The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCAFPD) on September 08, 2023 issued a press release regarding the third phase of mandatory hallmarking from September 8, 2023.
The following has been stated namely: -
• It states that The third phase of the mandatory hallmarking vide Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts (Third Amendment) Order, 2023 comes into force from September 8, 2023
• The third phase of the mandatory hallmarking will cover an additional 55 new districts under the mandatory hallmarking system, wherein a hallmarking centre has been set up post-implementation of the second phase of the mandatory hallmarking order thereby making the total number of districts covered under mandatory hallmarking as 343.
• It states that the State-wise list of newly added 55 districts under the mandatory hallmarking is available on the website of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), www.bis.gov.in under the hallmarking section
• It further states that the BIS has been successful in the implementation of Mandatory Hallmarking in 256 districts of the country with effect from 23 June 2021, in the first phase and in the additional 32 districts with effect from 04 April 2022, in the second phase wherein more than 4 lakh gold articles are being hallmarked with HUID every day.
• It states that Consumers are encouraged to verify the authenticity and purity of the hallmarked gold jewellery items with the HUID number purchased by using ‘verify HUID’ in the BIS Care app which can be downloaded from the Play Store.
[Press Release ID : 1955517]
