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Underwriting Auction for sale of Government Securities

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Underwriting Auction for sale of Government Securities for ₹32,000 crore on August 07, 2026

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The Reserve Bank of India has announced an underwriting auction for the sale of Government Securities totaling ₹32,000 crore, scheduled for August 07, 2026. The auction involves two securities: 6.36% GS 2031 for ₹21,000 crore and 7.71% GS 2066 for ₹11,000 crore. Primary Dealers are required to fulfill their Minimum Underwriting Commitment and participate in the Additional Competitive Underwriting auction. Bids must be submitted electronically via the e-Kuber system between 09:00 A.M. and 09:30 A.M. on the auction date. The underwriting commission will be credited to the current accounts of the respective Primary Dealers with the Reserve Bank of India on the day of issue of securities.

Who is affected: Primary Dealers (PDs)
Required action: Submit bids for the Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction electronically via the e-Kuber system.
Key dates: Date of underwriting auction — 06 Aug 2026
Thresholds: Total notified amount of ₹32,000 crore for the sale of Government Securities.
Consequences: Underwriting commission will be credited to the current account of the respective PDs with RBI.

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Source: Reserve Bank of India
Type: press-release
Published by source: 05 Aug 2026
Document number: 2026-2027/821
Issuing division: Department of Communication
Coverage area: banking

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August 06, 2026

Underwriting Auction for sale of Government Securities for ₹32,000 crore on August 07, 2026

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auction to be held on August 07, 2026 (Friday).

As per the extant scheme of underwriting commitment notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under:

(₹ crore)

Security	Notified Amount	MUC amount per PD	Minimum bidding commitment per PD under ACU auction
6.36% GS 2031	21,000	500	500
7.71% GS 2066	11,000	262	262

The underwriting auction will be conducted through multiple price-based method on August 07, 2026 (Friday). PDs may submit their bids for ACU auction electronically through Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (e-Kuber system) between 09:00 A.M. and 09:30 A.M. on the day of underwriting auction.

The underwriting commission will be credited to the current account of the respective PDs with RBI on the day of issue of securities.

Ajit Prasad Press Release: 2026-2027/821 Deputy General Manager (Communications)

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