Mehrasons MD Ajay Mehra calls for dedicated Gold Board to fix sector bottlenecks

Mehrasons Jewellers MD Ajay Mehra has urged the Centre to create a dedicated Gold Board or Ministry of Gold to address ecosystem-wide challenges across import, financing, refining, export and regulation, and to push gold-backed financial products that could cut India's import dependence.

— Source publishedSat, 6 Jun, 2026, 18:15 IST·First seen Sat, 6 Jun, 2026, 18:48 IST·Source Business Today · Latest

What happened

Mehrasons Jewellers MD Ajay Mehra urged the Indian government to set up a dedicated Gold Board or Ministry of Gold to address ecosystem challenges across

Why this matters

Policy momentum toward a Gold Board could unlock gold-backed financial products and reshape M&A logic across refiners, jewellers, and fintech—begin scenario-mapping partnership plays with bullion banks and digital gold platforms.