{
  "id": 9949951,
  "title": "Augmont Enterprises Empanelled By NSE To Promote Electronic Gold Receipts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/augmont-enterprises-empanelled-by-nse-to-promote-electronic-gold",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-26T08:20:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/augmont-enterprises-empanelled-by-nse-to-promote-electronic-gold-receipts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: Augmont Enterprises Limited has announced its partnership with the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) to promote Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs). This collaboration seeks to simplify the process of creating and canceling EGRs, boost trading, and expand India's gold market.\n\nAugmont Enterprises will utilize its expertise in the gold industry to enhance the digital framework and provide technical support for EGR development. EGRs are electronic securities representing physical gold, stored securely in SEBI-approved vaults.\n\nSriram Krishnan, Chief Business Development Officer at NSE, emphasized that this partnership is a significant step in building a robust ecosystem for EGRs. By combining NSE's technological capabilities and liquidity with Augmont's experience in the gold value chain, the creation and cancellation of EGRs will become more streamlined, making gold investment more accessible to investors.\n\nKetan Kothari, Whole-Time Director at Augmont Enterprises, expressed satisfaction with the partnership, highlighting that integrating Augmont's experience in gold refining, sourcing, and distribution with NSE's technology will simplify the conversion between physical and electronic gold. This will result in a more efficient, faster, and transparent process for investors.\n\nEGRs offer several benefits to investors, including electronic holding, guaranteed quality, and seamless conversion between physical and digital gold. This enables investors to participate in the gold market with greater ease, liquidity, and flexibility compared to other investment options.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Augmont Enterprises Limited on Thursday announced its empanelment by the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) as a key partner for promoting Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs). This collaboration aims to streamline the creation and extinguishment processes of EGRs, encourage trading, and further develop India's gold market. Partnership Details Under this partnership, Augmont will provide…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}