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of the Government. Treasury bill market refers to the market where treasury bills are brought and sold.
Treasury bills are very popular and enjoy higher degree o9f liquidity since they are issued by the
government.
Meaning and Features of Treasury Bills:
A treasury bills nothing but promissory note issued by the Government under discount for a specified
period stated therein. The Government promises to pay the specified amount mentioned therein to the
beater of the instrument on the due date. The period does not exceed a period of one year. It is purely a
finance bill since it does not arise out of any trade transaction. It does not require any grading or
endorsement or acceptance since it is clams against the Government. Treasury bill are issued only by
the RBI on behalf of the Government. Treasury bills are issued for meeting temporary Government
deficits. The Treasury bill rate of discount is fixed by the RBI from time-to-time. It is the lowest one in the
entire structure of interest rates in the country because of short-term maturity and degree of liquidity and
security.
On the other hand ad hocs are always issued in favour of the RBI only. They are not sold through tender
or auction. They are purchased by the RBI on top and the RBI is authorised to issue currency notes
against them. They are marketable sell them back to the RBI. Ad hocs serve the Government in the
following ways:
They replenish cash balances of the central Government. Just like State Government get
advance (ways and means advances) from the RBI, the Central Government can raise finance
through these ad hocs.
They also provide an investment medium for investing the temporary surpluses of State
Government, semi-government departments and foreign central banks.
On the basis of periodicity, treasury bills may be classified into three they are:
Institutional investors like commercial banks, DFHI, STCI, etc, maintain a subsidiary General Ledger
(SGL) account with the RBI. Purchases and sales of TBs are automatically recorded in this account
invests who do not have SGL account can purchase and sell TBs though DFHI. The DFHI does this
function on behalf of investors with the helps of SGL transfer forms. The DFHI is actively participating in
the auctions of TBs. It is playing a significant role in the secondary market also by quoting daily buying
and selling rates. It also gives buy-back and sell-back facilities for periods upto 14 days at an agreed rate
of interest to institutional investors. The establishment of the DFHI has imported greater liquidity in the TB
market.