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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
‘Kisan Rath’ mobile app turns big hit within a week of its launch
Over 1.5 lakh farmers and traders registered on app that facilitates transportation of foodgrains and agri products
The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India is taking several measures to facilitate the farmers and farming activities at field level during the lockdown period. The updated status of activities is given below:
- Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare had launched “Kisan Rath” App on 17.04.2020 to facilitate Farmers and Traders in identifying right mode of transportation for movement of farm produce ranging from food grain , Fruits & Vegetables, oil seeds, spices, fiber crops, flowers, bamboo, log & minor forest produce, coconuts etc. Till date, total of 80,474 farmers and 70,581 traders are registered on this App.
- Due to complete lockdown, all the wholesale mandis were closed on 25.03.2020. There are 2587 Principal/Main agricultural Markets available in India, out of which 1091 markets were functional on 26.03.2020. As on 23.04.2020, 2067 markets were made functional.
- The procurement of Pulses & Oilseeds on MSP is currently in progress in twenty  States. A quantity of 1,79,852.21 MT of Pulses and 1,64,195.14 MT of Oilseeds has been procured by NAFED and FCI valued at Rs 1605.43 Crores through which 2,05,869 farmers have been benefited.
- Sowing Area Coverage of Summer Crops:
Rice: About 34.73 lakh ha area coverage under summer rice as compared to 25.22 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year.
Pulses: About 5.07 lakh ha area coverage under pulses as compared to 3.82 lakh ha. during the corresponding period of last year.
Course Cereals: About 8.55 lakh ha area coverage under coarse cereals as compared to 5.47 lakh ha. during the corresponding period of last year.
Oilseeds: About 8.73 lakh ha area coverage under oilseeds as compared to 6.80 lakh ha. during the corresponding period of last year.
- Harvesting Status as on 24.04.2020
Wheat: As reported by the States about 98-99 % of wheat crop has been harvested in in Madhya Pradesh, 90-92 % in Rajasthan, 82-85 % in Uttar Pradesh, 50-55 % in Haryana, 45-50 % in Punjab and 86-88 % in other States.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya proceeds on Four-day official visit to Davos to attend Annual World Economic Forum  Meeting
To meet the World Leaders of Industry, Investors and Entrepreneurs; to discuss the
prospects of further reforms, priorities of capital markets and inclusive policy making
among others
The Union Minister of State for Shipping  and Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya is attending the 50th World Economic Forum  Annual Meeting being held at Davos, Switzerland from 21st -24th January 2020. During his stay in Davos, the Minister will meet thevarious leadersof Industry, Investors and Entrepreneurs from around the world.
Shri Mandaviya will hold bilateral meetings with Ministers of Qatar, Belgium and SecretaryGeneral of International Maritime Organisation . He will be the part of WEF sessions,round table and bilateral meetings with CEOs of the Companies. The Ministerwill also participate in an informal WTO Ministerial gathering being held during this period.
Important Sessions & Bilateral Meetings to be attended by Shri Mandaviya include the following:
Sessions
· Medical Diagnosis: Back to Basics · Innovation for Impact: Engineering sustainable Plastics · Recharging International Trade· Chemicals & Advanced Materials Policy · Strategic Outlook: The Indian Ocean Rim· Informal gathering of World Economics Leaders  Finding Resilience
Bilateral Meetings with Ministers / Organisations
· Meeting with IMO
· Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium
· Meeting with Minister of Qatar
Bilateral Meetings with CEOs
· Meeting with Sultyan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, CEO, DP World  · Meeting with Dev Sanyal, CEO Alternative Energy · Meeting with Mr. Sumant Sinha, Renew Power · Meeting with Gemini Corporation· Meeting with Mr. Eugene Mayne, CEO, Tristar Transportation· Meeting with CEO, Antwerp Port Authority · Meeting with British Petroleum
The Minister is participating in WEF 2020 along with the Union Minister of Railways and Commerce Shri Piyush Goyal and Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, Finance Minister of Punjab, IT Minister of Telangana, Secretary Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos is a leading forum where participants
come together to address the most pressing issues on the global agenda in an exceptional atmosphere featuring inter-disciplinary, informal and direct interactions among peers. The theme of the 2020 meeting is Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Guidelines revised for authorization to market transportation fuels
Promotes ease of doing business and boosts private players to invest in retail sector
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today informed that the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas vide Resolution dated 08.11.2019 has revised the guidelines for authorization to market transportation fuels which have been published in the Gazette of India. The revised guidelines would promote ease of doing business and boost private players to invest in retail sector.
