RBI to conduct OMO purchase of government securities to inject liquidity in system

31 Dec 2025 Evaluate

With an aim to inject liquidity in the system, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to conduct an Open Market Operations (OMO) purchase of government securities for an aggregate amount of Rs 50,000 crore on January 5, 2026. The Reserve Bank will purchase the Government securities through a multi-security auction using the multiple price method.

The central bank said it will purchase government securities of 7.10 per cent GS 2029, 7.95 per cent GS 2032, 7.73 per cent GS 2034, 7.40 per cent GS 2035, 7.41 per cent GS 2036, 8.30 per cent GS 2040, and 7.09 per cent GS 2054. Moreover, the RBI reserves the right to decide on the quantum of purchase of individual securities; accept offers for less than the aggregate amount; purchase marginally higher/lower than the aggregate amount due to rounding-off; accept or reject any or all the offers either wholly or partially without assigning any reasons.

Eligible participants are need to submit their offers in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on January 05, 2026. Physical offers will be accepted only in the event of a system failure. The result of the auction will be announced on the same day and successful participants should ensure availability of securities in their SGL account on January 06, 2026. Earlier, the RBI had said the OMO operations would be conducted in four equal tranches of Rs 50,000 crore each on December 29, January 5, January 12 and January 22.

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