Gold Monetisation Scheme, Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme, Indian gold coin launched: Top 5 quotes by Narendra Modi

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PM Narendra Modi today launched three gold schemes (Gold Monetisation Scheme, Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme and Indian gold coin & bullion). The gold schemes are an example of "sone pe suhaaga" (icing on the cake), said PM Modi. The Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS), 2015 will offer option to resident Indians to deposit their precious metal and earn an interest of up to 2.5 per cent; while under the Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme, investors can earn an interest rate of 2.75 per cent per annum by buying paper bonds. The first ever Indian gold coin & bullion, bearing national emblem Ashok Chakra on one side and Mahatma Gandhi's image engraved on the other side was also unveiled. Initially the coins will be available in denominations of 5 and 10 grams. A 20 gram bullion will also be available through 125 MMTC outlets. PM also launched a website on these 3 gold schemes and distributed Certificates of Investment to six initial investors. Check out PM Narendra Modi's top 7 quotes: </br>(PIB photo)

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1. PM Modi: India has surpassed China as the world's largest gold consumer, buying 562 tonnes of yellow metal so far this year, against China's 548 tonnes. (PIB photo)

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2. PM Modi: People should take advantage of the golden opportunity to help India march to a golden period. People have a great bond of trust with the family goldsmith and once they gain familiarity with these plans, they could become the biggest agents of the schemes themselves. (PTI photo)

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3. PM Modi: Observing that there is no reason for the country, which has 20,000 tonnes of gold lying idle with households and institutions, to remain poor, he said, with some efforts and right policies India can get rid of this tag of (poor nation). (Express photo by Pradip Das)

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4. PM Modi: Recalling India's tradition of savings and culture of empowering women with gold, he said in a lighter vein, even the RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan will have to recognise the difference between "arthashastra (economics) and grahshastra (home economics)." (PIB photo)

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5. PM Modi: Various schemes launched today will increase the availability of gold and bring down its import – India currently imports around 1,000 tonnes of gold every year, leading to outflow of forex reserves. The launch of the Indian Gold Coin, bearing the Ashok Chakra is a matter of pride for the nation and people would no longer have to depend on foreign-minted gold bullion or coins.</br> (In photo: Arun Jaitley, Jayant Sinha, Nirmala Sitharaman, Shaktikanta Das along with PM Narendra Modi; PTI)