The Government of India has announced the Sale (Issue/Re-issue) of (i) ‘New Government Stock 2024’for a notified amount of Rs.3,000 crore (nominal) through yield based auction, , (ii) ‘‘7.26 per cent Government Stock, 2029’ for a notified amount of  Rs.4,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (iii) ‘8.24 per cent Government Stock, 2033’ for a notified amount of Rs.2,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, and (iv) ‘7.72 per cent Government Stock, 2055’ for a notified amount of Rs.3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction. Subject to the limit of Rs.12,000 crore, being total notified amount, GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs.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 January 25, 2019 (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 January 25, 2019. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and 12.00 noon and the competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.    

The result of the auctions will be announced on January 25, 2019 (Friday) and payment by successful bidders will be on January 28, 2019 (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/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.

Government securities auction: multiple-price issuance with competitive and non-competitive bidding and electronic E Kuber submission and allotment. Central government stocks will be issued through yield- and price-based auctions conducted by the Reserve Bank of India using the multiple price method. Four securities are offered with an option to retain incremental subscriptions within an overall cap. Up to 5% of each notified amount is reserved for eligible individuals and institutions under the Non-Competitive Bidding Facility. Competitive and non-competitive bids must be submitted electronically on the RBI E-Kuber system within specified time windows, with auction results and payment on designated post-auction dates.