New Delhi, May 5 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) brought back over 100 tonnes of gold to India in the six months to March, taking the total gold reserves stored locally to 680 tonnes, as per half-yearly data. At the end of March, the central bank had 880.52 tonnes of gold, largely unchanged from a year ago. Mint takes a look at why RBI and other central banks are bringing gold back home.

As on 24 April, RBI's total reserves were at $698.5 billion, an increase of $10 billion over the past year, according to latest available data released on 1 May. While a majority of this-79%-are in foreign currency assets, 17% of the reserves are in gold. The share of gold in total reserves has increased over the years. At the end of April 2025, gold ...