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The fourth tranche of sovereign gold bond of this fiscal opened for subscription on Monday. The issue price for Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2021-22 has been fixed at Rs 4,807 per gram of gold, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday.

Investment in sovereign gold bonds (SGBs) went up sharply during Covid-impacted years as investors looked for safer options amid volatility in equity markets with 2020-21 and 2021-22 accounting for nearly 75 per cent of total sales of the bonds since the inception of the scheme in November 2015.

The third tranche (series-III) of the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) scheme for 2020-21 opened for subscription on Monday. The issue price has been fixed at Rs 4,677 per gram and online subscribers can secure bonds at a discount of Rs 50 per gram.

To cash in on Dhanteras buying spree, the government on Monday rolled out the sixth tranche of sovereign gold bonds. The sovereign gold bond (SGB) scheme 2019-20 - series VI will close for subscription on the day of Dhanteras that is October 25.

The Indian government has announced the release of new sovereign gold bonds (Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24) in two parts, scheduled for December and February. The objective of the scheme is to reduce the demand for physical gold and encourage investment in financial savings.

Sovereign Gold Bond 2017-18 Series III investors are set for a significant payday as the RBI announces a final redemption price of Rs 12,567 per gram for bonds maturing October 16. This represents a remarkable 338% return, excluding annual interest. The SGB scheme offers a secure, demat alternative to physical gold, eliminating storage worries and providing interest payouts, with early redemption options after five years.

Sovereign Gold Bond 2017-18 Series VI investors can redeem their bonds prematurely on May 6, 2025, at Rs 9,453 per gram, a significant increase from the original price of Rs 2,945. Launched in 2015, the SGB scheme offers a financial alternative to physical gold, providing a fixed interest rate and tax-free capital gains on redemption for individuals.

Investment in gold can happen through various avenues: physical pure gold like coins or bars, gold jewellery, or even through digital forms and investment avenues like exchange trade funds (ETFs), mutual funds, and sovereign gold bonds.

The government on Friday announced the third tranche of the sovereign gold bonds and the scheme will be open from March 8 to March 14.

SGBs are government securities denominated in grams of gold. They are substitutes for holding physical gold. Investors have to pay the issue price in cash and the bonds will be redeemed in cash on maturity. The Bond is issued by Reserve Bank on behalf of Government of India.

Government of India introduced the Sovereign Gold Scheme to give an alternate option in order to own gold.