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PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND, INC.
ONE SEAPORT PLAZA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10292
May 11, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Prudential Government Income Fund, Inc.
File 2-82976
Rule 497(j) Filing
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Dear Sir/Madam:
On behalf of the Registrant, the undersigned certifies that the form
of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been
filed under Section 497(c) would not have differed from those contained in
the text of the Registrant's most recent registration statement that was
filed electronically VIA Edgar with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Ellyn C. Acker
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Ellyn C. Acker
Assistant Secretary
