The federal government mentioned the third section of necessary hallmarking of gold has come into drive
New Delhi:
The federal government on Friday mentioned the third section of necessary hallmarking of gold jewelry and artefacts has come into drive in 55 new districts in 16 states and one Union territory.
Gold hallmarking is a purity certification of the dear metallic and was voluntary in nature until June 16, 2021, when the federal government determined to implement necessary gold hallmarking in a phased method.
Presently, a complete of 343 districts are lined underneath necessary hallmarking. Within the first section, launched on June 23, 2021, 256 districts have been lined, whereas the second section from April 4, 2022, included 32 extra districts.
In keeping with the Shopper Affairs Ministry, an order for implementation of the third section of the necessary hallmarking of gold jewelry and gold artefacts was notified on September 8.
The third section of the necessary hallmarking will cowl a further 55 new districts in 16 states and one Union territory, it mentioned in a press release.
Eight districts, together with East Champaran, will likely be lined in Bihar, 5 districts every in Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra, and 4 districts in Telangana underneath the third section.
Three districts every will likely be lined in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, whereas two districts every in Assam, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
In Rajasthan, the necessary gold hallmarking will likely be applied in a single district — Jalore — throughout the third section.
Nodal company Bureau of Indian Requirements (BIS) has efficiently applied necessary hallmarking within the final two phases, whereby greater than Four lakh gold articles are being hallmarked with Hallmark Distinctive Identification (HUID) every single day.
Because the implementation of necessary hallmarking, the ministry mentioned, the variety of registered jewellers has elevated from 34,647 to 1,81,590, whereas Assaying and Hallmarking Facilities (AHCs) rose to 1,471 from 945.
“Greater than 26 crore articles of gold jewelry have been hallmarked with HUID to this point,” the ministry mentioned.
Customers are inspired to confirm the authenticity and purity of the hallmarked gold jewelry objects with the HUID quantity bought by utilizing ‘confirm HUID’ within the BIS Care App, which might be downloaded from the Play Retailer.
The variety of downloads of the BIS Care App has elevated from 2.three lakhs throughout 2021-22 to 12.Four lakh within the present monetary yr. Additional, multiple crore hits of ‘confirm HUID’ within the BIS Care App have been recorded as of date within the span of the final two years, it added.
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