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(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Jan. 30, 2004 For the Week Ended Feb. 6, 2004 Item AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 23 456 7I.Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2003-043894.34274.44374954.14034.4273 2004-052514.47364.52081364.41624.5329 2005-061484.49534.5381444.37634.5115 2006-07—— —114.62054.6605 2007-08864.75194.77571204.86785.0381 2008-092944.78736.95693754.8

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Jan. 23, 2004 For the Week Ended Jan. 30, 2004 Item AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 23 456 7I.Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2003-041054.37974.44223894.34274.4437 2004-052804.43754.54172514.47364.5208 2005-062764.47294.59711484.49534.5381 2006-07954.59064.8443— — — 2007-08584.68144.7386864.75194.7757 2008-096464.75875.11092944

(Amount in Rs. crore) For the Week Ended Jan. 16, 2004For the Week Ended Jan. 23, 2004Item AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative** MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1 234567 I.Outright Transactions 1.Govt. of India Dated Securities Maturing in the year 2003-042504.34034.44811054.37974.4422 2004-05264.45224.51642804.43754.5417 2005-061744.20974.51802764.47294.5971 2006-071044.58254.6008954.59064.8443 2007-08774.63804.6989584.68144.7386 2008-096844.73215.089

(Amount in Rs. crore)   For the Week Ended Jan. 9, 2004For the Week Ended Jan. 16, 2004Item AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**    MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1  234567            I.Outright Transactions         1.Govt. of India Dated Securities       &nb

(Amount in Rs. crore)   For the Week Ended Jan. 2, 2004For the Week Ended Jan. 9, 2004Item AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**    MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1  23456 7            I.Outright Transactions         1.Govt. of India Dated Securities      &nbs

January 15, 2004RBI/2004/23RPCD. Plan. BC. 62 /04.09.41/2003-04 The Chairman / Managing Director Chief Executive Officer(All Domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks)Dear Sir/ Madam,Data on Priority Sector Advances – Agricultural LendingPlease refer to our letter RPCD.Stat.BC.No. 40/11.01.01/2002-03 dated October 31, 2002 advising you to submit the return on Priority Sector Advances on annual basis as on the last reporting Friday of March and discontinue the submission of

Reserve Bank of India Exchange Control Department Central Office Mumbai 400 001 January 13, 2004 RBI /2004/11 A. P.(DIR Series) Circular No.57 ToAll Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange Madam / Sirs, Overseas Investment by Indian Companies/Partnership Firms – Liberalisation of the Automatic Route Facilities for Investment in Agriculture Attention of Authorised Dealers is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or issue of any foreign security) Regulatio

January 12,2004The Reserve Bank of India’s Reference Rate for the US dollar is Rs.45.4200 and the Reference Rate for Euro is Rs.58.3000 on January 12,2004. The corresponding rates for the previous day (January 09,2004) were Rs.45.5000 and Rs.57.9500 respectively. Based on the Reference Rate for US dollar and middle rates of the cross currency quotes at 12 noon, the exchange rates of GBP and Japanese Yen against the rupee are: Date Currency 1 GBP 100 YEN January 09,200

(Rs. crore) Dec. 26, 2003Variation in Total Treasury BillsHoldersTreasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotalOver theOver End 14 Day91 Day364 Day(2+3+4)WeekMarch (Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction) 1234567 Reserve Bank of India—————–1,019 Banks—3,43615,55118,987–2,042–9,906 State Governments2,450600—3,050–192–3,343 Others953,08510,57813,7581,0198,604

(Amount in Rs. crore)   For the Week Ended Dec. 26,2003For the Week Ended Jan. 2, 2004Item AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**AmountYTM (%PA) Indicative**    MinimumMaximum MinimumMaximum1  23456 7            I.Outright Transactions         1.Govt. of India Dated Securities      &nbs