Lok Sabha Question No. 277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Hallmarking Centres
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## Government of India

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 277

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2019

## HALLMARKING CENTRES

## 277. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

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- (a) the number of hallmarking centres located/setup in the country during the last three  years, State-wise;
- (b) whether large number of applications are pending for consideration with the Government for setting up of new hallmarking centres;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government thereon; and
- (d) the time by which the new centres are likely to be set up?

## 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) : The number of hallmarking centres  functioning in the country, State-wise during the last three years is at Annexure.

(b) to (d) :

No, Madam.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.277 FOR 05.02.2019 REGARDING HALLMARKING CENTRES.

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## Assaying & Hallmarking Centres State wise

| Sr. No.   | State/UT               | BIS recognised Assaying &Hallmarking Centres in operation   | BIS recognised Assaying &Hallmarking Centres in operation   | BIS recognised Assaying &Hallmarking Centres in operation   | BIS recognised Assaying &Hallmarking Centres in operation   |
|-----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | State/UT               | 2015-16                                                     | 2016-17                                                     | 2017-18                                                     | 2018-19 (up to Dec. 2018)                                   |
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar      | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh         | 23                                                          | 24                                                          | 32                                                          | 40                                                          |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh      | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 4.        | Assam                  | 2                                                           | 1                                                           | 2                                                           | 4                                                           |
| 5.        | Bihar                  | 3                                                           | 4                                                           | 11                                                          | 19                                                          |
| 6.        | Chandigarh             | 4                                                           | 3                                                           | 2                                                           | 3                                                           |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh           | 1                                                           | 2                                                           | 5                                                           | 6                                                           |
| 8.        | Dadar and Nagar Haweli | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 9.        | Daman &Dui             | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 10.       | Delhi                  | 26                                                          | 29                                                          | 39                                                          | 40                                                          |
| 11.       | Goa                    | 0                                                           | 1                                                           | 1                                                           | 2                                                           |
| 12.       | Gujarat                | 33                                                          | 53                                                          | 64                                                          | 77                                                          |
| 13.       | Haryana                | 6                                                           | 8                                                           | 16                                                          | 19                                                          |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh       | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 1                                                           | 1                                                           |
| 15.       | Jharkhand              | 3                                                           | 4                                                           | 4                                                           | 7                                                           |
| 16.       | Jammu &Kashmir         | 1                                                           | 2                                                           | 3                                                           | 3                                                           |
| 17.       | Karnataka              | 29                                                          | 30                                                          | 39                                                          | 44                                                          |
| 18.       | Kerala                 | 41                                                          | 43                                                          | 53                                                          | 60                                                          |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep            | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh         | 4                                                           | 8                                                           | 12                                                          | 15                                                          |
| 21.       | Maharashtra            | 47                                                          | 66                                                          | 95                                                          | 112                                                         |
| 22.       | Manipur                | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 23.       | Meghalaya              | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 24.       | Mizoram                | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 25.       | Nagaland               | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 26.       | Odisha                 | 7                                                           | 13                                                          | 13                                                          | 15                                                          |
| 27.       | Pondicherry            | 1                                                           | 1                                                           | 1                                                           | 2                                                           |
| 28.       | Punjab                 | 12                                                          | 14                                                          | 18                                                          | 17                                                          |
| 29.       | Rajasthan              | 16                                                          | 25                                                          | 31                                                          | 39                                                          |
| 30.       | Sikkim                 | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu             | 55                                                          | 57                                                          | 65                                                          | 76                                                          |
| 32.       | Telangana              | 11                                                          | 11                                                          | 14                                                          | 21                                                          |
| 33.       | Tripura                | -                                                           | 2                                                           | 1                                                           | 1                                                           |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh          | 15                                                          | 23                                                          | 31                                                          | 56                                                          |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand            | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 1                                                           | 1                                                           |
| 36.       | West Bengal            | 30                                                          | 36                                                          | 54                                                          | 81                                                          |
| Total     |                        | 370                                                         | 460                                                         | 608                                                         | 761                                                         |