Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme opens for subscription: 10 things to know
The new series of sovereign gold bonds opened for subscription today. The government has fixed the price at Rs 3,146 per gram for the 2018-19 Series II sovereign gold bond scheme. The scheme will be open till October 19 and the bonds will be issued on October 23. Sovereign gold bonds will be issued every month from October 2018 to February 2019, the RBI had said earlier. The next tranche will be open from November 5-9 and issuance will be on November 13.
10 things to know about the sovereign gold bond scheme
1) The bonds will be sold through banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL), designated post offices, and stock exchanges – BSE and NSE.