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Date : 13 Jul 2012
Thirteen State Governments announce Auction of State Government Stocks (Securities) for `10,280.00 crore on July 17, 2012

The following Thirteen State Governments have offered to sell dated securities by way of auction for an aggregate amount of ` 10,280.00 crore (Face Value) through yield based auction using multiple price auction method . The State-wise break up is as follows:

Sr. No.

State

Notified Amount
(` Crore)

Tenor of SDL
(in Years)

1

Andhra Pradesh

750.00

10

2

Aruncahal Pradesh

20.00

10

3

Gujarat

1200.00

10

4

Haryana

550.00

10

5

Jammu & Kashmir

500.00

10

6

Karnataka

500.00

5

7

Kerala

1000.00

10

8

Maharashtra*

1500.00

10

9

Manipur

60.00

10

10

Rajasthan

500.00

10

11

Tamil Nadu*

1200.00

10

12

Uttar Pradesh

1000.00

10

13

West Bengal

1500.00

10

 

Total

10280.00

 

* The Governments of Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu will also have an option to retain additional subscription up to a maximum of ` 300 crore (nominal) each over and above the notified amount.

It may be noted that Government of Karnataka has offered to sell dated security of 5-year tenure by way of auction for an aggregate amount of ` 500.00 crore (Face Value).

The auction will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at Mumbai on July 17, 2012 (Tuesday). The Government Stock upto 10 per cent of the notified amount of the sale of each of the 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 (available in RBI website).

Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Negotiated Dealing System (NDS) on July 17, 2012 (Tuesday). 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 yield percent per annum expected by the bidder should be expressed upto two decimal points. An investor can submit more than one competitive bid at different prices in electronic format on the NDS. 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 at which bids will be accepted. Securities will be issued for a minimum nominal amount of `10,000.00 and multiples of ` 10,000.00 thereafter.

The results of the auction will be announced on July 17, 2012 (Tuesday) and payment by successful bidders will be made during banking hours on July 18, 2012 (Wednesday) at Mumbai and at respective Regional Offices of RBI.

The State Government Stocks will bear interest at the rates determined by RBI at the auctions. Interest will be paid half yearly on January 18 and July 18 of each year till maturity. The Stocks will be governed by the provisions of the Government Securities Act, 2006 and 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
Assistant General Manager

Press Release : 2012-2013/74

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