RBI Nods Access To Retail Investors To Buy, Sell Govt Securities

To increase retail participation in the government securities market, the Reserve Bank of India has allowed retail investors to directly buy and sell government bonds. Touted as a structural reform by the RBI governor Shaktikanta Das, the move aims to increase investor base and provide direct access to the primary and secondary market. However, the investors would be required to create a gilt account on E-kuber, RBI's electronic platform.