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Date : Apr 20, 2018
Auction of State Government Securities

The following State Governments have offered to sell following security by way of auction for an aggregate amount of ₹ 15000 crore (Face Value).

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised
(₹ Cr)
Tenure
(Yrs)
Type of Auction
1. Andhra Pradesh 1000 8 Yield
500 9 Yield
500 10 Yield
2. Gujarat# 1000 10 Yield
3. Jammu & Kashmir 600 10 Yield
4. Kerala 1000 12 Yield
5. Maharashtra* 1500 Re-issue Re-issue of 6.81% Maharashtra SDL 2020 (NOV)
6. Odisha 500 5 Yield
7. Rajasthan 1500 10 Yield
8. Tamil Nadu 1000 10 Yield
9. Telangana 2000 20 Yield
10. Tripura 500 10 Yield
11. Uttar Pradesh 3400 10 Yield
  Total 15000    
# Gujarat will have an option to retain an additional amount of ₹ 300 Crore
*Issued on November 08, 2017

The auction will be conducted on the Reserve Bank of India Core banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on April 24, 2018 (Tuesday). The Government Stock up to 10% of the notified amount of the sale of each of the stock will be allotted to eligible individuals and institutions subject to a maximum limit of 1% of its notified amount for a single bid per stock as per the Scheme for Non-competitive Bidding Facility (available on RBI website).

Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on April 24, 2018 (Tuesday). The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 A.M. and 11.30 A.M. and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 A.M. and 12.00 noon.

The yield percent per annum expected by the bidder should be expressed up to two decimal points. An investor can submit more than one competitive bid at different prices in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core banking Solution (E-Kuber) system. However, the aggregate amount of bids submitted by a bidder should not exceed the notified amount for each State.

The Reserve Bank of India will determine the maximum yield /minimum price at which bids will be accepted. Securities will be issued for a minimum nominal amount of ₹ 10,000.00 and multiples of ₹ 10,000.00 thereafter.

The results of the auction will be announced on April 24, 2018 (Tuesday) and payment by successful bidders will be made during banking hours on April 25, 2018 (Wednesday) at Mumbai and at respective Regional Offices of RBI.

The State Government Stocks will bear interest at the rates determined by RBI at the auctions. Interest will be paid half yearly on October 25 and April 25 of each year till maturity for the new securities. The Stocks will be governed by the provisions of the Government Securities Act, 2006 and Government Securities Regulations, 2007.

The investment in State Government Stocks will be reckoned as an eligible investment in Government Securities by banks for the purpose of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) under Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The stocks will qualify for the ready forward facility.

Ajit Prasad
Assistant Adviser

Press Release : 2017-2018/2796


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