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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INDIAN GOLD MARKET
STATISTICAL TABLES AND APPENDICES
ROLE OF INDIAN GOVERNMENT
Official gold reserves 1950 – 2001 ..........................................................................................................................29
Customs duties, State sales and other taxes ............................................................................................................30
Indicative cost of gold imports 1990 – 2001 ............................................................................................................31
Chronology of Indian Government initiatives 1947 – 1990 ........................................................................................32
Gold Control Rules 1963 and the Gold (Control) Act 1968 ........................................................................................33
Licensed gold dealers and certified goldsmiths in 1989 ..............................................................................................35
ORIENTATION
Map of India ..........................................................................................................................................................37
Population
States ....................................................................................................................................................................38
Urban and rural ......................................................................................................................................................39
Major cities ............................................................................................................................................................40
Households – split by social class ............................................................................................................................41
Economic indices
Agricultural and Industrial Production and GDP ........................................................................................................42
Exchange rates, share prices, interest rates and inflation ..........................................................................................42
States – indicative per capita income ......................................................................................................................43
Agriculture
Number of agricultural holdings ..............................................................................................................................46
Major crops – normal area, production and indicative value ......................................................................................47
Monsoons
Map of South West monsoon ..................................................................................................................................48
Performance of South West monsoon ......................................................................................................................49
Extent of irrigation ..................................................................................................................................................49
GOLD BULLION
Imported gold bars
International bar manufacturers ..............................................................................................................................52
Technical dimensions ..............................................................................................................................................52
Illustrations of TT bars ............................................................................................................................................53
International gold dealers ........................................................................................................................................54
Gold weight conversion table ..................................................................................................................................55
LBMA and London Gold Fixings ................................................................................................................................56
Bullion importers
Gold imports for domestic consumption 1990 – 2001 ................................................................................................59
Banks
Banks authorised to import gold ..............................................................................................................................60
Summary of Gold Cell services ................................................................................................................................64
Gold Cell branches ....................................................................................................................................................66
Gold Deposit Scheme
Historical Government gold bond schemes 1962 – 1993 ..............................................................................................69
Participating bank branches ....................................................................................................................................70
Public Sector Undertakings
Summary of Gold Cell services ................................................................................................................................73
Gold Cell branches ..................................................................................................................................................75
Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Gold Import Scheme
NRI gold imports 1992 – 2001 ................................................................................................................................76
Refiners and coin fabricators
Large and organised gold refiners ............................................................................................................................80
Standard minted coin weights ..................................................................................................................................84
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INDIAN GOLD MARKET