In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(19) - W&M/2014 dated January 14, 2016 (SGB 2016-I - Issue date February 08, 2016) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, the Gold Bond shall be repayable on the expiration of eight years from the date of the issue of the Gold Bond.  Accordingly, the final redemption date of the above tranche shall be February 08, 2024.

In terms of Government of India Notification F.No.4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series XII - Issue date December 18, 2017) 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 tranche shall be December 18, 2023. 2. Further, the redemption price of SGB shall be based on the simple average of closing gold price of 999 purity of previous three business days from the date of redemption as published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd (IBJA). 

In terms of Government of India notification F.No.4(6)-B(W&M)/2023 and Reserve Bank press release dated December 08, 2023, the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023- 24 - Series III will be open for subscription during December 18–22, 2023. The nominal value of the bond based on the simple average of closing price [published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd (IBJA)] for gold of 999 purity of the last three working days of the week preceding the subscription period, i.e. December 13, December 14, and December 15, 2023 works out to ₹6,199/- (Rupees Six thousand one hundred and ninety nine only) per gram of gold. Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank, has decided to offer a discount of ₹50/- per gram less than the nominal value to those investors applying online and making the payment against the application through digital mode. For such investors, the issue price of Gold Bond will be ₹6,149/- (Rupees Six thousand one hundred and forty nine only) per gram of gold. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1495

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(19) - W&M/2014 dated October 30, 2015 (SGB 2015-I - Issue date November 30, 2015) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, the Gold Bonds shall be repayable on the expiration of eight years from the date of the issue of the Gold Bonds. Accordingly, the final redemption date of the above tranche shall be November 30, 2023.

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

In terms of Government of India notification F.No.4(6)-B(W&M)/2023 and Reserve Bank press release dated June 14, 2023, the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24 - Series II will be open for subscription during September 11–15, 2023. The nominal value of the bond based on the simple average of closing price [published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd (IBJA)] for gold of 999 purity of the last three working days of the week preceding the subscription period, i.e. September 06, September 07, and September 08, 2023 works out to ₹5,923/- (Rupees Five thousand nine hundred and twenty three only) per gram of gold.

Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank, has decided to offer a discount of ₹50/- per gram less than the nominal value to those investors applying online and making the payment against the application through digital mode. For such investors, the issue price of Gold Bond will be ₹5,873/- (Rupees Five thousand eight hundred and seventy three only) per gram of gold.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/898