The MoPNG has granted marketing authorisation to the following entities under the said resolution :-
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M/s RIL
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M/s. IMC Limited
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Onsite Energy Pvt. Ltd.
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Assam Gas Company Ltd.
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M/s M K Agrotech Private Limited
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M/s RBML Solutions India Ltd. 
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M/s Manas Agro Industries and Infrastructure Limited.
Further, the entities while applying for marketing authorization have to, inter alia, provide details about their marketing plan including details of source of supply. Such entities are free to source their supplies from different sources including PSU OMCs in their best commercial wisdom.
At present, it may not be possible to gauge the quantum of change in country-wide auto fuel supply as the new entities have been granted marketing authorization fairly recently.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets everyone particularly Tamil people on Pongal
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted everyone particularly the Tamil people on the occasion of Pongal.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Pongal greetings to everyone, particularly the Tamil people worldwide. May this festival bring happiness and wonderful health in our lives."
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Retendering Process of Polavaram Project
As informed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh , an Expert Committee constituted by it in June, 2019 suggested togo for fresh tenders for balance works of Irrigation Project. Thereafter, tenders were called by the State for balance works of main dam package and left side connectivities of headworks in August, 2019.
As reported by the State Government, an agreement has been concluded for construction of balance headworks of PIP  with M/s Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited in November, 2019 for Rs.1548.13 Cr by December, 2021. Also, an agreement has been concluded for the completion of balance work of Left Side Connectivities of Head Works with M/s MAX Infra  Limited in November, 2019 for Rs.231.47 Cr. by end of May 2021. Further, GoAP has also accorded permission to pre-close the contract of Package no. 5&6 of Polavaram Left Main Canal for inviting tenders under reverse tendering process.
As reported by Govt of Andhra Pradesh, the project is planned for completion by Dec, 2021, and has achieved overall progress of 69.54% upto 27th Feb 2020.
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
UPSC
COMBINED SECTION OFFICERS’/ STENOGRAPHERS’  LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, 2018
Based on the results of the written part of the Combined Section Officers’/ Stenographers’  Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2018 held by the UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION in March, 2023 and evaluation of service records held in August, 2023, the following are the category-wise lists of candidates, in order of merit, who have been recommended for inclusion in Select List of year 2018 in respect of the categories detailed below:-
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Category
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Service
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II
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Section Officers’ Grade of the General Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’
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III
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Section Officers’ Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Service
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V
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Private Secretary Grade of the Stenographers’ Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’
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VI
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Grade ‘A’ & ‘B’ merged of the Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers’ Service
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VII
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Grade ‘B’ of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers’ Service
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VIII
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Section Officers’ Grade of the Intelligence Bureau
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IX
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Private Secretary Grade in Employees’ State Insurance Corporation
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X
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Section Officers in Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service
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XI
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Assistant Director/ Section Officers/Manager Gr.I in Employees’
State Insurance Corporation
The number of candidates recommended in each of 9 categories for the Select List Year 2018 is as under:-
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II
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41
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III
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17
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V
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06
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VI
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03
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VII
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02
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VIII
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06
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IX
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Nil
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X
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09
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XI
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08
The Result of some candidates under Category-VIII and X has been kept withheld.
The result is subject to revision based on the outcome of MAs/OAs pending before Hon’ble Court/CAT.
The result of Category-III would be provisional, subject to the outcome of pending court cases  before the Hon`ble CAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi, and revision of seniority list of ASO grade of RBSS, if any.
The result declared is subject to the final outcome of the SLP No. 30621/2011 and 31288/2017 pending before the Hon`ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of ‘reservation in promotion’ and ‘own merit’ and any other Court case having a bearing on the result.
The Union Public Service Commission has a ‘Facilitation Counter’ near Examination Hall Building in its Campus. Candidates may obtain any information/clarification regarding their Results on working days between 10:00 A.M. and 05:00 P.M. in person or over Telephone Nos. - 23385271/23381125/23098543 from this Counter. The result will also be available on the UPSC Website i.e. www.upsc.gov.in. The marks shall be made available on the website within fifteen days from the date of declaration of result.
