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Gold Hallmarking Scheme Expanded to Six New Districts Across India
✍️ CNBC TV18
🗓 12 Nov 2026, 07:36 AM
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The government’s gold hallmarking program has been extended to six additional districts, widening consumer protection against adulterated gold.
According to a recent report by CNBC TV18, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has approved the addition of six more districts to the national gold hallmarking network, marking the latest expansion of the scheme. The move is part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the purity verification system for gold jewellery across the country.
Gold hallmarking involves a laboratory test that confirms the fineness of gold items and affixes a hallmark stamp, assuring buyers of the metal’s authenticity. By extending the scheme to new districts, authorities aim to make this verification process more accessible, especially in regions where counterfeit or sub‑standard gold has been a persistent concern.
The inclusion of the six districts is expected to boost consumer confidence and encourage retailers to adopt the hallmarking standards voluntarily. The government has urged jewellery merchants in the newly covered areas to register with approved assay labs and display the hallmark on all gold articles sold.
A complete list of the newly covered districts is available on the official hallmarking portal, and consumers are advised to look for the hallmark seal before making a purchase.
Gold hallmarking involves a laboratory test that confirms the fineness of gold items and affixes a hallmark stamp, assuring buyers of the metal’s authenticity. By extending the scheme to new districts, authorities aim to make this verification process more accessible, especially in regions where counterfeit or sub‑standard gold has been a persistent concern.
The inclusion of the six districts is expected to boost consumer confidence and encourage retailers to adopt the hallmarking standards voluntarily. The government has urged jewellery merchants in the newly covered areas to register with approved assay labs and display the hallmark on all gold articles sold.
A complete list of the newly covered districts is available on the official hallmarking portal, and consumers are advised to look for the hallmark seal before making a purchase.