In view of the Mandatory Hallmarking, the number
of jewellers and hallmarking centres
applying for Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certificate will increase manifold
and to deal with increasing number of applications, an online system for issuing
BIS certificate has been developed by BIS and launched by the Government on 21.08.2020.
The online system enables the jewellers to submit the
application for registration and fees online. In this system there will be no human
interface in processing the applications. The moment a jeweller
submits the application with the requisite fees, he will be granted registration.
For Assaying and Hallmarking Centres, the online system will ensure that applications to
start a new centre or renew the existing license can be
submitted online. Entire process of recognition, which involves audit of the centres, submission of audit report, and grant of recognition
or renewal, has been automated. The applicant will have all the information available
with him and can monitor the processing of applications.
As mentioned at (a) & (b) above, digital solutions
for registration and renewal process for licenses
for jewellers and for recognition and renewal of Assaying
and Hallmarking (A&H) Centres have been made for providing
ease of doing business.
For setting up of Gold Assaying and Hallmarking
Centre in any district in India, where no A&H Centre exists, the Government
provides financial assistance to the tune of 30 to 75% of the total cost of machinery
and equipment, depending on the location and ownership.
This information was given in
a written reply by the Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Food and Public
Distribution, Danve Raosaheb
Dadarao in Rajya Sabha on 23
September 2020.