Government Securities (G-Secs)

G-sec are backed by Govt. of India and fetch better returns than traditional Fixed Deposits (FDs).

Investing in Government Securtities can help you diversify your investments and reduce the overall risk of your portfolio
A G-Sec is a Debt obligation. Investor who buys a G-Sec is actually lending money to the Central or State Government
When you invest in a G-Sec you get a fixed return on the investment that is practically risk free and better than traditional FDs
G-Secs with a Maturity of less than 1 Year are called Treasury Bills (T-Bills) and those greater than 1 Year are called Government Bonds

With inveting in G-Secs you get a fixed return on your invesments

G-Secs are backed by the Government of India and practically carry no risk

G-Secs can be used as an Alternate investment option to diversify in a practically risk free asset to reduce portfolio risk

Compared to traditional fixed Deposits G-Secs have proved to have better returns

What are Government Securities (G-Secs)?

Government securities are safer as compared to bank FDs and also fetch better returns. It is an instrument that the Central or State Government issues to raise money. G-Sec carries partially no risk and is also practically called a risk-free instrument.
What are T-Bills and Government Bonds?

Central Government issues both Treasury bills or T-Bills (Short term debt instruments with a maturity of less than one year) and Government Bonds (Long term debt instruments with a maturity of one year or more). Whereas the State government only issue bonds, also called SDL (State Development Loans).
Where do I see my bond or T-bill after investing?

Once you have invested in any of the G-Secs through Altius, the bond will be transferred to your DEMAT account and will be visible on the same.
How are G-Secs taxed?

The Taxation on the interest earned will be as per your tax slab, and there is no tax deduction at source as in the case of FDs.