Treasury Bills (T-Bills) are short-term debt instruments issued by the Government of India to meet its short-term funding requirements. They are zero- coupon securities, meaning they are issued at a discount to their face value, and the difference between the issue price and the face value is the investor's return. In India, T-Bills are currently issued in three prescribed tenors: 91 days, 182 days, and 364 days.
There are three main treasury bills in India
Asked in westbengal/WBCS Main 2019 Paper 5 2019 · Topic: Money & Banking (Financial Markets: Money Market and Capital Market (Components, Instruments, Role))
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