The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the program for the premature redemption of the sovereign gold bonds (SGB) for the period from April 2025 to September 2025.
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Investors who have completed five years from the issue date can redeem their SGB before maturity.
Main details on premature redemption
- Premature redemption is allowed five years after the date of the problem.
- Investors will have to submit a redemption request to obtain offices, NSDL, CDSL, or RBI Retail Direct within the specified window.
- The redemption dates and submission periods vary depending on the installment.
Premature redemption schedule
| Part | Issue date | redemption date | Presented period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 Series III | October 16, 2017 | 16 April, 2025 | March 17 – 7 April, 2025 |
| 2017-18 Series IV | October 23, 2017 | April 23, 2025 | March 24 – 15 April, 2025 |
| 2017-18 series v | October 30, 2017 | 30 April, 2025 | 31 March – 21 April, 2025 |
| 2017-18 series vi | November 6, 2017 | May 6, 2025 | April 5 – 28 April, 2025 |
| 2017-18 Series VII | November 13, 2017 | May 13, 2025 | April 11 – May 3, 2025 |
| 2017-18 series viii | November 20, 2017 | May 20, 2025 | 19 April – 13 May, 2025 |
| 2017-18 series ix | November 27, 2017 | 27 May, 2025 | 25 April – 17 May, 2025 |
| 2017-18 Series X | December 4, 2017 | June 4, 2025 | May 5 – 26, 2025 |
| 2017-18 Series XI | December 11, 2017 | June 11, 2025 | May 9 – June 2, 2025 |
| 2018-19 Series I | May 4, 2018 | May 3, 2025 | April 3 – 23 April, 2025 |
| 2018-19 Series II | October 23, 2018 | April 23, 2025 | March 24 – 15 April, 2025 |
| 2018-19 Series III | November 13, 2018 | May 13, 2025 | April 11 – May 3, 2025 |
| 2018-19 Series IV | January 1, 2019 | 1 July, 2025 | May 31 – 21 June, 2025 |
| 2018-19 series v | January 22, 2019 | July 22, 2025 | June 21 – 14 July, 2025 |
| 2018-19 series vi | February 12, 2019 | August 12, 2025 | July 11 – 2 August, 2025 |
| 2019-20 Series I | June 11, 2019 | June 11, 2025 | May 9 – June 2, 2025 |
| 2019-20 Series II | July 16, 2019 | 16 July, 2025 | 16 June – July 7, 2025 |
| 2019-20 Series III | August 14, 2019 | August 14, 2025 | 15 July – 4 August, 2025 |
| 2019-20 Series IV | September 17, 2019 | September 17, 2025 | 18 August – 8 September, 2025 |
What investors should know
Investors need to present redemption request within the specified period.
The redemption dates may change in case of unspecified holidays.
The redemption is processed at the cost of gold set by RBI.
SGB ​​gold has a tax-skilled investment, which provides an annual interest of 2.5%. However, people looking for liquidity before maturity can use the redemption window before the time declared by the RBI.
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