(Rs. crore) Item 1997 1998 Variation over Sept. 5 August 28 Sept. 4 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Notes in circulation 1,41,058 1,51,986 1,54,477 2,491 13,419 Notes issued 1,41,079 1,52,021 1,54,508 2,487 13,429 Notes held in Banking Department 21 36 31 -5 10 Deposits : Central Government 50 50 51 1 1 State Governments 349 16 13 -3 -336 Scheduled Commercial Banks 59,666 60,402 68,785 8,383 9,119 Scheduled State Co-operative Banks 632 675 671 -4 39 Other Banks 884 1,047 1,102

(Rs. crore) Date of Auction Date of Issue Notified Amount Competitive Bids Accepted (Face Value) Devolvement on PDs and RBI (Face Value) Non-Competitive Bids Accepted Total Issue (4+5+6) (Face Value) Weighted Average Price Implicit Yield at Cut-off Price (per cent) Amount Outstanding as on the Date of Issue (Face Value) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Oct. 3, '97 Oct. 4, '97 300 205 95 - 300 98.31 6.8762 4,200 Jan. 2, '98 Jan. 3, '98 200 - - 200 200 98.23 7.2076 3,650 Apr. 3, '9

(Rs. crore) Outstanding Variation over as on Item Financial year so far 1998 Week 1997-98 1998-99 Year Mar. 31# Oct. 2# Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Reserve Money 2,26,233 2,35,354 10,296 4.6 5,027 2.5 9,121 4.0 30,342 14.8 Components (i+ii+iii) (i) Currency in circulation 1,50,823 1,58,835 2,204 1.4 3,691 2.7 8,011 5.3 17,927 12.7 of which : cash with banks 5,641 .. (ii) Bankers' deposits with RBI 71,806 72,940 8,286 12.8 37 0.1 1,134 1

(Rs. crore)HoldersJune 25, 1999Variation in Total Treasury Bills Treasury Bills of Different MaturitiesTotalOver theOver End 14 Day14 Day91 Day182 Day364 Day(2+3+4+WeekMarch (Auction)(Intermediate)(Auction)(Auction)(Auction)5+6) 123456789Reserve Bank of India——306—691997-54183 Banks180—516629,41210,1691281,571 State Governments1,0003,2242,075——6,299424-304 Others203656282392,4983,75014915

      (Rs. crore)   2005 2006 Variation Item May 27 May 19 May 26# Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Notes issued 3,82,354 4,47,166 4,43,913 –3,252 61,559 Notes in circulation 3,82,343 4,47,142 4,43,893 –3,249 61,550 Notes held in Banking Department 11 24 20 –4 9 Deposits           Central Government 101 100 100 — –1 Market Stabilisation Scheme 69,016 27,814 27,817 3 –41,199 State Governments 41 41 41 — — Scheduled Commercial Banks 89,

              Variation over       Item As on May 26, 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 7,44,932 1,62,592 4,415 –370 68,545 10,970 1,26,549 25,386 1,36,337 22,763   &nbs

              (Rs. crore)   Outstanding Variation over     as on                   Financial year so far Year-on-year Item   2006                 Fortnight             May 12#   2005-2006 2006-2007 2005 2006 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 Liabilities to the Banking System          

      (per cent per annum)   2005     2006       Item / week ended May 20 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 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 10.75-11.25 10.75-11.25 10.75-11.25 Deposit Rate(4) 5.25

                (Rs. crore)       2006 - 2007   2005 - 2006         Outstanding Variation Outstanding Variation       as on (3) - (2) as on (6) - (5)       2006   2005   Item                     Mar. 31 May 12   Mar. 18 May 13                    

Foreign         2006     Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent) Currency       May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 1     2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12       RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency)           U.S. Dollar       45.6800 45.5200 45.7300 45.8500 45.8500 — — –4.90 –5.10 –5.08 Euro     &nbs