Government has virtually launched the online system of Registration and Renewal of Jewellers and online system of recognition and renewal of the Assaying and Hallmarking Centres.
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These online modules will bring about ease of doing business for both the jewellers and the entrepreneurs who have established Assaying and Hallmarking Centres or wish to do so.
Hallmarking of precious metals will be mandatory from 1st June 2021.
With hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts becoming mandatory, the number of jewellers coming forward for registration is expected to go up 5 lakh from the present 31,000.
Now BIS Hallmark will be issued for three categories only. They are 14 carat (14K585), 18 (18K750) carat and 22 (22K916) carat only with A&H centre’s identification mark/number and jewellers identification mark/number.
