Gold hallmarking being made mandatory from June 1, J&K jewellers seek more time
JAMMU: While the Centre is all set to make Gold hallmarking mandatory from June 1, 2021, jewellers in Jammu and Kashmir have appealed for some more time asserting that time is not ripe for it besides opening of hallmark centres at least in every district across the Union Territory.
Presently, Jammu and Kashmir is having only three hallmark centres and that too only in the Jammu City.
However, from June 1, 2021, jewellers can sell gold ornaments only in three variants 14, 18 and 22 carats, an official said.
He added that mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts will kick in from June 1, 2021, and added, “the Centre in November 2019 announced that hallmarking of gold jewellery would be mandatory from January 15, 2021 but the deadline was extended to June 1 after jewellers requested more time amid the COVID-19 pandemic.”