Date: 2026-01-13Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Premature redemption under Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme - Redemption Price for premature redemption of SGB 2020-21 Series-IV due on January 14, 2026
On January 13, 2026, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released information regarding the premature redemption of the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme for the 2020-21 Series-IV tranche, which is due on January 14, 2026. According to GOI notification F.No.4(4)-B(W&M)/2020 dated April 13, 2020, premature redemption is permitted after the fifth year from the issue date (July 14, 2020). The redemption price is based on the simple average of the closing price of gold of 999 purity for the three working days preceding the redemption date, as published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd (IBJA). The redemption price for January 14, 2026, is set at ₹13,929 per unit of SGB, based on the average closing price of gold for January 09, January 12, and January 13, 2026.
Contact: Ajit Prasad, Deputy General Manager (Communications). Phone: 022 - 2266 0502. Website: www.rbi.org.in, email: helpdoc@rbi.org.in.
Press Release: 2025-2026/1913
Key Entities Referenced
Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme: A Government of India scheme allowing investment in gold bonds as an alternative to physical gold.
GOI notification F.No.4(4)-B(W&M)/2020 dated April 13, 2020: Government of India notification pertaining to the Sovereign Gold Bond scheme.
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, responsible for issuing and regulating the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme.
Mumbai: Location of the Department of Communication, Central Office of Reserve Bank of India
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January 13, 2026
Premature redemption under Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme - Redemption
Price for premature redemption of SGB 2020-21 Series-IV due on January 14, 2026
In terms of GOI notification F.No.4(4)-B(W&M)/2020 dated April 13, 2020 (SGB 2020-
21 Series-IV-Issue date July 14, 2020) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, premature
redemption of Gold Bond may be permitted after fifth year from the date of issue of such
Gold Bond on the date on which interest is payable. Accordingly, the due date of
premature redemption of the above tranche shall be on January 14, 2026.
2. Further, the redemption price of SGB shall be based on simple average of closing
price of gold of 999 purity of previous three working days from the date of redemption, as
published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd (IBJA). Accordingly, the
redemption price for premature redemption due on January 14, 2026, shall be ₹13,929/-
(Rupees Thirteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Nine only) per unit of SGB
based on the simple average of closing price of gold for the three business days i.e.,
January 09, January 12, and January 13, 2026.
Ajit Prasad
Press Release: 2025-2026/1913 Deputy General Manager
(Communications)