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CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2023 (VAISAKHA 8, 1945 SAKA)

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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

(Finance Budget-2)

NOTIFICATION

The 28th April, 2023

No. 7/1/2023-2FB2/389.–Government of Punjab hereby notifies the Reissue of 7.62% Punjab SGS

2038 issued on April 19, 2023 for an aggregate amount of Rs. 1000 crore (Nominal).The sale will be subject to

the terms and conditions spelt out in this notification (called specific Notification) as also the terms and conditions

specified in the General Notification No. 7/3/2017-2FBII/445 dated May 08, 2017 of Government of Punjab.

Object of the Loan

1.

(i) The finance part of Capital Expenditure of Plan Schemes and other Development Schemes under

execution

(ii) Consent of Central Government has been obtained to the floatation of this loan as required by Article

293(3) of the Constitution of India.

Method of Issue

2. 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 No. 7/3/2017-

2FBII/445 dated May 08, 2017 at a coupon rate to be determined by the Reserve Bank of India at the Price

based auction under multiple price formats.

Allotment to Non-competitive Bidders

3. 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 Facilityin the Auctions of State Government Securities of the General Notification

(Annexure – II).

Place and Date of Auction

4. The auction will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, at its Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001

on May 02, 2023. 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 May 02, 2023.

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(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.

Result of the Auction

5.

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 May 03, 2023.

Method of Payment

6.

Successful bidders will make payments on May 03, 2023 before close of banking hours by means of

cash, bankers' cheque/pay order, demand draft payable at Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai/ New Delhi or a

cheque drawn on their account with Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai (Fort) /New Delhi.

Tenure

7.

The Stock will be of 15-year tenure from the date of commencement on April 19, 2023.

Date of Repayment

8.

The loan will be repaid at par on April 19, 2038.

Rate of Interest

9.

Interest at the rate of 7.62 per annum will accrue on the nominal value of thestock from the date of

original issue date and will be paid half yearly on October 19 and April 19.

Eligibility of Securities

10.

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 Governor of Punjab

Sd/-

AJOY KUMAR SINHA, I.A.S

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab

Department of Finance