In terms of GOI Notifications F. No. 4(25) – W&M /2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series V - Issue date October 30, 2017) and F. No. 4(7) –B(W&M) /2019 dated September 30, 2019 (SGB 2019-20 Series VI-Issue date October 30, 2019) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, premature redemption of Gold Bond may be permitted after fifth year from the date of issue of such Gold Bond on the date on which interest is payable. Accordingly, the next due date of premature redemption of the above tranches shall be October 30, 2024.

The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2034 (GOI FRB 2034) applicable for the half year October 30, 2024 to April 29, 2025 shall be 7.53 per cent per annum. It may be recalled that FRB 2034 carries a coupon, which has a base rate equivalent to the average of the Weighted Average Yield (WAY) of last three auctions (from the rate fixing day i.e., October 30, 2024) of 182 Day T-Bills, plus a fixed spread (0.98 per cent).

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on October 29, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2039 ANDHRA PRADESH 2043 ANDHRA PRADESH 2047 BIHAR 2034 Notified Amount 1000 1000 1000 2000 Tenure 15 19 23 10 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 55 33 14 42 (ii) Amount 3795 2370 2715 4395 Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) 7.15 7.17 7.16 7.15

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.15 15 1000 1000 7.17 19 1000 1000 7.16 23 2 Bihar 2000 2000 7.15 10 3 Chhattisgarh 1000 1000 103.30/ 7.1296 Re-issue of 7.67% Chhattisgarh SGS 2033 issued on January 17, 2024

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details: Sr. No. Treasury Bill Notified Amount (in ₹ Crore) Auction Date Settlement Date 1 91 Days 7,000 October 30, 2024 (Wednesday) October 31, 2024 (Thursday) 2 182 Days 6,000 3 364 Days 6,000 Total 19,000

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹25,050.00 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised. (₹Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 15 Yield 1000 19 Yield 1000 23 Yield 2 Bihar 2000 10 Yield

Auction Results 6.79% GS 2034 7.46% GS 2073 I. Notified Amount ₹22,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹22,000 crore ₹10,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 301 218 (ii) Amount ₹ 52368.443 Crore ₹ 27612.195 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 99.96 106.33 (YTM:6.7948%) (YTM:7.0009%) V. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 191 73 (ii) Amount ₹ 21991.129 Crore ₹ 9992.782 Crore VI. Partial Allotment Percentage of Competitive Bids 40.81% 93.78% (22 Bids) (12 Bids) VII. Weighted Average Price/Yield 99.99 106.36 (WAY: 6.7906%) (WAY: 6.9989%)

6.79% GS 2034 7.46% GS 2073 I. Notified Amount ₹22,000 crore ₹10,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 99.96/ 6.7948% 106.33/7.0009% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹22,000 crore ₹10,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

In the underwriting auctions conducted on October 25, 2024, for Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) of the undernoted Government securities, the Reserve Bank of India has set the cut-off rates for underwriting commission payable to Primary Dealers as given below:

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on October 25, 2024.