The RBI deputy also said attention needed to be paid to the surge in gold imports at a briefing with reporters in the capital.
October shipments to India, the world's No 2 gold consumer behind China, jumped to about 150 tonnes from less than 25 tonnes a year earlier and 143 tonnes in September, a finance ministry official said last week.
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