Director/PDMR Shareholding

New India Investment Trust PLC
23 January 2007


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)

    -

8)  State the nature of the transaction.

    Acquisition

9)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

    354

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

    140.5p

14) Date of transaction

    22 January 2007

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

    13,969 ORDINARY SHARES (0.029%)


16) Date company informed

    23 January 2007



Name of contact and telephone number for queries

JUDITH WYNNE TEL: [phone]



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


Date of Notification -



    23 January 2007



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