New Delhi, March 12 The mandatory hallmarking of gold jewelry and gold artifacts has been extended to seven more districts under the sixth phase, bringing the total to 380 districts across India, the government said on Thursday.
The seven districts are: Rupnagar (Punjab), Banda (Uttar Pradesh), Beed (Maharashtra), Gomati (Tripura), Katihar (Bihar), Beawar (Rajasthan) and Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh), according to an official statement.
Mandatory gold hallmarking for jewelry and artifacts in India, with gold purity of 14, 18, 20, 22, 23, and 24 carats, was launched by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on June 23, 2021, starting with 256 districts.
The rollout has been implemented in phases. Phase 2 (April 2022) added 32 districts, Phase 3 (September 2023) covered 55 more, Phase 4 (November 2024) added 18 districts, and Phase 5 (July 2025) included 12 districts, reaching a total of 373 districts.
As of March 5 this year, 60 crore gold items have been hallmarked for consumer protection, the statement added.
Gold hallmarking is a quality certification of gold purity through BIS-approved testing, preventing fraud from adulterated products.