Savings bonds can be collateral: FM

NEW DELHI: Indian savings bonds could now be used as collateral for obtaining loans from banks, the finance ministry said late on Tuesday.
The scheme is applicable for 7 percent Savings Bonds issued in 2002, 6.5 percent Savings Bonds issued 2003 and for 8 percent Savings Bonds issued in 2003, it said.
Savings bonds were issued by the government in those years as a saving avenue for officials who took voluntary retirement or retired at the time. for full story click