Gold Hallmarking Initiative Sees Significant Growth in 2024, Boosting Consumer Confidence: Department of Consumer Affairs
The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has marked 2024 as a milestone year for its gold hallmarking initiative, reporting significant progress in ensuring the authenticity and quality of gold jewellery across India
BIS organises awareness program for jewellers
The Jammu & Kashmir Branch Office of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) conducted a Jewellers Awareness Program at Maya Hotel Jalandhar, aimed at disseminating information about the mandatory HUID marks.
Government allows sale of declared, hallmarked gold ornaments until June 30.
On Friday, the Department of Consumer Affairs issued an order titled "Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts (Second Amendment) Order, 2023," which has been endorsed by Nidhi Khare, the Additional Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs.
No Extension On 6-digit HUID - Gold Hallmarking mandatory From April 1
The government’s standard-setting body Bureau of Indian Standards has said that it will not extend April 1 deadline for making six-digit alphanumeric HUID mandatory for gold hallmarked jewellery.
More than 17 crore pieces of gold jewellery hallmarked by Assaying & Hallmarking Centres in 1.5 years
Hallmarking had been made mandatory from 23 June 2021 only in 256 districts of the Country which had at least one recognized Assaying & Hallmarking Centre
Second phase of gold hallmarking to start from June 1
The second phase of the mandatory hallmarking will cover additional three caratages of gold jewellery/artefacts such as 20, 23 and 24 carats, as mentioned in the Indian Standard IS 1417
BIS, Chennai region, steps up hallmarking efforts
Nearly 150 market samples are being lifted from registered jewellers in Chennai and its neighbouring districts and Puducherry every month and tested
Mandatory hallmarking: Jewellers to go on strike on Aug 23
According to GJC, jewellers will go on a token strike on August 23 against ‘arbitrary implementation’ of hallmarking
Mandatory Gold Jewellery Hallmarking To Implementation Postponed To June 15
Speaking at a webinar organised by the Bureau of Indian Standards, Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, to discuss gold hallmarking, the Union Minister said that constructive suggestions will be incorporated and teething issues in implementation would be resolved by the committee
Mandatory Gold Hallmarking Deadline Extended to June 2021
Gold hallmarking was set to become mandatory with effect from 15th January, 2021
One Hell of a Year
The Year That Was
Hallmarking of gold could significantly alter market dynamics
The BIS has formulated standards for gold jewellery of three grades — 14, 18 and 22 carat
Commerce Ministry approves mandatory gold hallmarking: Ram Vilas Paswan
As per global trade rules of WTO, a member country has to notify a quality control order with the Geneva-based multilateral body and the process takes about two months time
Gold hallmarking to be made mandatory in India
India being a signatory to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), it is required to notify the WTO before introducing any mandatory regulation
Domestic council for G&J to be inaugurated on the 29th of January
The Council will be inaugurated by the Honourable Union Minister Suresh Prabhu
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