Gold Hallmarking: Big assurance! DG BIS says this about gold jewellery hallmarked before July 1; permanent ADVISORY COMMITTEE soon

Gold Hallmarking: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has assured people who are apprehensive of 'mandatory hallmarking' and worried about their jewelleries that these jewelleies will also be recognised. It said that the government is trying to find out the problems with HUID hallmarking and resolve it. "Jewellery that has been hallmarked as per govt guidelines before July 1, 2021 will also be recognised," said Pramod Kumar Tiwari, DG, BIS, informing that the government has decided to form an advisory committee to look into issue raised by people and jewellery shop owners with respect to HUID hallmarking.  

See Zee Business Live TV Streaming Below:

See Zee Business Live TV Streaming Below:

"For people who've jewellery where HUID hallmarking is not there, those customers don't need to be worried. It's a work in progress. HUID hallmarking has been implemented on a very large scale. Slowly, if we see anything which is lacking, we'll resolve it. Govt decided to make an advisory committee on it permanently which will give suggestions to BIS, " news agency ANI tweted quoting Pramod Kumar Tiwari.  

Delhi | For people who've jewellery where HUID hallmarking is not there, those customers don't need to be worried because we've instructed that that jewellery that has been hallmarked as per govt guidelines before July 1, 2021 will also be recognised: Pramod Kumar Tiwari, DG, BIS pic.twitter.com/B1GW8jm17a

— ANI (@ANI) August 25, 2021

Earlier Jewellers across India went on a strike on August 23 against "arbitrarily" implemented mandatory hallmarking process in the country by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).  

The strike has been called by the National Task Force for Hallmarking, formed by 350 associations and federations representing all four zones of the entire gems and jewellery industry. The objective of this committee is to ensure a smooth implementation of mandatory hallmarking across the country, said a statement by the task force on Friday. 

Just ahead of the strike, the BIS has said that HUID-based hallmarking is a win-win situation for everyone and urged the representatives concerned to call of the strike.  

"Hallmarking scheme is turning out to be grand success with more than 1 crore pieces of Jewellery hallmarked in a quick time," said Director General BIS, while addressing a press conference on the subject of progress being made in the Hallmarking in India . He said that more than 90000 Jewellers have also registered in same time period.  
"I heard that some associations have given a call for strike. Strike for what? ... The government is listening to every issue raised by stakeholders. The idea of strike is uncalled for," the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Director General Pramod Kumar Tiwari said in a virtual press conference. 

Mandatory gold hallmarking has come into force from June 16 in a phased manner. The government has identified 256 districts from 28 states and union territories for phase-1 implementation. 

Gold hallmarking, a purity certification of the precious metal, was voluntary in nature prior to June 16.