Item Variation over As on Dec. 22, 2006 Week End-March 2006 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 7,85,931 1,76,233 1,997 714 1,09,544 24,611 1,67,548 39,027 1,35,022 32,183 (a) Foreign Currency Assets 7,54,422 1,69,191 1,995 712* 1,07,095 24,083 1,63,925 38,173 1,30,272 30,982 (b) Gold 29,067 6,494 — — 3,393 739 5,297 1,220 6,441 1,569 (c) SDRs 4 1 — — –8

(Rs. crore) Item Outstanding as on2006 Dec. 8# Variation over   Financial year so far Year-on-year   Fortnight 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 liabilities(2) 7,768 –1,163 2,118 –1,122 6,004 1,470 Liabilities to Others Aggregate deposits@  

(per cent per annum) Item / week ended 2005 2006 Dec. 16 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24   Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 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.

(Rs. crore) Item 2006 - 2007 2005 - 2006 Outstanding as on Variation (3) - (2) Outstanding as on Variation (6) - (5) 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 (13.4) 11,52,210 13,23,909 1,71,700(14.9) A. Food Credit 40,691 40,366 –325 40,016 43,599 3,583 B. Non-Food Credit 14,66,386 16,69,132 2,02,746 (13.8) 11,12,194 12,80,310 1,68,117 (15.1) 2. Investments 79,464 82,243 @ 2,779 93,084

Foreign Currency 2006 Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent)     Dec. 18 Dec. 19 Dec. 20 Dec. 21 Dec. 22 Dec. 18 Dec. 19 Dec. 20 Dec. 21 Dec. 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S. Dollar   44.7900 44.8300 44.7400 44.7300 44.5900 — 0.91 0.65 1.43 1.64 Euro   58.7000 58.6900 59.2100 59.0200 58.8300 — –7.36 –8.82 –8.74 –8.82 FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S. {Buying 44.77

(Rs. crore) Item Outstanding as on2006 Variation over 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 65,877 16.7 (ii) Demand deposits with

(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. 22# Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Reserve Money 5,73,066 6,20,265 –11,820 –1.9 33,679 6.9 47,199 8.2 67,853 14.9 97,450 18.6 Components (i+ii+iii) (i) Currency in circulation 4,30,676 4,78,596 –1,145 –0.2 39,553 10.7 47,920 11.1 54,568 15.4 70,382 17.2 (ii) Bankers' deposit

(Rs. crore)         REPO (INJECTION) REVERSE REPO (ABSORPTION) Net injection(+)/ Outstanding Amount @ LAF     Repo period Bids Received Bids Accepted Cut-Off Bids Received   Bids Accepted Cut-Off absorption (-) of   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 Dec.18, 2006 1 11 3,870 11 3,87

(Rs. crore) Date of Auction Date of Issue Notified Amount Bids Received Bids Accepted Devol- Total Weigh- Implicit Amount Number Total Face Value Number Total Face Value vement on Issue (8+9+10) ted Average Yield at Cut-off Outstanding as on the             Com- petitive Non- Com- petitive   Com- petitive Non- Com- petitive RBI   Price Price (per cent) Date of Issue (Face Value) 1 2   3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 91-Day Tre

1997 1998 Oct. 9 Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BSE SENSEX (1978-79=100) 3,979.96 2,878.07 2,919.74 3,008.63 2,896.14 2,916.66 S & P CNX NIFTY (3.11.1995=1000) 1,134.55 840.75 845.75 874.25 847.95 849.10 Note : NSE - 50, i.e. Nifty has since been rechristened as 'S & P CNX Nifty' with effect from July 28, 1998.