Government of India has notified the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018 vide Gazette Notification No. 20 dated 02ndJanuary 2018. As per provisions of the Scheme, Electoral Bonds may be purchased by a person (as defined in item No. 2 (d) of Gazette Notification), who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India. A person being an individual can buy Electoral Bonds, either singly or jointly with other individuals. Only the Political Parties registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) and which secured not less than one per cent of the votes polled in the last General Election to the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of the State, shall be eligible to receive the Electoral Bonds. The Electoral Bonds shall be encashed by an eligible Political Party only through a Bank account with the Authorized Bank.
State Bank of India (SBI) has been authorized to issue and encash Electoral Bonds through its 29 Authorized Branches (as per list enclosed) in the months of March, April and May 2019 as per below mentioned schedule.
i) 01.03.2019 to 15.03.2019
ii) 01.04.2019 to 20.04.2019
iii) 06.05.2019 to 15.05.2019
The Electoral Bonds shall be valid for fifteen calendar days from the date of issue and no payment shall be made to any payee Political Party if the Electoral Bond is deposited after expiry of the validity period. The Electoral Bond deposited by an eligible Political Party in its account shall be credited on the same day.
Electoral Bearer Bond Scheme – 2018
Authorized Branch of State Bank of India
| Sl. No. | State | Name Of The Branch & Address | Branch Code No. |
| 1. | Delhi | New Delhi Main Branch,
11, Parliament Street, New Delhi – 110001 |
00691 |
| 2. | Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh | Chandigarh Main Branch,
SCO 43-48, Banking Square, Sector-17B, Chandigarh, State: Chandigarh, Pin : 160017 |
00628 |
| 3. | Himachal
Pradesh |
Shimla Main Branch
Near Kali Bari Temple, The Mall, Shimla Himachal Pradesh, District : Shimla State: Himachal Pradesh, Pin : 171003 |
00718 |
| 4. | Jammu and
Kashmir
|
Badami Bagh (Srinagar) Branch
Badami Bagh Cantonment, Srinagar, Kashmir Dist : Badgam, State: Jammu & Kashmir Pin : 190001 |
02295 |
| 5. | Uttarakhand | Dehra Dun Main Branch
4, Convent Road, Dehradun Uttarakhand , State: Uttarakhand Pin : 248001 |
00630 |
| 6. | Gujarat, Dadar & Nagar Haveli
and Daman & Diu |
Gandhinagar Branch, I Floor,
Zonal Office, Sector 10 B Gandhinagar Distt: Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Pin: 382010. |
01355 |
| 7. | Madhya
Pradesh |
Bhopal Main Branch,
T.T.Nagar,Bhopal-462003, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, District : Bhopal, State: Madhya Pradesh. Pin : 462003 |
01308 |
| 8. | Chhattisgarh | Raipur Main Branch
P.B.N0.29/61, Jaistambh Chowk, Raipur, District : Raipur, State : Chhatisgarh, Pin: 492001 |
00461 |
| 9. | Rajasthan | Jaipur Main Branch, P.B.No.72,
Sanganeri Gate, Jaipur, Rajasthan District :Jaipur, State: Rajasthan, Pin : 302003 |
00656 |
| 10
|
Maharashtra | Mumbai Main Branch,
Mumbai Samachar Marg Horniman Circle, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra Pin : 400001 |
00300 |
| 11. | Goa, Lakshadweep | Panaji Branch
Opp : Hotel Mandovi, Dayanand, Dayanand Bandodkar Marg, Panaji, Goa . District : North Goa, State : Goa, Pin: 403001 |
00509 |
| 12. | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow Main Branch,
Tarawali Kothi, Motimahal Marg, Hazratganj, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh District : Lucknow, State: Uttar Pradesh Pin: 226001 |
00125 |
| 13. | Odisha | Bhubaneswar Main Branch
P.B.No.14, Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar, Orissa. District : Khurda State: Odisha, Pin : 751001 |
00041 |
| 14. | West Bengal and Andaman
& Nicobar |
Kolkata Main Branch,
Samriddhi Bhawan 1, Strand Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, District :Kolkata. State: West Bengal. Pin : 700001 |
00001 |
| 15. | Bihar | Patna Main Branch
West Gandhi Maidhan, Patna, Bihar. Pin: 800001 |
00152 |
| 16. | Jharkhand | Ranchi Branch
Court Compound, Ranchi Jharkhand, District : Ranchi, State: Jharkhand, Pin : 834001 |
00167 |
| 17. | Sikkim | Gangtok Branch
M G Marg, Gangtok SIKKIM Dist: East Sikkim, State : Sikkim Pin : 737101 |
00232 |
| 18. | Arunachal
Pradesh |
ltanagar Branch
TI Marg,VIP Road Bank Tinali, ltanagar, Arunachal Pradesh District : Papumpare State : Arunachal Pradesh Pin : 791111 |
06091 |
| 19. | Nagaland | Kohima Branch
Near deputy commissioner’s office Kohima, Nagaland, Pin: 797001 |
00214 |
| 20. | Assam | Guwahati Branch,
Pan Bazar, MG Road, Kamrup, Guwahati. Pin: 781001 |
00078 |
| 21. | Manipur | lmphal Branch
M G Avenue, lmphal west, Manipur, Pin: 795001 |
00092 |
| 22. | Meghalaya | Shillong Branch
MG road, Near General PO Shillong, District: Khasi Hills (E), Meghalaya, Pin: 793001 |
00181 |
| 23. | Mizoram | Aizawl Branch
Solomns cave District: Aizawl. Mizoram, Pin: 796001 |
01539 |
| 24. | Tripura | Agartala Branch
Hari Ganga Basak Road, Agartala, District: Tripura (W), Tripura, Pin: 799001 |
00002 |
| 25. | Andhra
Pradesh |
Visakhapatnam Branch
Rednam Gardens, Jail Road, Junction, Opp. Pages/Vodaphone Off , Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District: Visakhapatnam, State : Andhra Pradesh Pin : 530002 |
00952 |
| 26. | Telangana | Hyderabad Main Branch
Bank Street, Koti, Hyderabad. District : Hyderabad, State: Telangana Pin: 500095 |
00847 |
| 27. | Tamil Nadu and Puducherry | Chennai Main Branch
336/166, Thambuchetty Street, Parrys, Chennai. State: Tamil Nadu Pin : 600001 |
00800 |
| 28. | Karnataka | Bengaluru Main Branch,
Post Bag No.5310, St. Marks Road, Bangalore, District : Bangalore Urban, State : Karnataka, Pin : 560001 |
00813 |
| 29. | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram Branch
P.B.No.14, M.G.Road, Thiruvananthapuram, District : Trivandrum, State: Kerala. Pin : 695001 |
009 |
