Govt to implement mandatory gold hallmarking from 1 June

April 14: The government is now fully ready to implement mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artifacts from 1 June, 2021. Jewellers will be allowed to sell only 14, 18 and 22 carats of gold jewellery from 1 June. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Director General, Pramod Kumar Tiwari said, “From June, we are fully prepared to implement mandatory hallmarking.” Gold hallmarking is a purity certification of the precious metal and is voluntary in nature at present.