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Gold Hallmarking Expands to 7 More Districts, Total 380 Across India

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News18•12-03-2026, 18:00

Gold Hallmarking Expands to 7 More Districts, Total 380 Across India

•Mandatory gold hallmarking extended to 7 new districts, bringing the total to 380 across India.
•New districts include Rupnagar (Punjab), Banda (Uttar Pradesh), Beed (Maharashtra), Gomati (Tripura), Katihar (Bihar), Beawar (Rajasthan), and Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh).
•Launched by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on June 23, 2021, for 14, 18, 20, 22, 23, and 24 carat gold jewellery and artefacts.
•Over 600 million gold items were hallmarked as of March 5 this year, ensuring consumer protection.
•Gold hallmarking is a quality certification of gold purity, preventing fraud from adulterated products.

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