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Department of Space
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, Government intends to establish more research centres in the country to support the research of ISRO
Minister informs that ISRO is working with NASA to jointly realise a satellite mission named ‘NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar ’ for scientific studies of Earth
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today gave the details of the upcoming ISRO space missions planned in 2022 in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha as follows:
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- 2 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle  missions including 1 dedicated commercial mission and 1 mission for launching the EOS-06 earth observation satellite
- 2 developmental flights of ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle 
- 1 Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle  mission for launching NVS-01 navigation satellite for NavIC
- 1 communication satellite mission  through procured launch for commercial customer
v. 1 Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle – Mark III  mission, which is a dedicated commercial mission
Dr Jitendra Singh also informed that Government intends to establish more research centres in the country to support the research of ISRO. He added that existing Space Technology Incubation Centre, Regional Academia Centre for Space will get a grant of Rs. 200 lakhs per year maximum and new proposed cells also will adopt the same guidelines.
The Minister said, Government pursues collaborative projects with foreign space research organizations with the objectives of enhancing the capacity of the Indian space programme for advancing programmatic priorities, augmenting space science and earth observation data base, widening ground station networks, bettering products and services through joint experiments and creating platforms for inflow of expertise.
Currently, Indian Space Research Organisation  is working with National Aeronautics and Space Administration  of United States of America to jointly realise a satellite mission named ‘NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar ’ for scientific studies of Earth.
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Ministry of Textiles
Urban Haats in Rajasthan
The proposals for setting up Urban Haats for Sikar and Alwar were received from the state of Rajasthan. A Project Approval Monitoring Committee  meeting was held under the chairmanship of Development Commissioner , wherein the proposal for construction of Sikar Urban Haat could not be considered as the State Government of Rajasthan had already been constructing Urban Haat at Sikar.
Further, the land proposed by Implementing Agency for setting up Urban Haat at Alwar was not found suitable by the committee. Accordingly, the implementing agency was requested to propose a new venue for setting up Urban Haat at Alwar. At present, three Urban Haats are functional in Rajasthan at Ajmer, Jodhpur and Jaipur.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, in written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Special Service and Features
Rozgar Mela appointees must embrace spirit of service : Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan
Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V Muraleedharan said that the new appointees to Central services should embrace constant learning and work with spirit of service. They should also work with the motto of citizens first, he said. The minister was addressing the Rozgar Mela Event in Thiruvanthapuram organised by Thiruvananthapuram Division of Southern Railway. Shri Muraleedharan also asked them to utilize Karmayogi Prarambh, an online orientation course for new government employees, to facilitate their growth.
The Minister also highlighted dedication of Union Government to empower the nation's youth through initiatives like PM Rozgar Mela. He said that Rozgar Mela will act as a catalyst in further employment generation and provide meaningful opportunities to the youth for their empowerment and participation in the nation's development.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Rozgar Mela through video conferencing and interacted with the appointees. Recruitment involved central government institutions such as Railways, VSSC, EPFO, NSO, Cochin Shipyard, Geological Survey of India, Kerala Gramin Bank, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, India Post, Ministry of Defence etc. 210 new appointees were given appointment order directly at the venue and online appointment orders were sent to 830 appointees in the Rozgar Mela event in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram Divisional Railway Manager, Shri S M Sharma and Additional Divisional Railway Manager Shri M Vijayakumar also attended the event.
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Ministry of Power
REC organizes Covid-19 vaccination camp
REC Limited, a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Power had organized a vaccination camp on the occasion of International Nurses Day in collaboration with Apollo Hospitals for employees of various Power Sector CPSEs and their family members in the age bracket of 18 to 45 years.
As a special gesture of gratitude and respect for our healthcare and frontline workers, the whole medical team of Apollo Hospitals was welcomed with a huge round of applause by the officials of REC.
The camp saw a total of 500 employees and family members turn up to get their first dose of the vaccine. As trying times linger on, REC continues to remain committed to being a major partner in the service of the nation.
About REC Limited: REC Limited is a Navratna NBFC focusing on Power Sector Financing and Development across India. Established in 1969, REC Limited has completed over fifty years in the area of its operations. It provides financial assistance to state electricity boards, state governments, central/state power utilities, independent power producers, rural electric cooperatives and private sector utilities. Its business activities involve financing projects in the complete power sector value chain; different type of projects includes Generation, Transmission, Distribution Projects, and Renewable Energy projects.
Ministry of Home Affairs
NCMC Meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary took stock of the preparatory measures arising out of the Cyclonic Storm ‘Fani’
The National Crisis Management Committee  met here today under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary and took stock of the situation arising out of the Cyclonic Storm ‘Fani’. Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal attended through Video Conference. Senior Officers from the Central Ministries/Agencies concerned also attended the meeting.
