Comment on Invest in government bonds and sovereign gold bonds on Kite
Hi Shankar, you can invest in government bonds here. The minimum amount required in mentioned on the order window itself. There is no lock-in period. The G-Secs and SGBs are listed on the exchange. So you can sell them on the exchange just like stocks. However, on the exchange the liquidity is low. So, ideally you should invest if you intend to hold these bonds till maturity.
For SGBs, there is option of premature redemption after 5 years. You can check the process for this here