In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series III - Issue date October 16, 2017) 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 tranche shall be October 16, 2023.

Auction Results7.17% GS 20307.18% GS 20377.25% GS 2063 I.Notified Amount₹12000 Crore₹10000 Crore₹12000 Crore II.Underwriting Notified Amount₹12000 Crore₹10000 Crore₹12000 Crore

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 18, 2023
(Wednesday)    October 19, 2023
(Thursday)
2    182 Days    8,000
3    364 Days    9,000

Total    24,000    

The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification F.No.4(2)-W&M/2018 dated March 27, 2018 along with the Amendment Notification No.F.4(2)-W&M/2018 dated April 05, 2018 and Amendment Notification No.F-4(2)-W&M/2018 dated December 23, 2021, issued by Government of India, as amended from time to time. State Governments, Union Territories with legislature, eligible Provident Funds in India, designated Foreign Central Banks and any person or institution specified by the Bank in this regard, can participate on non-competitive basis, the allocation for which will be outside the notified amount. Individuals can also participate on non-competitive basis as retail investors. For retail investors, the allocation will be restricted to a maximum of 5 percent of the notified amount. Individual investors can also place bids as per the non-competitive scheme through Retail Direct portal (https://rbiretaildirect.org.in).

The auction will be Price based using multiple price method. Bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India’s Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, during the below given timings:

Category    Timing
Competitive bids    10:30 am - 11:30 am
Non-Competitive bids    10:30 am - 11:00 am
Results will be announced on the day of the auction.

Payment by successful bidders will have to be made on Thursday, October 19, 2023.

Only in the event of system failure, physical bids would be accepted. Such physical bids should be submitted to the Public Debt Office (email; Phone no: 022-22632527, 022-22701299) in the prescribed form obtainable from RBI website (https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewForms.aspx) before the auction timing ends. In case of technical difficulties, Core Banking Operations Team should be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-27595666, 022-27595415, 022-27523516). For other auction related difficulties, IDMD auction team can be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-22702431, 022-22705125).

Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/1108

7.17% GS 20307.18% GS 20377.25% GS 2063 I.Notified Amount ₹12,000 crore ₹10,000 crore ₹1 2,000 crore II.Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off98.85/7.3959%97.73/7.4444%96.36/7.5387%

III.Amount accepted in the auction₹12,000 crore₹10,000 crore₹12,000 crore

IV.Devolvement on Primary DealersNILNILNIL

Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/1103

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹15,882 Crore (Face Value).

In the underwriting auctions conducted on October 13, 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:

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on October 13, 2023.

As per the extant scheme of underwriting notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) for the underwriting auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under:

(₹ crore)

SecurityNotified AmountMinimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) amount per PDMinimum bidding commitment per PD under ACU auction

7.17% GS 203012,000286286

7.18% GS 203710,000239239

7.25% GS 206312,000286286

The underwriting auction will be conducted through multiple price-based method on October 13, 2023 (Friday). PDs may submit their bids for ACU auction electronically through Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) System between 09.00 A.M. and 09.30 A.M. on the day of underwriting auction.

The underwriting commission will be credited to the current account of the respective PDs with RBI on the day of issue of securities.

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I.Notified Amount ₹10000 Crore ₹8000 Crore ₹6000 Crore II.Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 241173176 (ii) Amount ₹47506.755 Crore ₹21528.5 Crore ₹20035 Crore III.Cut-off price / Yield 98.321596.604393.4225 (YTM: 6.8474%)(YTM: 7.0494%)(YTM: 7.0599%) IV.Competitive Bids Accepted

I.T-Bill91 days182 days364 days II.Total Face Value Notified ₹7,000 Crore ₹8,000 Crore ₹9,000 Crore III.Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price98.3125 (YTM: 6.8847%)96.5678 (YTM: 7.1279%)93.3485 (YTM: 7.1450%)

IV.Total Face Value Accepted₹7,000 Crore₹8,000 Crore₹9,000 Crore

Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/1085

Government of India announces the conversion/switch of its securities through auction for an aggregate amount of ₹18,000 crore (face value). The security-wise details of the conversion/switch are given as under:

Date of AuctionSource SecuritiesAmount (FV) of Source Securities
(In ₹ crore)Destination Securities