Director/PDMR Shareholding

New India Investment Trust PLC
25 April 2006


1)  Name of company

    NEW INDIA INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2)  State whether notification is in respect of a transaction notified in
accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a) or DR 3.1.4R(1)(b) or both

    BOTH

3)  Name of director

    SARAH BATES

4)      State whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with a
person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 above and
identify the connected person(s)

N/A

5)  Indicate whether notification is in respect of a holding of the person named
in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

    AS IN 3 ABOVE

6)  Class of security

    ORDINARY 25p

7)  Name of the registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

    PUDDLEDOCK NOMINEES LIMITED

8)  State the nature of the transaction.

    INITIAL PURCHASE OF SHARES VIA THE ABERDEEN INVESTMENT TRUST   SHARE PLAN TO
BE FOLLOWED BY FUTURE REGULAR MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION    OF £500

9)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

    353 ORDS


10) Percentage of issued class acquired

    0.0007%

11) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

    -

12) Percentage of issued class disposed

    -
13) Price per share

    140.79p PER ORDINARY SHARE

14) Date of transaction

    25 APRIL 2006

15) Total holding and percentage holding of issued class following this
notification

    353 ORDINARY SHARES (0.0007%)


16) Date company informed

    25 APRIL 2006



Name of contact and telephone number for queries

CHARLES MEARNS TEL: [phone]



Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification


CHARLES MEARNS


Date of Notification -



25 APRIL 2006



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