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The order was issued in New Delhi on August 3, 2026, under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, after consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). It replaces the earlier annexure to the Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts Order, 2020. The order comes into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

12 New Districts Added to Mandatory Gold Hallmarking List

The latest amendment expands mandatory gold hallmarking coverage from 380 to 392 districts, adding 12 districts across nine states. The newly included districts are:

• Assam: Kokrajhar and Lakhimpur
• Haryana: Panipat
• Madhya Pradesh: Bhind, Khandwa and Vidisha
• Maharashtra: Bhandara
• Odisha: Angul
• Rajasthan: Kotputli-Behror
• Tamil Nadu: Kancheepuram
• Uttarakhand: Udham Singh Nagar
• West Bengal: Jhargram

The revised annexure contains the full list of 392 districts. Here is the complete state-wise list as notified in the Gazette.

Full State-Wise List of 392 Hallmarking Districts

1. Andhra Pradesh — 18 Districts

The districts covered under mandatory gold hallmarking in Andhra Pradesh are:

1. Anantapur
2. Annamayya
3. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema
4. East Godavari
5. Eluru
6. Guntur
7. Kadapa
8. Krishna
9. Kurnool
10. Sri Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Garu
11. Nandyal
12. Nellore
13. Prakasham
14. Srikakulam
15. Visakhapatnam
16. Vizianagaram
17. West Godavari
18. Palnadu

2. Assam — 12 Districts

1. Barpeta
2. Bongaigaon
3. Cachar
4. Jorhat
5. Kamrup Metro
6. Kokrajhar
7. Lakhimpur
8. Nagaon
9. Tinsukia
10. Siva Sagar
11. Dhubri
12. Sonitpur

3. Bihar — 25 Districts

1. Begusarai
2. Bhagalpur
3. Bhojpur
4. Buxar
5. Darbhanga
6. East Champaran
7. Gaya
8. Katihar
9. Khagaria
10. Kishanganj
11. Madhubani
12. Munger
13. Muzaffarpur
14. Nalanda
15. Nawada
16. Patna
17. Rohtas
18. Samastipur
19. Saran
20. Sitamarhi
21. Saharsa
22. Siwan
23. Madhepura
24. Purnea
25. Vaishali

4. Chandigarh — 1 District

1. Chandigarh

5. Chhattisgarh — 5 Districts

1. Bilaspur
2. Durg
3. Raipur
4. Rajnandagaon
5. Surguja

6. Delhi — 8 Districts

1. Central Delhi
2. East Delhi
3. New Delhi
4. North Delhi
5. North West Delhi
6. South Delhi
7. South East Delhi
8. West Delhi

7. Goa — 2 Districts

1. North Goa
2. South Goa

8. Gujarat — 25 Districts

1. Ahmedabad
2. Amreli
3. Anand
4. Banaskantha
5. Bharuch
6. Bhavnagar
7. Botad
8. Devbhoomi Dwarka
9. Gir Somnath
10. Jamnagar
11. Junagadh
12. Kheda
13. Kutch
14. Mehsana
15. Morbi
16. Navsari
17. Patan
18. Porbandar
19. Rajkot
20. Sabarkantha
21. Surat
22. Surendranagar
23. Tapi
24. Vadodara
25. Valsad

9. Haryana — 21 Districts

1. Ambala
2. Bhiwani
3. Charkhi Dadri
4. Faridabad
5. Fatehabad
6. Gurugram
7. Hissar
8. Jind
9. Kaithal
10. Karnal
11. Kurukshetra
12. Mahendragarh
13. Palwal
14. Rewari
15. Rohtak
16. Sirsa
17. Sonipat
18. Yamuna Nagar
19. Jhajjar
20. Panchkula
21. Panipat

10. Himachal Pradesh — 4 Districts

1. Bilaspur
2. Hamirpur
3. Kangra
4. Mandi

11. Jammu and Kashmir — 5 Districts

1. Jammu
2. Kathua
3. Samba
4. Srinagar
5. Udhampur

12. Jharkhand — 7 Districts

1. Bokaro
2. Dhanbad
3. East Singhbhum
4. Garhwa
5. Ranchi
6. Deoghar
7. Ramgarh

13. Karnataka — 20 Districts

1. Bagalkot
2. Belagavi
3. Bengaluru Urban
4. Dakshina Kannada
5. Davanagere
6. Dharwad
7. Gadag
8. Gulbarga
9. Hassan
10. Kolar
11. Mandya
12. Mysore
13. Raichur
14. Shimoga
15. Tumkur
16. Uduppi
17. Uttara Kannada
18. Vijaypura (Bijapur)
19. Chikkamagaluru
20. Bellary

14. Kerala — 14 Districts

1. Alappuzha
2. Ernakulam
3. Kannur
4. Kasaragod
5. Kollam
6. Kottayam
7. Kozhikode
8. Malappuram
9. Palakkad
10. Pathanamthitta
11. Thiruvananthapuram
12. Thrissur
13. Wayanad
14. Idukki

