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Working to relax gold import restrictions: Commerce Ministry The commerce ministry said the government is working towards relaxation of curbs on the gold imports, reported PTI. We are in the mid of March. We have been in conversation with the Finance(ministry)...surely we are working towards a possibility of relaxation, Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher told reporters as per the media report. He was replying to a question whether the government is considering to relax gold import restrictions. Gems and jewellery exporters, who contribute to about 15 per cent of the countrys total shipments, are demanding for the relaxations saying the curbs are impacting the exports. Gems and jewellery exports dipped 4.18 per cent to USD 3.59 billion in February. During the 11-month period of the fiscal, the shipments declined by 7.15 per cent to USD 35.73 billion. Gold and silver imports declined 71.4 per cent to USD 1.63 billion in February. Commerce and Industry Ministry has said that over- regulation is encouraging smuggling of the yellow metal. In 2013, the value of gold bars and biscuits seized amounted to Rs 271.15 crore.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 06:49:31 +0000

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