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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched three incentives to monetize gold that is lying idle and make it part of the banking system.
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Indians have gold worth over $800 billion, in family lockers and in temples."India has 20,000 tonnes of idle gold and that is why we are poor," PM Modi said, at an event to launch the schemes. "India has surpassed China as the world's largest gold-consuming nation with 562 tonnes of buying so far this year," he added.
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As part of the schemes launched today, banks will collect gold for up to 15 years to auction them off or to lend to jewellers from time to time. They will pay 2.25-2.50 percent interest a year, higher than previous rates of around 1 percent.
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The Prime Minister said that women are key to the success of these schemes. "Women in India don't have anything in their name but gold. It's a matter of their strength. The reason behind the success of these schemes will be the women of India," he added.
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India imported an estimated $34 billion worth gold in 2014-15. These imports account for the country's $190 billion current account deficit, prompting the government to hike its duty on imports to a record 10 percent.
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