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Underwriting Auction for sale of Government Securities for ₹33,000 crore on October 30, 2026

Distilled Policy Brief

  • The Government of India announced the re-issue auction of Government Securities worth ₹33,000 crore scheduled for October 30, 2026.
  • The issuance utilizes a multiple price-based underwriting auction framework governed by the extant underwriting commitment scheme notified in November 2007.
  • Primary Dealers (PDs) will submit electronic bids for the Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction via the Reserve Bank of India’s e-Kuber core banking system.

🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points

Underwriting auctions for Government Securities involve Minimum Underwriting Commitments (MUC) and Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) executed by Primary Dealers via RBI's e-Kuber system.

⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages

Efficient primary market sovereign debt auctions maintain systemic liquidity, enable institutional market-making, and reduce sovereign borrowing costs.

🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill

Economy

With reference to the underwriting auction for the sale of Government Securities in India, consider the following statements: 1. The underwriting auction follows a multiple price-based framework governed by the underwriting commitment scheme notified in November 2007. 2. Primary Dealers (PDs) are required to submit their bids for the Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction electronically through the Reserve Bank of India’s e-Kuber system. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • [A] 1 only
  • [B] 2 only
  • [C] Both 1 and 2
  • [D] Neither 1 nor 2
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
✓ Correct Option: [C] Both 1 and 2

Both statements are correct. The underwriting auction for Government Securities utilizes a multiple price-based underwriting auction framework governed by the extant underwriting commitment scheme notified in November 2007. Furthermore, Primary Dealers (PDs) submit their electronic bids for the Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction through the Reserve Bank of India's e-Kuber core banking system.

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UPSC Prelims 2021

Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.

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📚 Static Syllabus & Constitutional Linkages

Primary Dealers (PDs): RBI-registered financial entities mandated to market, underwrite, and create secondary market liquidity for sovereign securities.
e-Kuber Platform: The RBI's proprietary Core Banking Solution facilitating centralized auctioning, government transactions, and interbank settlement operations.