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May 9, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Prudential Government Income Fund, Inc.
(File No. 2-82976)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to subparagraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933
(the "1933 Act"), the Fund hereby certifies (i) that its Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) would not have
differed from the Statement of Additional Information contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 and (ii) that the text of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 24 was filed electronically on May 1, 1997.
By: /s/ Deborah A. Docs
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Deborah A. Docs
Assistant Secretary
