Sale of Electoral Bonds through SBI w.e.f. 02.04.2018 to 10.04.2018.

By | March 28, 2018
(Last Updated On: March 28, 2018)

Ministry of Finance

Electoral Bond Scheme 2018

Sale of Electoral Bonds at Authorised Branches of State Bank of India (SBI)

Posted On: 28 MAR 2018 5:15PM by PIB Delhi

Government of India has notified the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018 vide Gazette Notification No. 20 dated 02nd January 2018. As per provisions of the Scheme, Electoral Bonds may be purchased by a person, who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India. A person being an individual can buy Electoral Bonds, either singly or jointly with other individuals. Only the Political Parties registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) and which secured not less than one per cent of the votes polled in the last General Election to the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of the State, shall be eligible to receive the Electoral Bonds. The Electoral Bonds shall be encashed by an eligible Political Party only through a Bank account with the Authorized Bank.

  1. State Bank of India (SBI), in the 2ndPhase of sale, has been authorised to issue and encash Electoral Bonds through its 11 Authorised Branches (as per list enclosed) w.e.f. 02.04.2018 to 10.04.2018.
  1. It may be noted that Electoral Bonds shall be valid for fifteen days from the date of issue and no payment shall be made to any payee Political Party if the Electoral Bond is deposited after expiry of the validity period. The Electoral Bond deposited by an eligible Political Party in its account shall be credited on the same day.

Electoral Bond Scheme – 2018

Phase II : April 02-10, 2018

Proposed Authorized Branches

Sl. No.StateName Of The Branch & AddressBranch Code No.Existing / New
1DelhiNew Delhi Main Branch, 11, Parliament Street,

New Delhi – 110001

00691Existing
2GujaratGandhinagar Branch, I Floor, Zonal Office Sector
10 B Gandhinagar Distt:Gandhinagar,Gujarat Pin:382010.
01355New
3Haryana And PunjabChandigarh Main Branch, SCO 43-48, Banking Square, Sector-17B, Chandigarh, Distt: Chandigarh State: Chandigarh, Pin : 16001700628New
4KarnatakaBangalore Main Branch, Post Bag No.5310,

St. Marks Road, Bangalore, District :Bangalore Urban, State: Karnataka, Pin : 560001

00813New
5Madhya PradeshBhopal  Main Branch, T.T.Nagar,Bhopal-462003, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, District : Bhopal, State: Madhya Pradesh. Pin : 46200301308New
6MaharashtraMumbai Main Branch, Mumbai Samachar Marg
Horniman Circle, Fort ,Mumbai, Maharashtra     Pin : 400001
00300

 

Existing
7RajasthanJaipur Main Branch,P.B.NO.72, Sanganeri Gate
Jaipur, Rajasthan District :Jaipur, State: Rajasthan. Pin : 302003
00656New
8Tamil NaduChennai Main Branch,336/166, Thambuchetty Street, Parrys, Chennai. State: Tamil Nadu
Pin : 600001
00800Existing
9Uttar PradeshLucknow Main Branch, Tarawali Kothi, Motimahal Marg, Hazratganj, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

District :Lucknow, State: Uttar Pradesh
Pin : 226001

00125New
10West BengalKolkata Main Branch, Samriddhi Bhawan
1, Strand Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, District :Kolkata. State: West Bengal. Pin : 700001
00001Existing
11Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim,

Tripura

Guwahati Branch,

Pan Bazar,

MG Road,

Kamrup, Guwahati

Pin: 781001

00078New

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