The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on June 24, 2024, issued a master circular for Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs), compiling various circulars on the framework of EGRs, risk management, and standard operating guidelines for vault managers of these instruments. The previous master circular on EGRs was issued on June 1, 2023. Since then, Sebi has released only one additional circular on Electronic Gold Receipts, specifying that vault managers must apply to Sebi for prior approval if they are planning for a change in control of the vaults.