Bharat sarkar ne desh ke commodity market aur precious metals segment ke liye do bade aur ahem faisle kiye hain. Directorate General of Foreign Trade yani DGFT ne ek naya notification jaari kiya hai. Iske mutabik silver ke import ko 'Free' category se hata kar ab 'Restricted' category mein daal diya gaya hai. Iska matlab yeh hai ki ab koi bhi trader bina sarkar ke license ya authorization ke silver import nahi kar payega. Yeh faisla sarkar ke us kadam ke theek baad aaya hai jab precious metals par import duty ko chhai percent se badha kar seedhe pandrah percent kar diya ghar tha. Isme das percent basic customs duty aur paanch percent Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess shaamil hai. Sarkar ne yeh sakht kadam isiliye uthaya hai taaki UAE ke sath hue free trade agreement ke tahat duty-free ya kam duty par hone wale silver import ke arbitrage loophole ko poori tarah band kiya ja sake. Financial year do hazaar chhabis mein India ka silver import ek sau pachas percent badh kar baarah point zero paanch billion dollars par pahunch gaya tha. Is bhari jump ki vajah se desh ke foreign exchange reserves par lagatar dabaav ban raha tha. Naye niyamon ke mutabik yeh restriction sirf domestic market ke liye hai. Jo companies hundred percent Export Oriented Units hain ya jewellery export ke liye Advance Authorization ke tahat silver mangati hain unpar yeh naya niyam laagu nahi hoga. Is bade policy change ka sabse seedha asar silver investments aur iski pricing par dekhne ko milne wala hai. Import par pabandi aur unchi duty ki vajah se ab physical silver ki landed cost kafi badh jayegi. Is vajah se domestic market mein silver supply kam ho sakti hai jiski vajah se international prices ke muqable Indian market mein silver par milne wala premium kafi oopar chala jayega. Ab retail investors ko physical silver kharidne ke liye pehle ke muqable zyada keemat chukani padegi. Expert analysts ke mutabik ab aane wale dino mein MCX aur LBMA ka spread sabse ahem indicator hoga. International market mein spot silver is samay satasi point atharah dollars per ounce ke aaspaas trade kar raha hai. Wahin Multi Commodity Exchange yani MCX par silver futures contracts ke rates lagabhag do lakh sattanve hazaar nau sau rupees per kilogram ke levels par bane hue hain. Naye niyamon ke baad ab MCX par silver futures ke rates international prices se alag hokar ek naya aur bada premium dikha sakte hain. Is poore badlav ke chalte short term mein domestic market mein tezi dekhne ko mil sakti hai. Lekin unchi keematon ki vajah se retail demand par thoda asar padne ki bhi ummeed lagayi ja rahi hai.