Dt. 28-12-2004

PRESS NOTE

Large number of enquiries are being received from the public enquiring about the manner in which cash donations to Chief Minister’s Relief Fund is to made. For this purpose the following clarification is issued:

For receiving donations from Abroad - Donors to instruct their bankers as under:

(a) Please remit to Bank of America, New York, NY 10048 (SWIFT No. BOFAUS3N) VIA CHIPS ABA 0959 FOR ACCOUNT UID 002473 OR VIA FEDWIRE NUMBER 026009593

(b) FOR CREDIT OF:

STATE BANK OF HYDERABAD TREASURY DEPARTMENT,MUMBAI, INDIA.

SWIFT BIC-SBHYINBB002

NOSTRO ACCOUNT NO. 6550992180

( c) BENEFICIARY BANK AND BRANCH:

State Bank of Hyderabad,

Secretariat Branch,

Hyderabad.

(c) BENEFICIARY:

Name and Account No. 01000057559

Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

Remittances within India:

Remittances are to be made to “State Bank of Hyderabad Secretariat Branch, Hyderabad, a/c Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.”

For any assistance or clarification Sri M.V. Krishna, Chief Manager, State Bank of Hyderabad, Secretariat Branch, Hyderabad can be contacted at Phone No. 23451347, Mobile No. 94404 41417. e mail address: sbhsecretariat2077@rediffmail.com

No Bank charges will be collected for remittance within India at any State Bank of Hyderabad Branch.

(Issued by the Finance Secretary (IF), Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad)