BIS organises awareness programme for jewellers
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) held an awareness program for jewellers in Chennai to discuss hallmarking implementation and regulatory compliance. The event aimed to clarify procedures for the Manak Online portal to improve industry efficiency.
Why it matters
Standardization and hallmarking are critical for consumer protection and transparency in the Indian gold and jewelry market.
The Bureau of Indian Standards, along with the Chennai Wholesale Jewellers’ Association, organised an awareness programme on BIS hallmarking, revised guidelines, and consumer protection measures, for jewellers at Sowcarpet earlier this week.
A press release said that around 120 jewellers attended the meeting and clarified their queries on hallmarking implementation, registration procedures, and regulatory compliance.
S.D. Dayanand, Head, BIS Chennai office, said the BIS was integrating various equipment of Assaying and Hallmarking Centres with Manak Online portal to further enhance the efficiency of hallmarking.
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