Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India in the switch auction on Monday accepted just half of the notified amount, as bids were likely higher than the

central bank

's comfort zone, traders said. Out of the ₹30,000 crore notified amount, the Reserve Bank of India accepted ₹14,497 crore. A

bond switch

is when the

government

replaces bonds maturing in the near term with

long term bonds

to smoothen redemptions in a particular fiscal year.