Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India, organized a Jeweller Awareness Programme on Hallmarking in Chengalpattu on December 18, 2025. The programme aimed to enhance awareness among jewellers on BIS Hallmarking standards, regulatory requirements and the digital services offered by BIS for seamless compliance.

The programme witnessed participation from jewellers, representatives of local jewellers’ associations from Chengalpattu district.

Shri S. D. Dayanand, Scientist–F / Senior Director & Head, BIS Chennai Branch Office, delivered the Welcome Address and outlined the objectives of the programme. He highlighted BIS’s continued efforts to ensure consumer protection through standardisation, certification and hallmarking, and emphasised the importance of jewellers adhering to quality and purity standards. He noted that hallmarking has brought greater transparency and trust into the jewellery ecosystem, benefitting both industry and consumers. Jewellers Association were felicitated for their support and collaboration in successful conduct of the programme.

A detailed Technical Presentation was delivered by Shri D Jeevanandam, Scientist-E / Director, BIS Chennai Branch Office. He explained the key provisions of the Hallmarking Scheme, regulatory responsibilities of jewellers, essential requirements under the Indian Standards for gold and silver jewellery, hallmarking processes and quality control mechanisms. He also elaborated on the importance of HUID (Hallmark Unique Identification), compliance expectations and the dos and don’ts for jewellers to ensure error-free operations.

Shri D Jeevanandam also demonstrated BIS’s digital services including the e-BIS portal, which enables online applications. He encouraged participants to actively use BIS Care App for consumer grievance redressal, licence verification and product authentication. He also urged jewellers to subscribe to Standards Watch, BIS’s bi-weekly bulletin that provides updates on standards development, revisions and drafts open for public comments.

An interactive Open House session followed, where participants raised queries on hallmarking centre coordination, HUID generation, penalty provisions, documentation requirements, online portal usage and inspection procedures. BIS officials clarified the doubts and assured continued support to ensure seamless implementation of hallmarking across the district.

The programme reinforced BIS’s commitment to building an ecosystem of trust, quality and compliance in the jewellery sector by equipping jewellers with the right knowledge, tools and resources.

 

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