If you're planning to take a gold loan between Rs. 2.5 lakh and Rs. 5 lakhs, the maximum amount you can borrow depends on the assessed value of the gold you pledge. Under the Reserve Bank of India's revised Lending Against Gold and Silver Collateral Directions, this loan category is subject to a maximum 80% Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratio. Borrowers seeking smaller loans may qualify for a higher 85% LTV, while loans above Rs. 5 lakhs are capped at 75%. This guide explains how the 80% LTV gold loan works, how lenders calculate your eligible loan amount, and what you should know before applying.

From 1 April 2026, the flat 75% cap on gold loans is gone. In its place, the RBI has set three tiers based on loan size: 85% of your gold's value for loans up to INR 2.5 lakh, 80% for loans between INR 2.5 lakh and INR 5 lakh, and 75% for anything above INR 5 lakh. The gold is valued using IBJA rates, not a price the lender picks. This guide explains what the new LTV rules gold loan borrowers now face actually mean, with plain worked examples, what changed, and the rights you have when you pledge gold. If you need funds, a Gold Loan from IIFL Finance follows these same rules.

You may have heard that a CIBIL check is now needed for larger gold loans. Here is the accurate version. From April 2026, the RBI requires a detailed credit assessment, including repayment capacity, for gold loans above INR 2.5 lakh. That usually involves a look at your credit record. It is not a hard minimum-score gate, and your gold still secures the loan, but a large sum now gets a closer review. This guide explains the CIBIL gold loan new rule plainly, what lenders check, and how to prepare. A Gold Loan from IIFL Finance follows this rule.

Startup India loan schemes are not one fund. They are a layered support system, some providing milestone-based seed grants, some guaranteeing bank loans that would otherwise require collateral, and several existing outside the Startup India umbrella but catering to the same new-business borrower. Two cautions belong at the top. Most benefits are conditional, on DPIIT recognition, on business age, on category, on incubator selection, and approval is never automatic: schemes fund eligible applicants through defined processes, not every applicant who applies. This guide covers what the Startup India initiative actually provides, six key loan and support schemes with their current limits, the step-by-step application route, and the practical questions founders ask, with IIFL Finance noted where market financing complements the schemes.

Nitin runs a small garment unit in Tirupur, and last year he pledged household gold to buy fabric for a big export order. At filing time his accountant asked one question that changed his tax bill: was the loan used for the business? Because the answer was yes, the interest became a deductible expense. That is the short version of whether gold loan interest is tax deductible for business: the tax law cares about where the money went, not what secured it. This guide explains what makes the interest deductible, the eligibility conditions and how the old and new tax regimes treat it, the documents that protect the claim, the common mistakes that sink it, and how to take a business-purpose Gold Loan from IIFL Finance with the paperwork done right from day one.

Rajan runs a civil contracting firm in Kochi, and his balance sheet tells the industry's oldest joke: he is profitable on paper and broke on Fridays. Running bills take sixty days to certify, retention money sits with clients for a year, and meanwhile cement, steel and forty labourers demand payment weekly. An MSME loan for construction and real estate businesses exists to bridge exactly that gap between work done and money received. This guide covers what such a loan is, the four loan types the sector actually uses, indicative rates and amounts, eligibility criteria and documents, the government schemes that apply, and the application steps, with the Business Loan from IIFL Finance as the working-capital benchmark.

Devendra's printing unit in Sivakasi, the town that prints half of India's labels and cartons, has orders it cannot take: an FMCG client wants laminated pouches his old offset line cannot produce, and the multi-colour press plus lamination machine that would win the contract cost crores he does not have idle. Paper stock ties up the rest, bought in tonnes, billed in months. An MSME loan for a printing and packaging business is built for both problems at once: machinery finance for the press and working capital for the paper. This guide covers why the sector borrows well, the two loan types that fit it, the government schemes that guarantee or subsidise the lending, eligibility and documents, and the application steps, with the Business Loan from IIFL Finance as the market route.

A silver loan for small ticket amounts, anywhere between ₹10,000 and ₹50,000, solves a very specific problem. Meena runs a tailoring unit in Nashik. Her stitching machine broke down the same week her son's school fees came due. She needed about ₹35,000, fast, and a personal loan would have taken days she did not have. What she did have was a box of silver payals and an old coin set from her wedding. She pledged them at a Gold Loan branch and walked out with the money the same afternoon. No income proof. No credit score hurdle. This guide explains how that works: what counts as eligible silver, how much you can borrow under the RBI's new loan-to-value rules, the documents needed, how a silver loan compares with a personal loan for small amounts, and the repayment options open to you.

The gold coin 50-gram limit caught Girish in Vadodara mid-plan. Twelve years of Dhanteras and anniversary purchases had stacked up to 80 grams of bank-bought coins in his locker, and when his textile-trading firm needed ₹5 lakh of quick working capital, the coins were his first thought. At the branch he learned the ceiling: whatever he owns, only 50 grams of coins can back a Gold Loan per borrower. The other 30 grams would simply sit out. The rule is firm, but it has edges worth knowing, and his shortfall had a clean solution. This guide covers what the 50-gram rule says and why it exists, which coins count toward it, how lenders weigh and apply the cap, how much the eligible coins can borrow, and the steps to pledge.

A gold coin loan for business capital can help eligible borrowers unlock the value of qualifying gold coins without selling them. Consider Yusuf in Moradabad. His brass handicraft unit secured a ₹9 lakh export order with payment expected 45 days after shipment, but purchasing brass sheets, meeting polishing expenses, and paying artisans required nearly ₹3 lakh upfront. His existing working capital limit had already been utilised. The family, however, owned bank-purchased gold coins accumulated over several years. By pledging eligible coins for a Gold Loan, they were able to arrange working capital, subject to lender assessment and applicable processes. This guide explains whether gold coins can be used as collateral for business purposes, eligible coins, borrowing limits under RBI's tiered LTV framework, eligibility criteria, documentation, repayment options, and important regulatory considerations.