Lok Sabha Question No. 3079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Mandatory Hallmarking of Jewellery
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3079

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2017

## MANDATORY HALLMARKING OF JEWELLERY

3079.  SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

## Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps for mandatory Hallmarking of gold, silver items;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the extent to which Hallmarking ensures purity of the metal items;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  recognized  Hallmarking  centres  all  over  the country, if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k jkT; ea=h ¼Jh lh- vkj- pkS/kjh½

## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a)& (b) : The Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 has enabling provisions for making hallmarking of precious metal articles mandatory by the Central Government.

- (c) : Hallmark  on  the  precious  metal  article  ensures  marked  purity  on  the  article. Under BIS hallmarking scheme, the purity of the precious metal article is marked on the article only  after  testing  by  BIS  recognized  Assaying  and  Hallmarking  centre  as  per  the  relevant Indian Standard.
- (d) & (e): Madam, no hallmarking center has been set up by Central Government or by Bureau of Indian Standards.  Hallmarking centres are generally set up by private entrepreneurs. As on   25 th Feb. 2017,     there are 441 BIS recognized hallmarking centres across the country state wise details of which are given in the Annexure .

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (d)  &  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.3079 FOR 21.03.2017  REGARDING  MANDATORY  HALLMARKING  OF JEWELLERY.

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The state wise distribution of the BIS recognized Assaying & Hallmarking Centres as on 25th Feb 2017:

| Sl No.   | Name of State/UT   |   No. of Assaying &Hallmarking Centres |
|----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh     |                                     23 |
| 2.       | Assam              |                                     02 |
| 3.       | Bihar              |                                     03 |
| 4.       | Chandigarh         |                                     03 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh       |                                     02 |
| 6.       | Delhi              |                                     33 |
| 7.       | Gujarat            |                                     51 |
| 8.       | Goa                |                                     01 |
| 9.       | Haryana            |                                     09 |
| 10.      | Jammu &Kashmir     |                                     02 |
| 11.      | Jharkhand          |                                     04 |
| 12.      | Karnataka          |                                     27 |
| 13.      | Kerala             |                                     41 |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh     |                                     10 |
| 15.      | Maharashtra        |                                     65 |
| 16.      | Odisha             |                                     07 |
| 17.      | Puducherry         |                                     01 |
| 18.      | Punjab             |                                     14 |
| 19.      | Rajasthan          |                                     22 |
| 20.      | Tamil Nadu         |                                     55 |
| 21.      | Telangana          |                                     09 |
| 22.      | Tripura            |                                     02 |
| 23.      | Uttar Pradesh      |                                     18 |
| 24.      | West Bengal        |                                     37 |
|          | TOTAL              |                                    441 |