As announced vide the Press Release 2024-2025/2305 dated March 05, 2025, the Reserve Bank will be conducting OMO purchase for an aggregate amount of ₹50,000 crore on March 18, 2025.

2. Accordingly, the Reserve Bank will purchase the following Government securities through a multi-security auction using the multiple price method:

3. The Reserve Bank reserves the right to:

• decide on the quantum of purchase of individual securities.
• accept bids for less than the aggregate amount.
• purchase marginally higher/lower than the aggregate amount due to rounding-off.
• accept or reject any or all the bids either wholly or partially without assigning any reasons.

4. Eligible participants should submit their bids in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system between 9:30 am and 10:30 am on March 18, 2025. Only in the event of system failure, physical bids would be accepted. Such physical bid should be submitted to Financial Markets Operations Department (email, Phone no: 022-22630982) in the prescribed form obtainable from RBI website (https://website.rbi.org.in/en/web/rbi/forms) before 10:30 am.

5. The result of the auction will be announced on the same day and successful participants should ensure availability of securities in their SGL account by 12 noon on March 19, 2025.

(Puneet Pancholy)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2024-2025/2366