Govt lost ₹3L cr on SGBs and stopped gold SIPs?

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Checked 17 Oct 2026

The post misleadingly claims that existing gold fund SIPs have been stopped and that the government lost ₹3 lakh crore on Sovereign Gold Bonds. In reality, existing SIPs in Gold FoFs continue uninterrupted, direct Gold ETF purchases remain available, and the alleged bond loss is mathematically impossible given the total amount raised. What is true is that India received $140 billion in foreign currency deposits through FCNR accounts and related measures, according to Kalkine reports.

Main source: Mint

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The trick: Exaggerates

It inflates the facts beyond what the evidence shows (known as exaggeration).

"तो उसमें government को क्या हुआ approximately 3 लाख करोड़ का government को loss हुआ।"

The Reel falsely claims existing SIPs are stopped and invents a mathematically impossible ₹3 lakh crore loss to make routine market interventions look like a catastrophic collapse.

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What we checked

The Indian government suffered a loss of approximately 3 lakh crore rupees due to Sovereign Gold Bonds.Mint

SIP investments in gold funds through mutual funds and fund-of-funds have been paused in India.Creso

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India received 140 billion US dollars in deposits through FCNR (Foreign Currency Non-Resident) accounts.Kalkine

The Indian government spent 70 billion US dollars in foreign exchange reserves to strengthen the Indian rupee by 1 rupee.No reliable source found for this yet.

How it plays you

Overstating restrictions: "अगर आपकी कोई SIP चल रही थी gold fund में, वो आप नहीं कर पाओगे।". It falsely claims that existing ongoing SIPs are stopped to create panic, when mutual funds only paused fresh subscriptions and new SIPs.
Causal oversimplification: "वो लाने के लिए आपको 70 billion का reserves खत्म करना पड़ा।". It attributes complex foreign exchange reserve deployments by the central bank directly to a simple loss ratio for a single rupee move.

Short version

⚠️ MISLEADING 👉 The post misleadingly claims that existing gold fund SIPs have been stopped and that the government lost ₹3 lakh crore on Sovereign Gold Bonds. 👉 In reality, existing SIPs in Gold FoFs continue uninterrupted, direct Gold ETF purchases remain available, and the alleged bond loss is mathematically impossible given the total amount raised. 🎭 Trick: Exaggerates 📰 Sources: Mint, Creso 🔎 Full check: send this Reel to @checkthis.chat

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