The Government of India have announced the sale of “New Inflation Indexed Government Stock-2023” for a notified amount of Rs.1,000 crore (nominal) through yield based auction. The auctions will be conducted using uniform price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on June 4, 2013 (Tuesday).

Up to 20% of the notified amount of the sale of the stocks will be allotted to eligible individuals and Institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.

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 June 4, 2013. 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 result of the auctions will be announced on June 4, 2013 and payment by successful bidders will be on June 5, 2013 (Wednesday).  

The new Inflation Indexed Government Stock-2023” for a notified amount of Rs.1,000 crore would be issued within the planned Government market borrowing programme for the first half of 2013-14.  

Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

New Delhi: Jyaistha 8, 1935; May 29, 2013

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(Release ID :96293)

Inflation-indexed government bond auction using uniform price method, with electronic bidding and reserved non-competitive allotment. The Reserve Bank of India will conduct a uniform price, yield-based auction for ten-year Inflation Indexed Government Stock within the planned government borrowing programme, allowing competitive and non-competitive electronic bids via the E-Kuber system; up to twenty percent of the notified amount is reserved for eligible individuals and institutions under the non-competitive bidding facility, with specified submission windows, auction result announcement on the auction date, and settlement by successful bidders on the scheduled payment date.