RBI's gold holdings has increased by 125.6 tonnes in the last two years, making India the world's ninth-largest gold reserve holder
The active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.43%.
There is a flood of first-time investors, who do not belong to traditional centres.
The programme was aimed at improving access to funds during the festive season
At least 11,716 Indian businessmen died by suicide in 2020
Asks banks be agile and creative to stay ahead of digital curve
Soft prices help gold sales, inflation hits consumer appliances
Around 520,000 cards were added to the system in August, with ICICI Bank and SBI Bank leading the way.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decreased its growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 9.5% from 10.5% previously
India's average households consider gold as an investment and keep it safe as an emergency corpus.