As an account holder of State Bank of India, you can avail a number of schemes related to gold loans and investments. Apart from purchasing gold coins, an investor can also buy Sovereign Gold Bonds and Gold Mutual Fund Schemes.
All resident Indians can submit gold in form of raw gold i.e. Gold bars, Gold Coins, Gold Jewellery excluding stones and other metals. The interest on deposits under the scheme will start accruing from the date of conversion of gold deposited into tradable gold bars after refinement or 30 days after the receipt of gold whichever is earlier.
The authorised SBI branches for the same are P B Branch, New Delhi, SME Branch Chandni Chowk, Delhi, Coimbatore Branch, Hyderabad Main Branch, Thyagarayanagar Branch, Chennai, Bullion Branch Mumbai and Bangalore Main Branch.