{"id":6927,"date":"2016-03-07T17:59:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T12:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/?p=6927"},"modified":"2016-03-08T00:32:05","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T19:02:05","slug":"nabard-tax-free-bond-march16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/nabard-tax-free-bond-march16\/","title":{"rendered":"NABARD 7.64% Tax Free Bond &#8211; March 2016 &#8211; Should You Invest?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6928\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6928\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/NABARD-Tax-Free-Bond-\u2013-March-2016-300x175.png\" alt=\"NABARD Tax Free Bond \u2013 March 2016\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/NABARD-Tax-Free-Bond-\u2013-March-2016-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/NABARD-Tax-Free-Bond-\u2013-March-2016.png 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>NABARD Tax Free Bond \u2013 March 2016<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>NABARD\u00a0(National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development)<\/b>, a Government of India company\u00a0is issuing its \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Tax Free Bond<\/strong><\/span>. It would offer coupon rate up to 7.64% for retail investors depending on tenure. You can choose between tenure of 10 and 15 Years. The bond issue would be open for subscription for <strong>March 9 to 16, 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About NABARD:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">NABARD is an apex development bank owned by Government of India and is responsible for\u00a0upliftment of rural India by increasing the credit flow for elevation of agriculture &amp; rural non farm sector.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Salient Features: NABARD\u00a0Tax Free Bonds 2016<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Offer Period: March 9 to 16, 2016\u00a0<\/strong>(the offer can be pre-closed on full subscription)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Annual Interest Rates for Retail Investors:<\/strong>\u00a07.29% for 10 Years and 7.64% for 15 Years<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The interest rates are 0.25% less for HNIs and corporate subscribers<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>NRIs and QIBs are not eligible<\/strong>\u00a0to subscribe these bonds<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>60% of issue is reserved for Retail Investors<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Price of each bond: Rs 1,000<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Minimum Investment:<\/strong> 5 Bonds (Rs 5,000)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Max Investment<\/strong> Limit for Retail Investor: Rs 10 Lakhs<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Can be applied <strong>both in Physical and\u00a0Demat Form<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Credit Rating:<\/strong> \u201cCRISIL AAA\/Stable\u201d by CRISIL<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Allotment:<\/strong> First Come First Serve<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Listing:<\/strong> Bonds would be listed on BSE and will entail capital gains tax on exit through secondary market<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tax\/TDS:<\/strong> As these are tax Free Bonds so no tax is to be paid and there is no TDS on interest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/ppf-2\/\">PPF &#8211; A Must Have Investment<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">NABARD\u00a0Tax Free Bond \u2013 Interest Rate:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NABARD Tax Free Bond offers the following interest rates. The interest would be paid every year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The table also shows the effective interest rate for different tax slabs. <em>For e.g. To earn post tax 7.64% interest on deposit a person in 30% tax bracket should actually get pre tax return of 11.06%.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6929\" style=\"width: 757px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6929\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/NABARD-Tax-Free-Bonds-\u2013-March-2016-Interest-Rate-1024x512.png\" alt=\"NABARD Tax Free Bonds \u2013 March 2016 - Interest Rate\" width=\"757\" height=\"379\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/NABARD-Tax-Free-Bonds-\u2013-March-2016-Interest-Rate-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/NABARD-Tax-Free-Bonds-\u2013-March-2016-Interest-Rate-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/NABARD-Tax-Free-Bonds-\u2013-March-2016-Interest-Rate-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/NABARD-Tax-Free-Bonds-\u2013-March-2016-Interest-Rate.png 1173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>NABARD Tax Free Bonds \u2013 March 2016 &#8211; Interest Rate<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Who should invest?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tax Free Bonds are suited for people in the tax bracket of 20% or higher who are looking for regular and safe income.<\/strong> In case you do not want regular income you should first exhaust your Rs 1.5 lakhs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/ppf-2\/\">PPF limit<\/a> where the returns are 8.7% and tax free.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Also Read:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/max-income-tax-saving-fy2015\/\">What is the Maximum Income Tax You can Save for FY 2015-16?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why you should invest?<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Almost \u201cNO\u201d credit risk.<\/strong> The bonds are rated \u201cAAA\u201d and the company is owned by Government of India. The bonds are secured to the full extent.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">For retail investors, <strong>the interest offered is higher than the offers on Tax free bonds in Secondary\u00a0Market.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Good for investors in the tax bracket of 20% or higher<\/strong> looking for safe and regular income for long duration.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>NABARD tax free bonds would be second last tax free bond offer for the financial year<\/strong> followed by IRFC. Budget 2016 has made no provision for tax free bonds in next financial year. This might generate premium for these bonds going forward.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why you should not invest?<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">PPF offer tax free interest rate of more than 8.7%. So you should first exhaust that especially if you are not looking for regular income.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are in 10% tax bucket or pay no taxes, you would be better off with banks Fixed deposits or debt mutual funds.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/highest-interest-rate-on-bank-fixed-deposits-fd\/\">Highest Interest Rate on Bank Fixed\u00a0Deposits [comparing 44 banks]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How to Apply?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The bonds can be issued both in physical and demat form.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apnaplan.com\/ipo-asba\/\">apply online through ASBA<\/a> or download the Physical Form from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fountainheadindia.in\/FormPrinting\/FrmPrinting.aspx?CompanyId=156&amp;IsVisible=0&amp;IsBond=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edelweiss Financial Services<\/a> and follow the instructions.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">To Conclude:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>NABARD\u00a0Tax Free Bonds 2016 suits investors who are looking for safe, regular income and are in the higher tax bracket.<\/strong>\u00a0This is second last offering for this financial year followed by IRFC\u00a0in coming days. There might not be any Tax free bonds issue next financial year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Previous\u00a0Tax Free Bond were over-subscribed before the formal closing date, so <strong>if you want to subscribe these bonds, invest early as these would be grabbed very soon and may close for subscription<\/strong> if it gets fully subscribed before closure date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NABARD\u00a0(National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), a Government of India company\u00a0is issuing its \u00a0Tax Free Bond. It would offer coupon rate up to 7.64% for retail investors depending on tenure. You can choose between tenure of 10 and 15 Years. The bond issue would be open for subscription for March 9 to 16, 2016. 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It would offer coupon rate up to 7.64% for retail investors depending on tenure. You can choose between tenure of 10 and 15 Years. 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