Sovereign Gold Bond 2026: RBI announces SGB premature redemption dates from April 2026 – September 2026; check details

July 2026 is set to have the maximum Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) premature exit dates at eight while there are as many as six premature exits scheduled for August 2026, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) April 2026-September 2026 calendar issued today (Monday, February 23, 2026). Investors who wish to encash their holdings before the maturity date can submit their request within the specified window announced by the RBI.

Accordingly, the details of tranches falling due for premature redemption during the period April 01, 2026 – September 30, 2026, along with the window available for the submission of request for premature redemption by SGB investors are as under:

SGB premature redemption dates

Sl. No.	Tranche	Issue Date	Date of Premature Redemption	Dates for submitting the request for premature redemption by the investors to the Receiving Offices/NSDL/CDSL/RBI Retail Direct
				From	To
1	2018-19 Series II	23-Oct-18	23-Apr-26	23-Mar-26	13-Apr-26
2	2018-19 Series III	13-Nov-18	13-May-26	10-Apr-26	4-May-26
3	2018-19 Series IV	1-Jan-19	1-Jul-26	30-May-26	22-Jun-26
4	2018-19 Series V	22-Jan-19	22-Jul-26	20-Jun-26	13-Jul-26
5	2018-19 Series VI	12-Feb-19	12-Aug-26	10-Jul-26	3-Aug-26
6	2019-20 Series I	11-Jun-19	11-Jun-26	11-May-26	1-Jun-26
7	2019-20 Series II	16-Jul-19	16-Jul-26	15-Jun-26	6-Jul-26
8	2019-20 Series III	14-Aug-19	14-Aug-26	14-Jul-26	4-Aug-26
9	2019-20 Series IV	17-Sep-19	17-Sep-26	17-Aug-26	7-Sep-26
10	2019-20 Series V	15-Oct-19	15-Apr-26	14-Mar-26	6-Apr-26
11	2019-20 Series VI	30-Oct-19	30-Apr-26	30-Mar-26	20-Apr-26
12	2019-20 Series VII	10-Dec-19	10-Jun-26	8-May-26	1-Jun-26
13	2019-20 Series VIII	21-Jan-20	21-Jul-26	20-Jun-26	13-Jul-26
14	2019-20 Series IX	11-Feb-20	11-Aug-26	10-Jul-26	1-Aug-26
15	2019-20 Series X	11-Mar-20	11-Sep-26	11-Aug-26	1-Sep-26
16	2020-21 Series I	28-Apr-20	28-Apr-26	28-Mar-26	18-Apr-26
17	2020-21 Series II	19-May-20	19-May-26	18-Apr-26	11-May-26
18	2020-21 Series III	16-Jun-20	16-Jun-26	16-May-26	6-Jun-26
19	2020-21 Series IV	14-Jul-20	14-Jul-26	12-Jun-26	4-Jul-26
20	2020-21 Series V	11-Aug-20	11-Aug-26	10-Jul-26	1-Aug-26
21	2020-21 Series VI	8-Sep-20	8-Sep-26	7-Aug-26	29-Aug-26
22	2020-21 Series VII	20-Oct-20	20-Apr-26	20-Mar-26	10-Apr-26
23	2020-21 Series VIII	18-Nov-20	18-May-26	17-Apr-26	8-May-26
24	2020-21 Series IX	5-Jan-21	4-Jul-26	4-Jun-26	24-Jun-26
25	2020-21 Series X	19-Jan-21	18-Jul-26	18-Jun-26	8-Jul-26
26	2020-21 Series XI	9-Feb-21	7-Aug-26	9-Jul-26	28-Jul-26
27	2020-21 Series XII	9-Mar-21	9-Sep-26	7-Aug-26	31-Aug-26
28	2021-22 Series I	25-May-21	25-May-26	24-Apr-26	15-May-26
29	2021-22 Series II	1-Jun-21	1-Jun-26	30-Apr-26	22-May-26
30	2021-22 Series III	8-Jun-21	8-Jun-26	8-May-26	29-May-26
31	2021-22 Series IV	20-Jul-21	20-Jul-26	19-Jun-26	10-Jul-26
32	2021-22 Series V	17-Aug-21	17-Aug-26	17-Jul-26	7-Aug-26
33	2021-22 Series VI	7-Sep-21	7-Sep-26	7-Aug-26	28-Aug-26

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List of number of premature SGB exits from April 2026-September 2026

Month (2026)	No. of tranches	Premature redemption dates
26-Apr	5	15 Apr, 20 Apr, 23 Apr, 28 Apr, 30 Apr
26-May	4	13 May, 18 May, 19 May, 25 May
26-Jun	5	01 Jun, 08 Jun, 10 Jun, 11 Jun, 16 Jun
26-Jul	8	01 Jul, 04 Jul, 14 Jul, 16 Jul, 18 Jul, 20 Jul, 21 Jul, 22 Jul
26-Aug	6	07 Aug, 11 Aug, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, 14 Aug, 17 Aug
26-Sep	5	07 Sep, 08 Sep, 09 Sep, 11 Sep, 17 Sep

The central bank said in a statement that the above-mentioned dates may undergo a change in case of unscheduled holidays. The RBI advised investors to take note of the period for the submission of requests for SGB redemption, in case they choose to redeem their holdings before the maturity date.

Total tranches eligible for premature redemption in 2026

A total of 33 tranches of SGBs issued between 2018-19 and 2021-22 are eligible for premature redemption in FY26–27.

April 2026 redemption dates

There are as many as four SGBs redemptions available in the month of April 2026.

Tranche	Issue Date	Redemption Date	Application Window
2018-19 Series II	23-Oct-18	23-Apr-26	23-Mar-26 → 13-Apr-26
2019-20 Series V	15-Oct-19	15-Apr-26	14-Mar-26 → 6-Apr-26
2019-20 Series VI	30-Oct-19	30-Apr-26	30-Mar-26 → 20-Apr-26
2020-21 Series I	28-Apr-20	28-Apr-26	28-Mar-26 → 18-Apr-26