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Government Securities vs Gilt Funds: Taxation, risk, return, liquidity compared

Gilt Funds are part of the Debt Mutual Fund (MF) category that invest in various government securities of different duration and hence have similar risk and return profile.

Financial Express Jul 10, 2020

The safest mode of investment is investing in Government Securities (G-Secs) as the instruments are backed by the government and hence there are no credit risks. The Central Government issues both treasury bills and bonds or dated securities while the State Governments issue only bonds or dated securities, which are called the State Development Loans (SDLs).

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