On February 05, 2026, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a press release announcing an underwriting auction for the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities worth ₹29,000 crore, scheduled for February 06, 2026 (Friday). The auction will be conducted through a multiple price-based method. Primary Dealers (PDs) can submit bids for the Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction electronically through the RBI's e-Kuber system between 10:30 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. on the auction day. Underwriting commission will be credited to the PDs' current accounts with RBI on the securities' issue date.
The amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and minimum bidding commitment under ACU auction applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD) are:
* 6.68% GS 2040: Notified amount is 16,000. MUC amount per PD is 381 and Minimum bidding commitment per PD under ACU auction is 381.
* 6.90% GS 2065: Notified amount is 13,000. MUC amount per PD is 310 and Minimum bidding commitment per PD under ACU auction is 310.
Contact Information: RBI, Department of Communication, Central Office, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001. Phone: 022 - 2266 0502, Website: www.rbi.org.in, Email: helpdoc@rbi.org.in. Press Release Number: 2025-2026/2045. Ajit Prasad, Deputy General Manager (Communications).
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: Central bank responsible for conducting the underwriting auction.
Government Securities: The securities being sold through the underwriting auction.
Primary Dealer (PD): Entities eligible to participate in the underwriting auction.
Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC): The minimum amount each primary dealer must underwrite.
Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU): The auction mechanism for underwriting government securities.
प्रेस प्रकाशनी PRESS RELEASE
भारतीय ररज़र्व बैंक
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
वेबसाइट
:
www.rbi.org.in/hindi
संचार वर्भाग, केंद्रीय कायाालय, शहीद भगत ससिंह मागा, फोटा, म िंबई - 400 001
Website : www.rbi.org.in Department of Communication, Central Office, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort,
ई-मेल/email : helpdoc@rbi.org.in Mumbai - 400 001 फोन/Phone: 022 - 2266 0502
February 05, 2026
Underwriting Auction for sale of Government Securities for ₹29,000 crore
on February 06, 2026
Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as
detailed below, through auction to be held on February 06, 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)
Minimum bidding
Notified MUC amount
Securities commitment per PD
Amount per PD
under ACU auction
6.68% GS 2040 16,000 381 381
6.90% GS 2065 13,000 310 310
The underwriting auction will be conducted through multiple price-based method on
February 06, 2026 (Friday). PDs may submit their bids for ACU auction electronically
through the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (e-Kuber system) between 10:30
A.M. and 11:00 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: 2025-2026/2045 Deputy General Manager
(Communications)