The Government of India, in consultation with Reserve Bank of India, has decided to notify “IDFC Bank Limited” as a receiving office for the second tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond issuance (SGB Scheme 2016). The notification dated January 14, 2016 has been amended to this effect. The other terms and conditions of the Notification shall remain unchanged. Ajit Prasad Assistant Adviser Press Release : 2015-2016/1702

The Sovereign Gold Bond will be open for subscription for the period from January 18 to 22, 2016. The issue price of the Sovereign Gold Bond for this tranche has been fixed at ₹ 2,600/- (Rupees Two Thousand Six Hundred only) per gram of gold. The rate has been fixed on the basis of simple average of closing price for gold of 999 purity of the previous week (January 11-15, 2016) published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd (IBJA). This issue is in terms

The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government of India, has decided to issue second tranche of Sovereign Gold Bonds. Applications for the bond will be accepted from January 18, 2016 to January 22, 2016. The Bonds will be issued on February 8, 2016. The Bonds will be sold through banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL) and designated post offices. The borrowing through issuance of the Bond will form part of market borrowing programme

The first tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) was open for subscription from November 5, 2015 to November 20, 2015. The Bonds were issued on November 30, 2015. Total subscription denominated in units of Gold was 9,15,953 grams amounting to ₹ 246 crore. The top ten receiving offices in terms of subscription amount were HDFC Bank Limited, ICICI Bank Ltd, YES Bank Ltd, Allahabad Bank, Bank Of India, Andhra Bank, Karur Vysya Bank Ltd, DCB Bank Ltd, State Bank of Indi

The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with Government of India, had notified the issuance of Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2015-16 vide circulars IDMD.CDD.No. 939/14.04.050/2015-16 dated October 30, 2015 and IDMD.CDD.No. 968/14.04.050/2015-16 dated November 4, 2015. The first tranche of Sovereign Gold Bonds was open for subscription from November 5 to November 20, 2015. The bonds were to be issued on November 26, 2015. Large number of applications has been received by ba

The Government of India has announced that the Sovereign Gold Bond will be open for subscription from November 5 to 20, 2015. The issue price of the Sovereign Gold Bond for this tranche has been fixed at ₹ 2684 (Rupees Two Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty Four) per gram of gold. The rate has been fixed on the basis of simple average of closing price for gold of 999 purity of the previous week (October 26-30, 2015) published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Associatio

The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with Government of India, has decided to issue Sovereign Gold Bonds. The Bonds will be issued on November 26, 2015. Applications for the bond will be accepted from November 05, 2015 to November 20, 2015. The Bonds will be sold through banks and designated post offices as may be notified. The borrowing through issuance of the Bond will form part of market borrowing programme of Government of India. It may be recalled that Hono