Interest Rate Fixation Policy

POLICY ON INTEREST RATE FIXATION

The Board of Directors of the Company or a Committee drawing power from the Board, while fixing interest rates on Gold Loan Schemes shall be guided by this policy document on Interest Rate Fixation. In addition to cost factors set out hereunder, the Board or the Committee shall be guided by the market conditions and various rules and regulations, if any, prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India or such other competent authority from time to time.

Interest charged under various Gold Loan Schemes shall have the following components:

Basic Interest Rate Risk Interest Rate Penal Interest Rate

Basic Interest Rate

Basic Interest Rate represents the rate chargeable under every Gold Loan Scheme irrespective of the risk weight attached to the schemes or the type of scheme. Basic Interest shall be arrived at after considering the following aspects:

Risk Interest Rate

Risk Interest shall be determined by taking into account the degree of risk involved in loans under each loan scheme. While the rate shall be the lowest for the schemes where advance amount vis-à-vis the weight of gold is the lowest, it shall be increased for schemes offering higher advance amount for the same weight. Further, irrespective of the scheme, the risk interest shall also be determined after taking into account the period of the loan as the incidence of risk goes up with the passage of time.

Penal Interest Rate

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