The Government of India has announced the Sale (Re-issue) of (i) ‘6.65 per cent Government Stock, 2020’  for a notified amount of ₹ 2,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (ii) ‘7.37 per cent Government Stock, 2023’ for a notified amount of  Rs. 2,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (iii) ‘Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2031’ for a notified amount of ₹ 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (iv) ‘7.40 per cent Government Stock, 2035’ for a notified amount of ₹ 2,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, and (v) “7.06 per cent Government Stock, 2046” for a notified amount of ₹ 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction. Subject to the limit of ₹ 12,000 crore, being total notified amount,  the Government of India   will have the option to retain additional subscription up to ₹ 1,000 crore each against any one or more of the above securities. 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 November 30, 2018 (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 November 30, 2018. 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 November 30, 2018 (Friday) and payment by successful bidders will be on December 3, 2018 (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: price-based sale with non-competitive allocation and electronic bidding plus specified settlement timelines. The Government announced a price-based re-issue auction of specified Government stocks and a floating rate bond using the multiple price method, with a total notified limit and an option to retain additional subscriptions against one or more securities. Up to five percent of each issue is reserved under the Non-Competitive Bidding Facility. Competitive and non-competitive bids must be submitted electronically on the Reserve Bank's Core Banking Solution within prescribed intra-day windows. Auction results and payment/settlement dates are set by the issuer, and the re-issued stocks are eligible for When Issued trading under existing RBI guidelines.