Hallmarking turned gold jewellery market more transparent in 2021
The Hindu
Six-digit Alphanumeric identification numbers made mandatory in all districts except Idukki
The year that is coming to a close saw a major change to make gold jewellery sales more transparent through the introduction of hallmarking of gold jewellery with six-digit Alphanumeric numbers in all the districts in the State except Idukki.
A total of 256 other districts in the country have also seen the introduction of hall marking. The All Kerala Gold and Silver Merchants’ Association said that though Idukki had no hallmarking facility, only hallmarked jewellery was sold in the district as there should be no compromise on the purity of the gold being sold.
The Bureau of Indian Standards now stipulates all gold jewellers should provide the unique identification number for the jewellery they sell to ensure that customers always got the gold of prescribed purity.