Intro

Bank Locker Ritual

Trust Under Scrutiny

Shortage and Rising Risk

RBI Rules and Liability

Insurance Blind Spot

Inheritance Dispute Pain

Private Banks Modernize

Rise of Private Vaults

Home Safes and Hybrid

Future of Wealth Security

Closing Credits

India's locker economy is booming — and buckling. Bank vaults remain the default choice for storing gold, heirlooms and family documents, but chronic shortages, inheritance disputes and a trust deficit are cracking the system open. Private vault operators are muscling in with biometric access and extended hours. Home-safe manufacturers are selling the idea of keeping wealth closer. And regulators are struggling to keep pace. As gold prices soar and household wealth rises, the question of who safeguards India's physical assets has never been more urgent — or more contested. This is the story of India's locker economy, and the battle to control it. Lijee Philip reports, Anirban Chowdhury narrates. Listen in:

<p>India's locker economy is booming &mdash; and buckling. Bank vaults remain the default choice for storing gold, heirlooms and family documents, but chronic shortages, inheritance disputes and a trust deficit are cracking the system open. Private vault operators are muscling in with biometric access and extended hours. Home-safe manufacturers are selling the idea of keeping wealth closer. And regulators are struggling to keep pace. As gold prices soar and household wealth rises, the question of who safeguards India's physical assets has never been more urgent &mdash; or more contested. This is the story of India's locker economy, and the battle to control it. Lijee Philip reports, Anirban Chowdhury narrates. Listen in:</p>

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