November 19, 2012

Auction of State Government Securities on 20th Nov'12

Auction of State Government Securities for Rs. 9,140 Crores on 20th November 2012.

With reference to the above subject we would like to inform you that, the following Twelve State Governments have announced the sale of dated State Development Loans (SDLs) for an aggregate amount of Rs. 9,140 Crores. The details are as follows:

Sr. No.
State
Notified Amount
(` Crore)
Tenor of SDL
(in Years)
Type of Auction
1
Andhra Pradesh
750.00
10
Yield Based
2
Bihar
1250.00
10
Yield Based
3
Gujarat #
1000.00
4
Yield Based
4
Haryana
550.00
10
Yield Based
5
Karnataka #
750.00
4
Yield Based
6
Kerala
1000.00
10
Yield Based
7
Maharasthra
1000.00
10
Yield Based
8
Meghalaya
50.00
10
Yield Based
9
Nagaland
200.00
10
Yield Based
10
Rajasthan
1000.00
10
Yield Based
11
Tripura
90.00
10
Yield Based
12 
West Bengal *
1500.00
10
Yield Based

Total
9140.00


# Govt. of Guj & Kar has decided to issue 4 year new security while other SDLS will be for a tenor of 10 Years.
* Govt. of Kar & WB will have an option to retain additional subscription up to a maximum of ` 250 & 500 Crs respectively.

The auction will be conducted on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on 20th November 2012 (Tuesday). The Government Stock up to 10% 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 1% of its notified amount for a single bid per stock as per the Scheme for Non-competitive Bidding Facility (available on RBI website).

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 20th November 2012 (Tuesday). The Competitive and Non-Competitive bids should be submitted before 10.30 a.m. An investor can submit more than one competitive bid at different 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 of each state.
The Reserve Bank of India will determine the maximum yield/minimum price at which bids will be accepted. Securities will be issued for a minimum nominal amount of Rs.10,000 and multiples of Rs.10,000 thereafter.  The result of the auctions will be announced on 20th November 2012 (Tuesday) and payment by successful bidders will be on 21st November 2012 (Wednesday). The State Government Stocks will bear interest at the rates determined by RBI at the auction. Interest will be paid half yearly on 21st May and 21st November 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 Government Stocks will be reckoned as an eligible investment in Government Securities by Banks for the purpose of Statutory Liquidity Ration (SLR) under Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

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