FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of January 2005

Commission File Number: 001-15002

ICICI Bank Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

ICICI Bank Towers,
Bandra-Kurla Complex
Mumbai, India 400 051
(Address of principal executive office)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item
1.	Form 6k dated January 7, 2005 along with the Press Release.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

	For ICICI Bank Limited
Date: January 7, 2005	By:	/s/ Nilesh Trivedi

Name: 
Title: 
Nilesh Trivedi
Assistant Company Secretary

Item 1

	ICICI Bank Limited      ICICI Bank Towers      Bandra Kurla Complex      Mumbai 400 051
News Release	January 7, 2005
Board Meeting for consideration of Accounts
The Board of Directors of ICICI Bank Limited will inter alia, consider the audited accounts for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 at its forthcoming Meeting to be held on January 16—17, 2005 in Mumbai.
Except for the historical information contained herein, statements in this Release which contain words or phrases such as ‘will’, ‘would’, etc., and similar expressions or variations of such expressions may constitute "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to our ability to obtain statutory and regulatory approvals and to successfully implement our strategy, future levels of non-performing loans, our growth and expansion in business, the adequacy of our allowance for credit losses, technological implementation and changes, the actual growth in demand in banking products and services, investment income, cash flow projections, our exposure to market risks as well as other risks detailed in the reports filed by us with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. ICICI Bank undertakes no obligation to updateforward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof.
For further press queries please contact Mr. Madhvendra Das at 022-2653 8208 mail: madhvendra.das@icicibank.com