Date of Auction :March 2, 2001I.Notified amount: Rs.100.00 crore II.Bids received (a) Competitive bids Number:17 Amount:Rs.222.00 crore (b) Non-competitive bids Number:1 Amount:Rs.90.00 crore III.Cut-off price:Rs.98.05 IV.Competitive bids accepted Number:9 Amount:Rs.100.00 crore V.Partial Allotment Percentage:73.77 (4 bids) VI .Devolvement on RBI:Nil VII.Non-competitive bids accepted (a) Number:1 Amount:Rs.90.00 crore (b)Partial Allotment Percentage:N.A.N.L. Rao Asstt

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 364 day Government of India treasury bills for a notified amount of Rs.750 crore. State Governments are allowed to participate as non-competitive bidders and the allocation to non-competitive bidders will be outside the notified amount, at the discretion of the Bank. The sale will be subject to terms and conditions specified in the General Notification No.F.2(12)-W&M/97 dated 31 March 1998 issued by Government

The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of the powers conferred on it under Section 45 IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has rejected on February 26, 2001 the application for certificate of registration submitted by M/s Nagarjuna Finance Ltd., having its Registered Office at Nagarjuna Hills, Punjagutta, Hyderabad - 500 082, for carrying on the business of a Non-Banking Financial Institution. As such, the above company cannot transact the business of a non-bank

March 2, 2001The Reserve Bank of India’s Reference Rate for the US dollar is Rs.46.57 on 02.03.2001. Based on the Reference Rate for US dollar and middle rates of the cross currency quotes at 12 noon, the exchange rates of major currencies against the rupee are given below : DateCURRENCY 1 USD1 GBP1 EURO100 YEN1 March, 200146.530067.259142.949539.702 March, 200146.570067.794343.298539.5100Note : The reference rate is based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mum

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 14 day Government of India treasury bills for a notified amount of Rs.100 crore. The allocation to non-competitive bidders will be outside the notified amount, at the discretion of the Bank. The sale will be subject to terms and conditions specified in the General Notification No.F.2(12)-W&M/97 dated 31 March 1998 issued by Government of India.Tenders should be submitted in the prescribed form on Friday, March

The Reserve Bank of India has granted ‘in principle’ approval to four entities to be accredited as Primary Dealers in the Government Securities Market. These are:Banc of America Securities (India) Pvt. Ltd.Bank of Baroda (subsidiary to be established)HSBC Primary Dealership (India) Pvt. Ltd.Standard Chartered – UTI Securities India Pvt. Ltd.The entities will be operational as primary dealers as soon as the terms and conditions are settled between the Reserve Bank and

The results of the RBI Repos/Reverse Repo auctions held on March 02, 2001 are :ItemRepo Auction (Sale of securities by RBI)Reverse Repo Auction (Purchase of securities by RBI)1. Applications received for three day repo period (i) Number (ii) Amount (Face value in Rs. crore) 1 5000 Nil NA2. Applications accepted for three day repo period (i) Number (ii) Amount (Face Value in Rs.crore) (iii) Cut-off Rate (per cent) 1 5000 7.00 NA NA NA

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nomenclature Amount Price * YTM % (Face Value) Per Rs.100 Indicative (in Rs.Crore) nominal --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Outright Transactions A.Government of India Dated Securities Contract Date : February 22, 2001 11.40 % 2008 5.00 107.85 9.8949 Contract Date : February 26, 2001 11.50 % 2008 0.50 104.25 10.6361 11.40 % 2008 5.00 107.97 9.8721

Shri K.L. Khetarpaul has been appointed as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India from today. Prior to his promotion, Shri Khetarpaul was Chief General Manager in-charge, Department of Banking Supervision of the Reserve Bank. Shri Khetarpaul will take over regulation and supervision of banks from April 1 when Shri G.P. Muniappan, the current Executive Director in-charge of these areas would retire.The Reserve Bank of India also announced promotion of Shri Moh

(Amount in Rupees crore and rate in per cent per annum)1. Call/Notice Money Market*(i) Volumes BanksPrimary DealersNon-Bank InstitutionsTotalBorrowings1784210026027868Lendings145963142481522553(ii) Interest RatesBorrowingsLendings (a)Weighted average rate7.778.07 (b) Range of rates7.20-8.007.50-9.002 Term Money Market*Volume(Turnover)Range of Rates16089.50-12.003. Liquidity Support availed from RBI # Amount (outstanding)Rate of Interest 8438at Bank Rate4. Liquidity Ad