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PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), JANUARY 23, 2026 (MAGHA 3, 1947 SAKA)
EXTRAORDINARY
Published by Authority
CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026 (MAGHA 3, 1947 SAKA)
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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
(FINANCE BUDGET-II BRANCH)
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
The 23rd January, 2026
No:7/2/2025-2FB2/50.- It is notified for general information that the outstanding balance of 8.66 %
PUNJAB SDL 2026 issued in terms of the Government of Punjab, Finance Department Notification
No. 7/2/2015-2FBII/221 dated February 18, 2016 will be repaid at par on February 24, 2026 with
interest due up to and including February 09, 2026. In the event of a holiday being declared on the
aforesaid date by any State Government under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the loan will be
repaid by the paying offices in that State on the previous working day. No interest will accrue on the loan
from and after February 24, 2026.
2. As per sub- regulation 24 (2) and 24(3) of Government Securities Regulations, 2007 payment of maturity
proceeds to the registered holder of Government Security held in the form of Subsidiary General Ledger or
Constituent Subsidiary General Ledger account or Stock Certificate shall be made by a pay order
incorporating the relevant particulars of his bank account or by credit to the account of the holder in any
bank having facility of receipt of funds through electronic means. For the purpose of making payment in
respect of the securities, the original subscriber or the subsequent holders of such a Government Securities,
as the case may be, shall submit to the Bank or Treasury and Sub-Treasury or branch of State Bank of
India where they are enfaced / registered for payment of interest, as the case may be, the relevant
particulars of their bank account.
3. However, in the absence of relevant particulars of bank account/ mandate for receipt of funds through
electronic means, to facilitate repayment on the due date, holders of 8.66% PUNJAB SDL 2026, should
tender their securities at the Public Debt Office, 20 days in advance. The securities should be tendered for
repayment, duly discharged on the reverse there of as under: -
“Received the Principal due on the Certificate”.
4. It should be particularly noted that at places where the treasury work is done by a branch of the State
Bank of India, the securities, if they are in the form of Stock Certificates, should be tendered at the branch
of the bank concerned and not at the Treasury or Sub-treasury.