RBI to Auction 24,000 Crore Treasury Bills on April 29, 2026

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| Date : Apr 24, 2026 |
| Auction of 91-Day, 182-Day and 364-Day Treasury Bills |
| Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details:

| Sr. No. | Treasury Bill | Notified Amount
(₹ crore) | Auction Date | Settlement Date |
| 1 | 91-Day | 12,000 | April 29, 2026
(Wednesday) | April 30, 2026
(Thursday) |
| 2 | 182-Day | 6,000 |
| 3 | 364-Day | 6,000 |
| | Total | 24,000 |
The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification F.No.4(2)-B(W&M)/2018 dated March 26, 2025, issued by Government of India, as amended from time to time. State Governments, Union Territories with legislature, eligible Provident Funds in India, designated Foreign Central Banks and any person or institution specified by the Bank in this regard can participate on non-competitive basis, the allocation for which will be outside the notified amount. Individuals can also participate on non-competitive basis, as retail investors. For retail investors, the allocation will be restricted to a maximum of 5 percent of the notified amount. Individual investors can also place bids as per the non-competitive scheme through the Retail Direct portal (https://rbiretaildirect.org.in).

The auction will be Price based using multiple price method. Bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India’s Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber system) on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, during the below given timings:

| Category of Bids | Timing |
| Competitive | 10:30 am - 11:30 am |
| Non-Competitive | 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Results will be announced on the day of the auction.

Payment by successful bidders will have to be made on Thursday, April 30, 2026.

Only in the event of system failure, physical bids would be accepted. Such physical bids should be submitted to the Public Debt Office (email; Phone no: 022-22603456, 022-22603457, 022-22603190), before the auction timing ends, in the prescribed form. The form can be downloaded from RBI website (https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewForms.aspx). In case of technical difficulties, Core Banking Operations Team should be contacted at email; Phone no: 022-69870466, 022-69870415. For other auction related difficulties, IDMD auction team can be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-22702431, 022-22705125).

Ajit Prasad
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)

Press Release: 2026-2027/144 | Sr. No. | Treasury Bill | Notified Amount
(₹ crore) | Auction Date | Settlement Date | 1 | 91-Day | 12,000 | April 29, 2026
(Wednesday) | April 30, 2026
(Thursday) | 2 | 182-Day | 6,000 | 3 | 364-Day | 6,000 | | Total | 24,000 | Category of Bids | Timing | Competitive | 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Non-Competitive | 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
| Sr. No. | Treasury Bill | Notified Amount
(₹ crore) | Auction Date | Settlement Date |
| 1 | 91-Day | 12,000 | April 29, 2026
(Wednesday) | April 30, 2026
(Thursday) |
| 2 | 182-Day | 6,000 |
| 3 | 364-Day | 6,000 |
| | Total | 24,000 |
| Category of Bids | Timing |
| Competitive | 10:30 am - 11:30 am |
| Non-Competitive | 10:30 am - 11:00 am |

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