WHAT IS BHARAT BOND ETF
Bharat Bond ETF
In a move aimed at strengthening the corporate bond market and reducing the cost of borrowing, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the creation of Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) on December 4, 2019. This will be India's first corporate bond issued by state-run companies to be traded on bourses.
A basket of bonds issued by public-sector companies or any government organisation, Bharat Bond ETF will be tradable on the stock exchange. Announcing the development, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the unit size of these bonds, of Rs 1,000, will allow small investors to put their money with a fixed maturity date. As of now, the bond will have two maturity series — three years and 10 years, with each series having a separate index of the same maturity series.