The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 364 day Government of India treasury bills for a notified amount of Rs.750 crore. State Governments are allowed to participate as non-competitive bidders and the allocation to non-competitive bidders will be outside the notified amount, at the discretion of the Bank. The sale will be subject to terms and conditions specified in the General Notification No.F.2(12)-W&M/97 dated 31 March 1998 issued by Government

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Government of India have announced sale by auction of a new 12-year Government Stock for Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) and of a new 20-year Government Stock for Rs 2,000 crore (nominal). The auctions will be yield based and will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at Mumbai on Tuesday, May 29, 2001. Bids in the prescribed form obtainable from the Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Public Debt Office, Fort, Mumbai should be submitted to that office on May

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Date of Auction :May 23, 2001I.Notified amount: Rs.250.00 crore II.Bids received (a) Competitive bids Number:28 Amount:Rs.423.75 crore (b) Non-competitive bids Number:1 Amount:Rs.125.00 crore III.Cut-off price:Rs.98.10 IV.Competitive bids accepted Number:20 Amount:Rs.250.00 crore V.Partial Allotment Percentage:86.96 (3 bids) VI .Devolvement on RBI:NIL VII.Non-competitive bids accepted (a) Number:1 Amount:Rs.125.00 crore (b)Partial Allotment Percentage:N.A.P.V. Sadanan

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The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91 day Government of India treasury bills for a notified amount of Rs.250 crore. The auction will be conducted using "Uniform Price Auction" method. The allocation to non-competitive bidders will be outside the notified amount, at the discretion of the Bank. The sale will be subject to terms and conditions specified in the General Notification No.F.2(12)-W&M/97 dated 31 March 1998 issued by Government of India