Deadline For Mandatory Hallmarking Of Gold Extended To June 15 The government on Monday extended its deadline for mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery to June 15 from its previous deadline of June 1.
Updated: May 25, 2021 12:28 pm IST
Gold hallmarking is a purity certification of the precious metal and is voluntary in nature at present.
The government on Monday extended its deadline for mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery to June 15 from its previous deadline of June 1. Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery is set to begin from 15th June 2021. In view of Covid, Government accepted the request of stakeholders to give jewellers some more time to get prepared for implementation and resolve issues. Earlier it was expected to be implemented from 1 June 2021, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said in a press release.