Fake RBI Gold Sale News: A big claim was made in a media report that RBI has silently sold gold worth 12 billion dollars i.e. about Rs 1.14 lakh crore. This claim was made in a report by Bloomberg Economics quoting economist Abhishek Gupta. It said that the central bank has sold a huge amount of its gold within the two weeks ending May 22. As soon as this big news came out, there was a lot of panic in the market and among the common people.
Now a clear and official clarification has come from the Government of India on this entire serious issue, due to which the situation has become completely clear. The government has said in strong words in its statement that there is not even an iota of truth in this news and it is completely fake. The government has clarified that the Reserve Bank has not taken any such step at all and no one should be confused. After this clarification all those wrong rumors have been put to rest forever.
Accurate and official data on the share of gold in foreign exchange reserves
Rejecting the rumours, the government has also released the actual figures of the share of gold in the foreign exchange reserves. According to the accurate data of RBI, the share of gold in the total foreign exchange reserves of the country was recorded at 13.92 percent at the end of September 2025. After this, there has been a continuous increase in this share, which is a big and important sign of the country’s strengthening economy.
After this, by March 31, 2026, this important share of gold in the foreign exchange reserves had increased to the level of 16.70 percent. Not only this, by May 22, 2026, this figure has increased even further to a high level of 16.85 percent. It becomes very clear from these continuously increasing figures that RBI has not sold its gold but has increased its reserves.
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RBI monthly bulletin report and strict advice to avoid false rumors
To maintain its transparency, the Reserve Bank of India keeps presenting its detailed reports and all the necessary data to the public from time to time. In this series, RBI has also given complete and accurate information about the physical stock of gold in its monthly bulletin. After reading this bulletin any person can easily find out the real and exact position of gold reserves.
Experts believe that such false news can have a negative impact on the country’s economy and common investors. Therefore, both the government and RBI continuously appeal to the public to place their trust only on certified and official information. One should always avoid blindly trusting social media or unverified media reports so that any kind of huge loss can be avoided.
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