India Post Office to retail govt bonds
AFTER small savings instruments, mutual fund products and bonds, now post offices are set to retail the Government securities (G-secs) through its countrywide network.
The Department of Posts and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have cleared a proposal from a leading primary dealer, IDBI Capital Market Services Ltd (ICMS) to offer G-secs from the secondary market to investors, through the network of the postal department. Investors having a demat account can buy the Government securities of maturities ranging from one to 25 years from the post offices by investing a minimum of Rs10,000 or in multiples.
