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No. 293 Poudouchéry Jeudi 9 Décembre 2021 (18 Agrahayana 1943)

No. Puducherry Thursday 9th December 2021

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT

FINANCE DEPARTMENT (WAYS AND MEANS)

[G.O. Ms. No. 54/FD(W&M)/2021-22, Puducherry, dated 09th December 2021]

NOTIFICATION

The Lieutenant-Governor as Administrator of the Union territory of Puducherry hereby notifies the sale of Puducherry Government Stock (Securities) of 6 year tenure for an aggregate amount of ````` 125 crore (Rupees One hundred and twenty-five crore only) [Nominal]. The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions spelt out i n t h i s n o t i f i c a t i o n ( c a l l e d S p e c i f i c N o t i f i c a t i o n ) , a s a l s o t h e t e r m s a n d conditions specified in the General Notification in G.O. Ms. No. 1/FD(W&M)/2008, dated January 8, 2008 and Amendments issued vide G.O. Ms. No. 144/FD(W&M)/2009, dated November 30, 2009, G.O. Ms. No. 51/FD(W&M)/2010, dated October 25, 2010 and G.O. Ms. No. 45/FD(W&M)/2017, dated October 26, 2017 of the Finance Department (Ways and Means) of the Government of Puducherry.

Object of the loan.— (i) The proceeds of the loan will be utilized for financing Capital/Revenue Expenditure and other Developmental Schemes under execution;

(ii) The borrowing is in exercise of the powers conferred on the Administrator of the Union territory of Puducherry under section 48A of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 as amended with effect from May 10, 2006 and in accordance with the terms and conditions imposed by the Government of India for such borrowing. [ 3567] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 3568 3568

2. Method of issue.— Government Stock will be sold through the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office (PDO), Fort, Mumbai-400 001 by auction in the manner as prescribed in paragraph 6.1 of the General Notification in G.O. Ms. No. 1/FD(W&M)/2008, dated January 8, 2008 at a coupon rate to be determined by the Reserve Bank of India at the yield-based auction under multiple price formats.

3. Allotment to non-competitive bidders.— The Government Stock up to 10% of the notified amount of the sale will be allotted to eligible individuals and institutions subject to a maximum limit of 1% of the notified amount for a single bid as per the Revised Scheme for Non-competitive Bidding Facility in the auctions of the Union Territory Government Securities of the General Notification (Annexure-II).

4. Place and date of auction.— The auction will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, at its Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai-400 001 on December 14, 2021. Bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format, on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system as stated below on December 14, 2021.

(a) The Competitive Bids shall be submitted electronically on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.

(b) The Non-competitive Bids shall be submitted electronically on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m.

5. Result of the auction.— The result of the auction shall be displayed by the Reserve Bank of India, on its website on the same day. The payment by successful bidders will be on December 15, 2021.

6. Method of payment.— Successful bidders will make payments on December 15, 2021 before close of banking hours by means of Cash, Banker's Cheque/Pay Order, Demand Draft payable at Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai/Chennai or a Cheque drawn on their account with Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai (Fort)/Chennai.

7. Te n u re. — T h e s t o c k w i l l b e o f 6 y e a r t e n u r e . T h e t e n u r e o f t h e s t o c k w i l l c o m m e n c e o n December 15, 2021.

8. Date of repayment.— The loan will be repaid at par on December 15, 2027.

9. Rate of interest.— The cut-off yield determined at the auction will be the coupon rate percent per annum on the Stock sold at the auction. The interest will be paid on June 15 and December 15 for every financial year until repayment.

10. Eligibility of securities.— The investment in Government Stock 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.

(By order and in the name of the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry)

PRASHANT GOYAL,

Development Commissioner-cum-

Principal Secretary to Government (Finance).

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Lieutenant-Governor as Administrator of the Union territory of Puducherry hereby notifies the sale of Puducherry Government Stock (Securities) of 6 year tenure for an aggregate amount of ` 125 crore (Rupees One hundred and twenty-five crore only).