The Narendra Modi Government has decided to make Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) hallmarking mandatory for gold jewellery and artefacts from January 15, 2021. The move would protect the consumers ...

BIS Hallmark (BIS Logo) - This certifies that the jewellery is made according to BIS standards. 916 (22K) / 750 (18K) / 585 ...

The name “hallmark” itself indicates some kind of a mark or a sign. This guide will help you learn how to check hallmarks when you purchase gold jewelry.

The BIS is already running a hallmarking scheme for gold jewellery since April 2000 and around 40% of gold jewellery is being hallmarked currently. “This will become mandatory from January 15, 2021.

In the year 2001, the company’s Bhrigu Jewellers ventured into manufacture and wholesale business of Gold jewellery under the brand name ‘Senorita, which, with its large product assortment ...

The BIS hallmark serves as a seal indicating that the gold's purity has undergone confirmation in an accredited laboratory. Gold jewellery hallmarking involves three key markings: ...

In India, the BIS hallmark law is being enforced to ensure the purity of gold jewelry. In this context, Adv.Abdul Nasser- Director of the All India Jem and Jewelry Domestic Council, explains the ...

That means when you buy gold jewelry with a 916 hallmark it meets the standards set by the BIS. Moreover, having a hallmark on your gold ornament or coin ensures that it is real and has high purity.

Fast forward to 2018, vide S.O. 2421 dated 14.06.2018 (‘2018 Notification’) and by powers conferred by Section 14(1) of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (‘BIS Act’), the Central ...

Consumers can get their Hallmarked jewellery tested at any of the BIS recognized Assaying and Hallmarking Centres (AHCs) after paying testing charges of Rs. 200." How to check gold hallmarking ...