Zee Exclusive: Benefits of buying hallmark gold jewellery, look for these components

In an exclusive interview with Reema Sharma of Zee Media, Sudheesh Nambiath, Head, India Gold Policy Centre, IIM- Ahmedabad, discusses a few pertinent questions associated with the government's order on mandatory hallmarking of Gold Jewellery from next week. Excerpts from the interview...

New Delhi: In view of COVID-19, the government has accepted the request of stakeholders to give jewellers some more time to get prepared for implementation and resolve issues. Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery is now set to begin from June 16, 2021 which was earlier expected to be implemented from June 1. In an exclusive interview with Reema Sharma of Zee Media, Sudheesh Nambiath, Head, India Gold Policy Centre, IIM- Ahmedabad, discusses a few pertinent questions associated with the government's order on mandatory hallmarking of Gold Jewellery from next week. Excerpts from the interview... 1. How does buying hallmark gold jewellery will benefit users?