PRIZE BOND INFO


PRIZE BONDS Complete Information
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Prize Bonds are bearer type of security available in the denominations of Rs.200, Rs.750, Rs.1,500, Rs.7,500, Rs.15,000 and Rs.40,000. These bonds are issued in series. Each series consist of one less than 1,000,000 bonds. No fixed return is paid but prize draws are held on quarterly basis. The draws are held under common draw method and the number of prizes are same for each series. It means that if 50 series of Rs.200 Prize Bond are in circulation. Then on each draw we have 50 winners of 1st prize and 250 winners of 2nd Prize and so on. The number and amount of prizes on various denomination of prize bonds for each series is shown in the following table*:
 Denomination
(Rs)
First Prize2nd Prize3rd Prize
No.Amount(Rs)No.Amount(Rs)No.Amount(Rs)
200/-01750,00005 250,0002,394 1,250
 750/-01 1,500,00003 500,0001,6969,300
1,500/-01 3,000,000031,000,0001,696 18,500
7,500/-01 15,000,000035,000,0001,696 93,000
15,000/-0130,000,00003 10,000,0001,696 185,000
40,000/-01 75,000,00003 25,000,0001,696500,000
*  For the prize bond draws to be held on or after 15th February, 2009.