79,740 2,870 0.6 40,852 11.1 49,065 11.4 53,747 15.1

(Rs. crore) LAF Date Repo period REPO (INJECTION) REVERSE REPO (ABSORPTION)     Bids Received Bids Accepted Cut-Off Rate(%) Bids Received Bids Accepted Cut-Off Rate(%) Net injection(+)/ absorption(-) of liquidity (6-11) Outstanding Amount @ (Day(s)) Number Amount Number Amount Number Amount Number Amount     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Dec.11, 2006 1           4 760 4 760 6.00 760   $ 1        

(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) Total Face Value Total Face Value Number Com- petitive Non- Com- petitive Number Com- petitive Non- Com- petitive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 91-Day Treasury Bills 2006-2007 Apr. 5 Apr. 7 500 42 3,448   3 500 &n

(Rs. crore) Fortnight Ended Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Dec. 8, 2006 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 1,32,381 2,64,762 3,92,203 5,26,816 6,61,211 7,91,521 9,17,653 10,44,084 11,70,475 12,94,368 14,14,078 15,32,938 16,58,766 17,87,049 Dec. 22, 2006 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 15               1,26,213 2,52,426 3,78,000 5,05,687

(Rs. crore) Fortnight ended Total Amount Outstanding # Issued during the fortnight # Rate of Interest (per cent)@       1 2 3 4 Jan. 6, 2006 34,432 2,556 4.40 7.75 Apr. 14, 2006 38,568 2,005 6.00 8.90 Jul. 7, 2006 57,256 4,647 6.00 8.70 Oct. 13, 2006 64,482 2,513 4.75 8.50 Oct. 27, 2006 65,764 1,494 6.00 8.50 Nov. 10, 2006 67,694 4,050 6.75 8.50  @ : 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 Jan. 15, 2006 17,415 844 6.50 7.75 Apr. 15, 2006 12,968 1,423 6.77 8.95 Jul. 15, 2006 21,237 3,389 6.25 8.30 Oct. 15, 2006 23,361 1,733 7.20 8.65 Nov. 15, 2006 23,270 2,361 7.25 9.25 Nov. 30, 2006 24,218 4,031 7.50 9.50 @: Typical effective discount rate range per annum on issues during the fortnight.

Items / Week ended   2005 2006 Percentage Variation over Weight Dec. 3 Oct. 7* Dec. 2# Week Month End March Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 197.6 208.3 207.8 0.4 0.5 5.4 5.2 Primary Articles 22.02 196.7 212.5 211.9 0.3 1.1 9.6 7.7 (i) Fruits and Vegetables 2.92 231.4 247.0 230.2 3.2 8.7 16.7 0.5 Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants 14.23 310.7 329.6 322.6 1.9 2.1 2.2 3.8 Manufactured Products 63.75 172.6 179.8 180.8 0.2 0.4 5.2 4.8 (i) Sugar, Khandsari

  2005 2006 Dec. 15 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100) 9170.40 13399.43 12995.02 13181.34 13487.16 13614.52 S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000) 2778.55 3849.50 3716.90 3765.20 3843.05 3888.65 + : Market closed.

(Rs. crore)   Week Ended Nov. 3, 2006 Nov. 10, 2006 Nov. 17, 2006 Nov. 24, 2006 Dec. 1, 2006 Dec. 8, 2006 Dec. 15, 2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Banks   (a) Borrowings 15,254 9,890 9,612 7,982 11,336 10,311 12,054   (b) Lendings 16,673 11,800 11,760 9,744 13,594 11,576 13,995 2. Primary Dealers   (a) Borrowings 1,761 2,164 2,331 2,026 2,598 1,766 2,041   (b) Lendings 342 254 183 264 340 501 101 3. Total   (a) Borrowings 17,015 12,054 11,943 10,

(Rs. crore) Items Week Ended Nov. 10, 2006 Nov. 17, 2006 Nov. 24, 2006 Dec. 1, 2006 Dec. 8, 2006 Dec. 15, 2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I. Outright Transactions               (a) Govt. of India Dated Securities 66,743 69,644 79,345 85,254 63,085 39,215   (b) State Government Securities 278 370 506 712 685 405   (c) 91 – Day Treasury Bills 173 1,696 1,549 369 1,744 829   (d) 182 – Day Treasury Bills 2,164 2,510 1,535 199 1,278 950

(US$ Million)   Merchant Inter-bank FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel- lation Spot Forward Forward Cancel- lation Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Position Date 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Purchases                         Nov. 27, 2006 1,497 398 265 280 661 733 2,304 1,578 183 3,038 1,365 162 Nov. 28, 2006 1,894 502 646 495 625 684 2,381 3,155 157 3,413 1,55

(Rs. crore)   Week Ended   Nov. 10, 2006 Nov. 17, 2006 Nov. 24, 2006 Dec. 1, 2006 Dec. 8, 2006 Dec. 15, 2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Amount 297.69   52.27 160.85 81.94 107.56 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) Holders December 15, 2006 Variation in Total Treasury Bills 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               Banks   13,469 12,551 30,721 56,741 783 6,025 State Governments 42,264 14,663 4,793 5,630 67,350 318 15,484 Others 114 3,069 2,9

  Gross Amount Raised Net Amount Raised   2006-2007 (Upto Dec. 15, 2006) 2005-2006 (Upto Dec. 16, 2005) 2005-2006 2006-2007 (Upto Dec. 15, 2006) 2005-2006 (Upto Dec. 16, 2005) 2005-2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Total 1,21,000 1,11,000 * 1,37,000 * 83,986 72,370 95,370 of which :             1.1 evolvement/Private             Placement on RBI     10,000       2. RBI's OMO Sales 3,815

(Amount in Rs. crore)       For the Week Ended Dec. 8, 2006 For the Week Ended Dec. 15, 2006 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     &nbs