The Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) will soon notify a sovereign gold bond scheme. This follows the notification of a gold monetisation scheme last week. The government will launch three new schemes: Apart from bonds, the others pertain to gold monetisation and selling of gold coins. The launch would be “ on or before November 9,” Saurabh Garg, joint secretary in the Union finance ministry, said while addressing a workshop organised by the Indian Institute of ManagementAhmedabad’s gold policy centre. For gold bonds with a sovereign guarantee, a government circular had earlier said investors would have to deposit cash, to be calculated in terms of the price and the quantity of gold one wants to invest. During maturity, money would be paid keeping in mind the prevailing gold prices; interest would be paid every year. Earlier, the scheme was scheduled to be launched on November 4. Now, it is said it will be launched on November 5 so that by Dhanteras, all bank branches and post offices