It has been decided, in consultation with the Government of India, that the limit for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the second half of the financial year 2023-24 (October 2023 to March 2024) will be ₹50,000 crore.The Reserve Bank of India may trigger fresh floatation of market loans when the Government of India utilises 75 per cent of the WMA limit.

After reviewing the cash position of the Central Government, the Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government of India, hereby, notifies the calendar for issuance of Treasury Bills for the quarter ending December 2023 as under: Notified Amount for Auction of Treasury Bills

Sr. No State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Bihar 200020007.528 2 Chhattisgarh 100010007.497 3 Goa1501507.4910 4 Gujarat150015007.458 5 Haryana5005007.4710

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of four dated securities for a notified amount of ₹39,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No   Security   Date of Repayment   Notified Amount (₹ crore)   GoI specific Notification   Auction Date   Settlement Date 1   6.99% GS 2026   Apr 17, 2026   8,000   F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2023 dated September 25, 2023   September 29, 2023

In the underwriting auctions conducted on September 22, 2023 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:

(₹ crore)

Nomenclature of the SecurityNotified AmountMinimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) AmountAdditional Competitive Underwriting Amount AcceptedTotal Amount underwrittenACU Commission Cut-off rate
(paise per ₹100)

7.06% GS 20288,0004,0113,9898,0000.15

7.18% GS 203314,0007,0146,98614,0000.15

7.30% GS 205311,0005,5025,49811,0000.17

Auction for the sale of securities will be held on September 22, 2023.

Ajit Prasad           
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/968

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹27,000 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No.StateAmount to be raised (₹ Cr)Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option (₹ Cr)Tenure (Year)Type of Auction 1Bihar2000-8Yield 2Chhattisgarh1000-7Yield

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  10,000 September 27, 2023 (Wednesday) September 29, 2023 (Friday) 2 182 Days 8,000 3 364 Days 6,000 Total 24,000 The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification

Auction Results7.06% GS 20287.18% GS 20337.30% GS 2053  I. Notified Amount ₹8000 Crore ₹14000 Crore ₹11000 Crore II.Underwriting Notified Amount₹8000 Crore₹14000 Crore₹11000 Crore III.Competitive Bids Received (i) Number110205169

7.06% GS 20287.18% GS 20337.30% GS 2053 I.Notified Amount ₹8,000 crore ₹14,000 crore ₹11,000 crore II.Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut -  off  99.54/7.1792%100.31/7.1342%99.55/7.3360% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹8,000 crore ₹14,000 crore ₹11,000 crore IV.Devolvement on Primary Dealers

Ajit Prasad           
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/970

In terms of GOI notifications F.No.4(19) - W&M/2014 dated March 04, 2016 (SGB 2016, Series II - Issue date March 29, 2016) and F.No.4(7) - W&M/2016 dated August 29, 2016 (SGB 2016-17 Series II - Issue date September 30, 2016) on Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) 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 September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively.

2. Further, the redemption price of SGB shall be based on the simple average of closing gold price of 999 purity [published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd (IBJA)] of the week (Monday-Friday) preceding the date of redemption. Accordingly, the redemption price for the premature redemption due on September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2023 shall be ₹5921/- (Rupees Five Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-one only) per unit of SGB based on the simple average of closing gold price for the week September 18-22, 2023.

Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/977