**Executive Summary**
Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills including 91-Day, 182-Day and 364-Day bills. The auction is scheduled for October 29, 2025, with settlement on October 30, 2025. Bids must be submitted electronically via the E-Kuber system.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Auction Details:**
* Treasury Bills: 91-Day, 182-Day, and 364-Day
* Notified Amount: ₹7,000 crore (91-Day), ₹6,000 crore (182-Day), ₹6,000 crore (364-Day)
* Auction Date: October 29, 2025 (Wednesday)
* Settlement Date: October 30, 2025 (Thursday)
* **Participation:**
* Subject to terms and conditions in General Notification F.No.4(2)-B(W&M)/2018 dated March 26, 2025.
* Eligible participants: State Governments, Union Territories with legislature, eligible Provident Funds in India, designated Foreign Central Banks, and specified persons/institutions.
* Non-competitive bids allowed for specified participants; allocation outside the notified amount.
* Individuals can participate non-competitively, including as retail investors. Retail investor allocation limited to 5% of the notified amount.
* Retail investors can place bids through the Retail Direct portal (https://rbiretaildirect.org.in).
* **Bidding Process:**
* Auction Type: Price based using multiple price method.
* Bids via E-Kuber system on October 29, 2025.
* Competitive bids: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
* Non-Competitive bids: 10:30 am - 11:00 am
* Results announced on the day of the auction.
* Payment by successful bidders due on October 30, 2025.
* **Contingency:**
* Physical bids accepted only in the event of system failure; submitted to the Public Debt Office before auction timing ends, in the prescribed form.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Government of India**
* **Impact:** Raises funds through the issuance of Treasury Bills.
* **Action Required:** None explicitly stated
**Stakeholder: Banks/Financial Institutions (Primary Dealers, etc.)**
* **Impact:** Opportunity to acquire Treasury Bills for investment portfolios.
* **Action Required:** Submit competitive bids via E-Kuber within the specified timings (10:30 am - 11:30 am).
**Stakeholder: Retail Investors**
* **Impact:** Opportunity to invest in government securities.
* **Action Required:** Submit non-competitive bids via E-Kuber or Retail Direct portal within the specified timings (10:30 am - 11:00 am), subject to allocation limits.
**Stakeholder: State Governments, Union Territories with legislature, eligible Provident Funds in India, designated Foreign Central Banks, and specified persons/institutions.**
* **Impact:** Opportunity to invest in government securities.
* **Action Required:** Submit non-competitive bids via E-Kuber within the specified timings (10:30 am - 11:00 am).
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: Announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills and manages the auction process.
Government of India Treasury Bills: The financial instruments being auctioned, specifically 91-Day, 182-Day, and 364-Day Treasury Bills.
General Notification F.No.4(2)-B(W&M)/2018 dated March 26, 2025: Governing document specifying terms and conditions of the Treasury Bill auction.
Retail Direct portal (https://rbiretaildirect.org.in): A portal through which individual investors can place bids under the non-competitive scheme.
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भारतीय ररज़र्व बैंक
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
वेबसाइट
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www.rbi.org.in/hindi
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October 24, 2025
Auction of 91-Day, 182-Day and 364-Day Treasury Bills
Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as
per the following details:
Notified
Sr.
Treasury Bill Amount Auction Date Settlement Date
No.
(₹ crore)
1 91-Day 7,000
October 29, 2025 October 30, 2025
2 182-Day 6,000
(Wednesday) (Thursday)
3 364-Day 6,000
Total 19,000
The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification
F.No.4(2)-B(W&M)/2018 dated March 26, 2025, issued by Government of India, as
amended from time to time. State Governments, Union Territories with legislature, eligible
Provident Funds in India, designated Foreign Central Banks and any person or institution
specified by the Bank in this regard can participate on non-competitive basis, the allocation
for which will be outside the notified amount. Individuals can also participate on non-
competitive basis, as retail investors. For retail investors, the allocation will be restricted to
a maximum of 5 percent of the notified amount. Individual investors can also place bids as
per the non-competitive scheme through the Retail Direct portal
(https://rbiretaildirect.org.in).
The auction will be Price based using multiple price method. Bids for the auction
should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India’s Core Banking
Solution (E-Kuber system) on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, during the below given
timings:
Category of Bids Timing
Competitive 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Non-Competitive 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Results will be announced on the day of the auction.
Payment by successful bidders will have to be made on Thursday, October 30, 2025.2
Only in the event of system failure, physical bids would be accepted. Such physical bids
should be submitted to the Public Debt Office (email; Phone no: 022-22603456, 022-
22603457,022-22603190), before the auction timing ends, in the prescribed form. The form
can be downloaded from RBI website (https://rbi.org.in/en/web/rbi/forms). In case of
technical difficulties, Core Banking Operations Team should be contacted at email; Phone
no: 022-69870466, 022-69870415. For other auction related difficulties, IDMD auction
team can be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-22702431, 022-22705125).
Ajit Prasad
Press Release: 2025-2026/1376 Deputy General Manager
(Communications)