Details

Sovereign Gold Bonds

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To be issued by Reserve Bank India on behalf of the Government of India.

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The Bonds will be denominated in multiples of gram(s) of gold with a basic unit of 1 gram.

The tenor of the Bond will be for a period of 8 years with exit option in 5th year, to be exercised on  the interest payment dates.

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Minimum permissible investment will be 1 gram of gold.

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The maximum limit of subscribed shall be 4 KG for individual, 4 Kg for HUF and 20 Kg for trusts and similar  entities per fiscal (April-March) notified by the Government from time to time. A self-declaration to this effect  will be obtained. The annual ceiling will include bonds subscribed under different tranches during initial issuance  by Government and those purchase from the Secondary Market.

In case of joint holding, the investment limit of 4 KG will be applied to the first applicant only.

Price of Bond will be fixed in Indian Rupees on the basis of simple average of closing price of gold of 999 purity  published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Limited for the last 3 working days of the week  preceding the subscription period. The issue price of the Gold Bonds will be Rs. 50 per gram less for those who  subscribe online and pay through digital mode.

Payment for the Bonds will be through cash payment (upto a maximum of Rs. 20,000) or demand draft or  cheque or electronic banking.

The Gold Bonds will be issued as Government of India Stocks under GS Act, 2006. The investors will be issued a  Holding Certificate for the same. The Bonds are eligible for conversion into demat form.

The redemption price will be in Indian Rupees based on simple average of closing price of gold of 999 purity of  previous 3 working days published by IBJA.

Bonds will be sold through banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL), designated post offices as  may be notified and recognised stock exchanges viz., National Stock Exchange of India Ltd and Bombay Stock  Exchange Ltd, either directly or through agents.

The investors will be compensated at a fixed rate of 2.5% per annum payable semi-annually on the  nominal value.

Bonds can be used as collateral for loans. The loan-to-value (LTV) ratio is to be set equal to ordinary gold loan  mandated by the Reserve Bank from time to time. The lien on the bond shall be marked in the depository by the  authorised banks.
Note: The loan against SGBs would be subject to decision of the bank/financing agency, and cannot be inferred  as a matter of right.

Know-your-customer (KYC) norms will be the same as that for purchase of physical gold. KYC documents such  as Voter ID, Aadhaar card/PAN or TAN /Passport will be required.

The interest on Gold Bonds shall be taxable as per the provision of Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961). The  capital gains tax arising on redemption of SGB to an individual has been exempted. The indexation benefits will  be provided to long term capital gains arising to any person on transfer of bond

Bonds will be tradable on stock exchanges within a fortnight of the issuance on a date as notified by the RBI.

Bonds acquired by the banks through the process of invoking lien/hypothecation/pledge alone, shall be counted  towards Statutory Liquidity Ratio.

Commission for distribution of the bond shall be paid at the rate of 1% of the total subscription received by the  receiving offices and receiving offices shall share at least 50% of the commission so received with the agents or  sub agents for the business procured through them.