The Government of India have announced the Sale (re-issue) of (i) “7.68 per cent Government Stock 2023” for a notified amount of ₹ 2,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (ii)“7.72 per cent Government Stock 2025” for a notified amount of ₹ 6,000 crore (nominal) through price base auction, (iii) “8.24 per cent Government Stock 2033” for a notified amount of ₹ 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, and (iv) “8.13 per cent Government Stock 2045” for a notified amount of ₹ 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction. The auctions will be conducted using multiple price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India(RBI), Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on August 28, 2015 (Friday).

Up to 5% 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 on August 28, 2015. 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 August 28, 2015 and payment by successful bidders will be August 31, 2015 (Monday).  

The Stocks will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India(RBI), vide circular No. RBI/2006-07/178 dated November 16, 2006 as amended from time to time.

Government securities auction: re-issue offered via multiple-price bidding with non-competitive allocation and electronic bid timings. The Reserve Bank will conduct price-based re-issue auctions of multiple government stocks using the multiple price method through its E-Kuber system; up to five percent of each issue is reserved for eligible non-competitive bidders, with separate electronic submission windows for non-competitive and competitive bids, fixed announcement and payment timelines, and eligibility for when-issued trading under RBI guidelines.