{"id":8402,"date":"2026-05-19T13:42:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=8402"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:42:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:42:45","slug":"completely-false-finance-ministry-debunks-viral-claim-of-monetising-temple-gold-reserves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=8402","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Completely false&#039;: Finance Ministry debunks viral claim of monetising temple gold reserves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p> <div> <p>The Finance Ministry on Tuesday debunked a viral social media claim\u00a0suggesting that the Centre is planning to introduce a gold monetisation scheme for temple trusts and religious institutions across the country\u00a0as &#8220;completely false, misleading and without any basis&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p> <p>The dismissal comes almost a day after the claim went viral on social media.<\/p> <p>A user named Prashanth Kini wrote, &#8220;Government of India will issue gold bonds to temples in exchange for temple gold reserves&#8230;!! The gold plates on the towers and doors of the temple will be considered as strategic gold reserves of India&#8230;!!&#8221;<\/p> <div class=\"embedcode\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Fake News!<\/p> <p>\ud83d\udea8 A viral claim is circulating online alleging that the Government of India is going to issue gold bonds to temples in exchange for temple gold reserves.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PIBFactCheck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PIBFactCheck<\/a>:<\/p> <p>\u274c This claim is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FAKE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FAKE<\/a><\/p> <p>\u2705 The Government of India has NOT taken any such decision.<\/p> <p>\u25b6\ufe0f Stay\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W0pnJsyVz0\">pic.twitter.com\/W0pnJsyVz0<\/a><\/p> <p>\u2014 PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PIBFactCheck\/status\/2056414416640635370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote> <\/div> <p><strong>MUST READ |\u00a0Gold, silver rates today, May 19: Check latest prices for 24K, 22K, 18K in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata<\/strong><\/p> <p>The Finance Ministry said in an official release, &#8220;Speculation and rumours suggesting that the Government is planning to introduce a monetisation scheme for Gold held by temple trusts, or any religious institution, across the country are completely false, misleading and without any basis.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p> <p>It further rejected any claims that gold plates installed on temple towers, doors, or other temple structures would be treated as &#8220;Strategic Gold Reserves of India&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p> <p>&#8220;It is also clarified that claims suggesting that gold plates on temple towers, doors, or other temple structures will be considered as &#8216;Strategic Gold Reserves of India&#8217;\u00a0are false, misleading, and entirely baseless.&#8221;<\/p> <p>The Finance Ministry urged citizens not to believe and circulate such &#8220;unverified information&#8221;, which creates unnecessary confusion and may mislead the public.\u00a0<\/p> <p>It also advised people to rely only on official communications through authorised channels for information on policy decisions and government schemes.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>temple gold reserves, temple gold bonds, india temple gold reserves, india temple gold bonds, is india planning to monetise temple gold reserves, is india planning to issue temple gold bonds, Strategic Gold Reserves of India, temple doors, temple towers, gold on temple doors, gold on temple towers, gold prices today, gold rates today#039Completely #false039 #Finance #Ministry #debunks #viral #claim #monetising #temple #gold #reserves1779169365<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Finance Ministry on Tuesday debunked a viral social media claim\u00a0suggesting that the Centre is planning to introduce a gold monetisation scheme for temple trusts and religious institutions across the country\u00a0as &#8220;completely false, misleading and without any basis&#8221;.\u00a0 The dismissal comes almost a day after the claim went viral on social media. 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