Andhra Bank has come up with a sovereign gold bond scheme tranche-IV.
The public subscription offer will begin from Monday and end on July 22,2016
The Government of India sponsored bonds will be available at all the
2,826 branches of the bank across the country.
The RBI has notified a
rate of interest of 2.75 per cent per annum. The issue price has been
fixed at Rs. 3,119 per gram of gold.
The bonds will be restricted for sale to resident Indian entities,
including individuals, HUFs, Trusts, Universities and Charitable
Institutions, who can apply for gold bonds (minimum 1 gram and maximum
of 500 grams).
The gold bond scheme enables people to invest in gold without physically
buying the precious metal and receive money equivalent to the market
value as determined by RBI at the time of redemption besides earning
interest on the invested amount semi-annually.
Tenor of the bonds is 8 years with a provision of
premature cancellation after 5 years.
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