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 April 2006

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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annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

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1. News Release dated April 20, 2006
   
   





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.

  ICICI Bank Limited
     
 Date: April 20, 2006 By: /s/ Nilesh Trivedi
   
 
Name: 
Title: 
 Nilesh Trivedi
Assistant Company Secretary




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  ICICI Bank Limited
ICICI Bank Towers
Bandra Kurla Complex
Mumbai 400 051
     
News Release   April 20, 2006

Board Meeting for Annual Accounts and Dividend

The Board of Directors of ICICI Bank Limited will, inter alia, consider the audited annual accounts and recommendation of dividend on preference and equity shares for the financial year ended March 31, 2006 at its forthcoming Meeting to be held on Saturday, April 29, 2006 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 update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof.
 
 
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