Officials said that about 60 crore gold items had been hallmarked across the country as of March 5 this year.
Mandatory Gold Hallmarking Now Covers 380 Districts in India as Govt Adds 7 More
India’s mandatory gold hallmarking programme has now been extended to 380 districts after the government added seven more districts under the sixth phase of the rollout, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.
The hallmarking system verifies the purity of gold jewellery and artefacts through authorised testing centres approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards. The certification is intended to protect buyers by ensuring that the gold they purchase meets declared purity standards and is not adulterated.
Officials said that about 60 crore gold items had been hallmarked across the country as of March 5 this year, reflecting the growing adoption of the quality certification system among jewellers and consumers.
Under the latest expansion, the programme has been introduced in seven additional districts: Rupnagar in Punjab, Banda in Uttar Pradesh, Beed in Maharashtra, Gomati in Tripura, Katihar in Bihar, Beawar in Rajasthan and Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh.
India began implementing mandatory hallmarking for gold jewellery on June 23, 2021, initially covering 256 districts. The programme has since expanded gradually through multiple phases as authorities widened its reach.
Additional districts were included in April 2022, September 2023, November 2024 and July 2025 as part of successive rollout stages. With the latest inclusion, the hallmarking requirement now applies across 380 districts, further expanding consumer protection in the country’s gold jewellery market.
