In the underwriting auctions conducted on September 08, 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 20288,0004,0113,9898,0000.14

7.18% GS 203314,0007,0146,98614,0000.14

7.30% GS 205311,0005,5025,49811,0000.22

Auction for the sale of securities will be held on September 08, 2023.

Ajit Prasad           
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/882

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

In terms of GOI Notification F.No.4(16) - W&M/2016 dated February 23, 2017 (SGB 2016-17 Series IV-Issue date March 17, 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 September 16, 2023 (September 17, 2023 being Sunday).

2. Further, the redemption price of SGB shall be based on simple average of closing price of gold of 999 purity, of the week (Monday-Friday), preceding the date of redemption, as published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd (IBJA). Accordingly, the redemption price for premature redemption due on September 16, 2023 (September 17, 2023 being Sunday) shall be ₹5929/- (Rupees Five thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine only) per unit of SGB based on the simple average of closing gold price for the week September 04-08, 2023.

Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/897

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹15,900 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Cr) Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option (₹ Cr) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 - 11 Yield 2 Bihar 2000 - 8 Yield 3 Goa 100 - 10 Yield 4 Haryana 1500 - 10 Yield 1000 - 12 Yield 5 Kerala 1300 - 18 Yield 6 Rajasthan 1000 - 10 Yield 1000 - 16 Yield 500 - 18 Yield 7 Tamil Nadu 2000

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on September 08, 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

7.06% GS 20288,000191191

7.18% GS 203314,000334334

7.30% GS 205311,000262262

The underwriting auction will be conducted through multiple price-based method on September 08, 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.

Ajit Prasad           
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/878

Auction Results 91 Days 182 Days 364 Days I. Notified Amount ₹10000 Crore ₹8000 Crore ₹6000 CroreII. Competitive Bids Received  (i) Number 191    202    160 (ii) Amount    ₹28026.730 Crore    ₹22453 Crore ₹19693 Crore III. Cut-off price / Yield 98.3329 96.6160 93.4486 (YTM: 6.8001%) (YTM: 7.0243%)    (YTM: 7.0300%) IV. Competitive Bids Accepted    
 

I. T-Bill 91 days    182 days 364 days II. Total Face Value Notified    ₹10,000 Crore ₹8,000 Crore ₹6,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price    98.3329 (YTM: 6.8001%)    96.6160 (YTM: 7.0243%)    93.4486 (YTM: 7.0300%) IV. Total Face Value Accepted

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on September 05, 2023 is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2033 ANDHRA PRADESH 2040 ANDHRA PRADESH 2043    ASSAM 2033 Notified Amount 1000 1000 1000    1000 Tenure    10 17    20 10
Competitive Bids Received    

Sr. No State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Price (₹) / Yield (%) Tenure (Year)  Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.44    10 1000 1000 7.44    17 1000 1000 7.40    20 2    Assam    1000    1000    7.47    10 3    Goa    100    100    7.47    10 4 Haryana    1000    1000    7.44    12

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹33,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No    Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date    Settlement Date 1    7.06% GS 2028