Issue of 8% Oil Marketing Companies GOI Special Bonds, 2026

Issue of 8% Oil Marketing Companies GOI Special Bonds, 2026 Government of India have announced the issue of 8.00 per cent Oil Marketing Companies Government of India Special Bonds, 2026 for Rs. 10,000 crore (nominal). The Special Bonds are being issued to three Oil Marketing Companies as compensation towards estimated under-recoveries on account of sale of sensitive petroleum products during the current financial year. The Special Bonds are being issued at par to the following Oil Marketing Companies on March 23, 2009 (Monday): (1) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) for Rs. 5,817.27 crore (2) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) for Rs. 2,144.32 crore (3) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) for Rs. 2,038.41 crore The investment in the Special Bonds by the banks and Insurance Companies will not be reckoned as an eligible investment in Government securities for their statutory requirements. However, such investment by the insurance companies will be eligible to be reckoned as investment under other Approved Securities category as defined under Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Investment) Regulations, 2000. Further, the investment by the Provident Funds, Gratuity Funds, Superannuation Funds, etc. in the Special Bonds will be treated as an eligible investment under the administrative order of the Ministry of Finance. The Special Bonds will be transferable and eligible for market ready forward transactions (Repo).

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