New Delhi: The Government of India have announced the repurchase of its Securities through reverse auction for an aggregate amount of Rs.15,000 crore (face value). The security-wise details of the repurchase are given as under:
| S. No. | Nomenclature | Date of maturity |
| 1 | 8.07% Government Stock 2017 | 15-Jan-2017 |
| 2 | 7.49% Government Stock 2017 (Conv) | 16-Apr-2017 |
| 3 | 8.07% Government Stock 2017-Jul | 03-Jul-2017 |
| 4 | 7.99% Government Stock 2017 | 09-Jul-2017 |
| 5 | 7.46% Government Stock 2017 | 28-Aug-2017 |
The repurchase by the Government of India will be undertaken to redeem prematurely the Government Stocks by utilizing surplus cash balances. The above repurchase of the Government Stocks is purely ad hoc in nature.
Auction for securities will be on price-based auction format. The auctions will be conducted using multiple price method. Bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on November 07, 2016 (Monday) between 10.30 a.m. and 12.00 noon. The result of the auctions will be announced on the same day