During the meeting, officers of all the concerned State Governments confirmed their full preparedness to deal with any emerging situation arising out of the cyclonic storm. Further, the State Governments have adequately warned fishermen not to venture into the sea and highlighted that there is a seasonal ban on fishing in sea upto 14th June due to breeding season. State Governments were advised to effectively enforce this ban.
Ministry of Home Affairs  assured the State Governments to release in advance the first Instalment of SDRF, as per their request.
According to India Meteorological Department ’s forecast, the Cyclonic Storm ‘Fani’ is at present located at 880 Kms. South East of Chennai. It is expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by 30th April 2019. The storm will continue to move northwest till 01st May 2019 and thereafter recurve northeastwards gradually. The Government is keeping a close watch on the impact on States on the Eastern Coast.
NDRF and Indian Coast Guard have been put on high alert and are coordinating with State Government Authorities. They have prepositioned themselves adequately. Regular warnings have been issued since 25th April 2019 to fishermen not to venture into the sea and asking those at sea to return to coast. IMD has been issuing three hourly bulletins with latest forecast to all the concerned States. MHA is also in continuous touch with the State Governments and the Central Agencies concerned.
The NCMC Meeting followed directions from the Prime Minister who is closely monitoring the situation. NCMC will meet again tomorrow to take stock of the situation.
Ministry of Railways
Cabinet approves redevelopment of New Delhi, Ahmedabad and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus , Mumbai Railway Stations
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved Indian Railways’ proposal for redevelopment of 3 major railway stations with an approximate total investment of nearly ₹10,000 Cr.:
a) New Delhi Railway Station;
b) Ahmedabad Railway Station; and
c) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus  Mumbai
Railway Station is an important and central place for any city. Prime Minster Sh. Narendra Modi has given importance to stations development in the transformation of Railways. Today’s Cabinet decision gives a new direction to the station development. Work on redevelopment of 199 Stations is going on. Out of these, tenders have been issued for 47 stations. Master planning and design for the remaining is underway. Work is progressing fast for 32 stations. Today, the Cabinet has sanctioned investment of Rs. 10,000 crore for 3 big stations, namely New Delhi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus , Mumbai and Ahmedabad Railway Stations.
The standard elements of station design will be:
- Every station will have a spacious roof plaza  with all passenger amenities at one place along with spaces for retail, cafeterias, recreational facilities.
- Both sides of the city will be connected with the station, with the station building on both sides of Railway tracks.
- Facilities like food court, waiting lounge, playing area for children, place for local products, etc will be available.
- The stations located within the city will have a city center like place.
- To make the stations comfortable, there will be proper illumination, way finding/signages, acoustics, lifts/escalators/travelators.
- Master plan has been prepared for smooth movement of traffic, with adequate parking facilities.
- There will be integration with other modes of transportation like metro, bus etc.
- Green Building Techniques will be used, with solar energy, water conservation/recycling and improved tree cover.
- Special care will be taken to provide Divyang friendly facilities.
- These stations will be developed on the concept of intelligent building.
- There will be segregation of arrival/departures, Clutter free platforms, improved surfaces, fully covered platforms.
- The stations will be safe with installation of CCTV and access control.
- These will be iconic station buildings.
Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of Government Stocks
The Government of India has announced the Sale  of  ‘7.00 per cent Government Stock, 2021’ for a notified amount of Rs. 3,000 crore  through price based auction,  ‘7.27 per cent Government Stock, 2026’ for a notified amount of Rs. 3,000 crore  through price based auction,  ‘New Government Stock, 2033’ for a notified amount of Rs. 5,000 crore  through yield based auction,  ‘7.62 per cent Government Stock, 2039’ for a notified amount of Rs. 2,000 crore  through price based auction, and  ‘7.63 per cent Government Stock, 2059’ for a notified amount Rs. 4,000 crore  through price based auction. Subject to the limit of Rs. 17,000 crore, being total notified amount, Government of India will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs. 1,000 crore each against any one or more of the above securities. The auctions will be conducted using multiple price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on May 17, 2019 .
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the stocks will be allotted to eligible individuals and Institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on May 17, 2019. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and 12.00 noon and the competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on May 17, 2019  and payment by successful bidders will be on May 20, 2019 .
The Stocks will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.