<h1>India's Govt & RBI Announce Rs. 96,000 Crore Securities Auction Plan for Feb-March 2019; Retail Investors Included.</h1> The Government of India, in collaboration with the Reserve Bank of India, has released an issuance calendar for Government dated securities from February 4 to March 31, 2019. The calendar outlines weekly auctions totaling Rs. 96,000 crore, with specific allocations across various maturity periods ranging from 1 to over 20 years. A non-competitive bidding scheme reserves 5% for retail investors. The government retains flexibility to modify the calendar based on market conditions and may issue non-standard maturity and floating rate bonds. Any changes will be communicated through press releases. A green-shoe option allows for additional subscriptions up to Rs. 1,000 crore.