
According to the World Gold Council (WGC), Indian households today hold the world's largest private stock of gold, a whooping reserve of almost 25,000 tonnes. With a total worth of approximately Rs 110 lakh crore, it is almost 40% of the country’s GDP. All of this value lies unused, locked away in private safes & lockers. Launched by the government in 2015, The Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) was aimed at converting this idle value into a productive...