Question
When was the Sovereign Gold Bond scheme launched by the
RBI on behalf of the government to reduce the demand for physical gold?Solution
Sovereign Gold Bonds are the government securities denominated in grams of gold and they are issued by the RBI on behalf of the government to reduce the demand for physical gold, the sovereign gold bond scheme was launched in November 2015.
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