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Tax Free Bonds for 2012-13

GOVERNMENT has notified the following entities to issue during the financial year 2012-13 tax-free, secured, redeemable, non-convertible bonds, aggregating to amounts mentioned against each.

S. No. (1)

Entities (2)

Aggregate amount of bonds (3)

1.

National Highways Authority of India

Rs. 10,000 crores

2.

Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited

Rs. 10,000 crores

3.

India infrastructure Finance Company Limited

Rs. 10,000 crores

4.

Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited

Rs. 5,000 crores

5.

National Housing Bank

Rs. 5,000 crores

6.

Power Finance Corporation

Rs. 5,000 crores

7.

Rural Electrical Corporation

Rs. 5,000 crores

8.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust

Rs. 2,000 crores

9.

Dredging Corporation of India Limited

Rs. 500 crores

10.

Ennore Port Limited

Rs. 1,000 crores

Eligibility. - The following shall be eligible to subscribe to the bonds:-

(i) Retail Individual Investors (RII);

(ii) Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs);

(iii) Corporates;

(iv) High Net Worth Individuals (HNIs);

Income Tax Notification No. , Dated: November 06 2012.

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