<h1>India Maintains Current Customs Rules for Gold in Baggage; No Changes Planned, Says Finance Minister.</h1> The government has no plans to change the current customs rules regarding the carrying or wearing of gold for passengers flying to India from abroad. In the 2012-13 Budget, the Baggage Rules, 1998 were amended to allow male passengers to bring in gold jewelry worth up to Rs. 5,000 duty-free, and female passengers up to Rs. 1,00,000, after residing abroad for over a year. This information was provided by the Minister of State for Finance in a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha.