The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹35,544 Crore (Face Value). The revision is due to inclusion of the States of Kerala and Uttar Pradesh.

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised
(₹ Crore) Additional Borrowing (Greenshoe) Option
(₹ Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Arunachal Pradesh 232 – 10 Yield 2 Bihar 1612 – 15 Yield 3 Chhattisgarh 1000 – 8 Yield 1000 – 9 Yield 1000 – 10 Yield 4 Haryana 1000 – 11 Yield 5 Himachal Pradesh 500 – 10 Yield 600 – 12 Yield 6 Jammu and Kashmir 200 – 25 Yield 7 Karnataka 1000 – 10 Yield 3000 – 13 Yield 2000 – 14 Yield 8 Kerala 1000   10 Yield 2000   20 Yield 2000   30 Yield 9 Puducherry 100 – 2 Yield 200 – 14 Yield 100 – Reissue of 7.78% Puducherry SGS 2036 issued on January 10, 2024 Price 10 Rajasthan 1000 – 10 Yield 1000 – 21 Yield 1000 – Reissue of 7.74% Rajasthan SGS 2049 issued on March 23, 2023 Price 11 Tamil Nadu 2000 – 30 Yield 2000 – Reissue of 6.83% Tamil Nadu SDL 2031 issued on December 15, 2021 Price 12 Telangana 1000 – 17 Yield 1000 – 26 Yield 13 Uttar Pradesh 2000   10 Yield 2000   12 Yield 14 West Bengal 2000 – 18 Yield 2000 – 20 Yield   Total 35,544      

The auction will be conducted on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on March 12, 2024 (Tuesday). The Government Stock up to Ten per cent of the notified amount of the sale of each stock will be allotted to eligible individuals and institutions, subject to a maximum limit of One per cent of its notified amount for a single bid per stock as per the ‘Scheme for Non-competitive Bidding Facility’. Individual investors can also place bids as per the non-competitive scheme through the Retail Direct portal (https://rbiretaildirect.org.in).

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 March 12, 2024 (Tuesday). The competitive bids should be submitted between 10:30 A.M. and 11:30 A.M. and non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10:30 A.M. and 11:00 A.M.

In case of technical difficulties, Core Banking Operations Team may be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-27595666, 022-27595415, 022-27523516).

For other auction related difficulties, IDMD Auction Team can be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-22702431, 022-22705125).

Only in the event of system failure, physical bids would be accepted. Such physical bids should be submitted to the Public Debt Office (email; Phone no: 022-22632527, 022-22701299) in the prescribed form obtainable from RBI website (https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewForms.aspx) before the auction timing ends.

The yield percent per annum or the price as the case may be, expected by the bidder should be expressed up to two decimal points. An investor can submit more than one competitive bid at same/different rates of yield or prices in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system. However, the aggregate amount of bids submitted by a bidder should not exceed the notified amount for each State.

The Reserve Bank of India will determine the maximum yield / minimum price at which bids will be accepted. Stock will be issued for a minimum nominal amount of ₹10,000.00 and in multiples of ₹10,000.00 thereafter.

The results of the auction will be announced on March 12, 2024 (Tuesday) and payment by successful bidders will be made during banking hours on March 13, 2024 (Wednesday) at Mumbai and at respective Regional Offices of RBI.

The new State Government Stocks will bear interest at the rates determined by RBI at the auctions. For the new stock, interest will be paid half yearly on September 13 and March 13 of each year till maturity. For the re-issued Government Stock, interest will be paid at the rate as determined on the date of original issue of Government Stock and will be paid on half yearly basis till maturity. The Stocks will be governed by the provisions of the Government Securities Act, 2006 and the Government Securities Regulations, 2007.

The investment in State Government Stocks will be reckoned as an eligible investment in Government Securities by banks for the purpose of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) under Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The stocks will qualify for the ready forward facility.

Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/2036