RBI amends GMS to include charitable institutions, Govt entities

10 Jan 2019 Evaluate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made amendments in Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) to include charitable institutions and the central government entities to deposit under the scheme. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi had launched GMS on November 5, 2015, by accepting gold deposits from individuals, corporate entities, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds under the scheme. The aim of the scheme was to mobilise idle gold lying with households and temples into the system, and consequently, reduce imports.

The amendments would attract huge quantities of gold, and would bring out unaccounted gold ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The new changes will allow the government to deposit gold confiscated by various agencies. This will indirectly raise the gold holding under the scheme. By including charitable institutions in GMS, it would allow those holding unaccounted gold to deposit it, without disclosing their identity.

The scheme allows banks' customers to deposit their idle gold holdings for a fixed period in return for interest in the range of 2.25 to 2.50%. The depositor has to give gold to a collection centre, which are also hallmarking centres. These centres issue certificates of purity after melting the gold, which is sent to refineries for converting into bars. Banks issue deposit receipts after collecting purity certificates from depositors.

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