15. Madhya Pradesh — 19 Districts

1. Balaghat
2. Bhopal
3. Bhind
4. Chhatarpur
5. Chhindwara
6. Dewas
7. Gwalior
8. Indore
9. Jabalpur
10. Katni
11. Khandwa
12. Morena
13. Neemuch
14. Ratlam
15. Rewa
16. Satna
17. Ujjain
18. Sagar
19. Vidisha

16. Maharashtra — 30 Districts

1. Ahmednagar
2. Akola
3. Amravati
4. Aurangabad
5. Beed
6. Bhandara
7. Chandrapur
8. Dhule
9. Jalgaon
10. Jalna
11. Kolhapur
12. Latur
13. Mumbai City
14. Mumbai Suburban
15. Nagpur
16. Nanded
17. Nandurbar
18. Nashik
19. Palghar
20. Parbhani
21. Pune
22. Raigad
23. Ratnagiri
24. Sangli
25. Satara
26. Sindhudurg
27. Solapur
28. Thane
29. Wardha
30. Yavatmal

17. Odisha — 12 Districts

1. Angul
2. Balasore
3. Bhadrak
4. Cuttack
5. Ganjam
6. Jajpur
7. Khordha
8. Mayurbhanj
9. Puri
10. Sambalpur
11. Nayagarh
12. Sundargarh

18. Puducherry — 2 Districts

1. Puducherry
2. Karaikal

19. Punjab — 20 Districts

1. Amritsar
2. Barnala
3. Bathinda
4. Fatehgarh Sahib
5. Fazilka
6. Ferozepur
7. Gurdaspur
8. Hoshiarpur
9. Jalandhar
10. Kapurthala
11. Ludhiana
12. Malerkotla
13. Mansa
14. Moga
15. Pathankot
16. Patiala
17. Rupnagar
18. Sangrur
19. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
20. Sri Muktsar Sahib

20. Rajasthan — 26 Districts

1. Ajmer
2. Alwar
3. Banswara
4. Beawar
5. Bhilwara
6. Bikaner
7. Churu
8. Hanumangarh
9. Jaipur
10. Jhunjhunu
11. Jodhpur
12. Kota
13. Kotputli-Behror
14. Nagaur
15. Pali
16. Sawai Madhopur
17. Sikar
18. Sirohi
19. Sriganganagar
20. Udaipur
21. Jalore
22. Bharatpur
23. Dungarpur
24. Barmer
25. Bundi
26. Karauli

21. Tamil Nadu — 32 Districts

1. Chennai
2. Coimbatore
3. Cuddalore
4. Dharmapuri
5. Dindigul
6. Erode
7. Kallakuruchi
8. Kancheepuram
9. Kanyakumari
10. Karur
11. Krishnagiri
12. Madurai
13. Nagapattinam
14. Namakkal
15. Pudukkottai
16. Ramanathapuram
17. Salem
18. Sivaganga
19. Tenkasi
20. Thanjavur
21. Theni
22. Thoothukudi
23. Tiruchirappalli
24. Tirunelveli
25. Tirupathur
26. Tirupur
27. Tiruvannamalai
28. Tiruvarur
29. Vellore
30. Viluppuram
31. Mayiladuthurai
32. Chengalpattu

22. Telangana — 13 Districts

1. Hyderabad
2. Khammam
3. Mancherial
4. Medchal-Malkajgiri
5. Nalgonda
6. Nizamabad
7. Peddapalli
8. Rangareddy
9. Warangal (Rural)
10. Warangal (Urban)
11. Karimnagar
12. Mahabubnagar
13. Bhadradri Kothagudem

23. Tripura — 3 Districts

1. Gomati
2. North Tripura
3. West Tripura

24. Uttar Pradesh — 39 Districts

1. Agra
2. Prayagraj
3. Ambedkar Nagar
4. Auraiya
5. Azamgarh
6. Ballia
7. Banda
8. Barabanki
9. Bareilly
10. Bhadohi
11. Budaun
12. Deoria
13. Etawah
14. Faizabad
15. Gautam Buddha Nagar
16. Ghaziabad
17. Gorakhpur
18. Jaunpur District
19. Jhansi
20. Kanpur Nagar
21. Lucknow
22. Mathura
23. Meerut
24. Mirzapur
25. Moradabad
26. Muzaffarnagar
27. Pratapgarh
28. Raebareli
29. Saharanpur
30. Shahjahanpur
31. Varanasi
32. Basti
33. Lakhimpurkheri
34. Rampur
35. Ghazipur
36. Farrukhabad
37. Mainpuri
38. Mau
39. Bijnor

25. Uttarakhand — 7 Districts

1. Dehradun
2. Haridwar
3. Nainital
4. Pauri Garhwal
5. Udham Singh Nagar
6. Pithoragarh
7. Almora

26. West Bengal — 22 Districts

1. Alipurduar
2. Bankura
3. Birbhum
4. Dakshin Dinajpur
5. Darjeeling
6. Hooghly
7. Howrah
8. Jalpaiguri
9. Jhargram
10. Coochbehar
11. Kolkata
12. Malda
13. Murshidabad
14. Nadia
15. North 24 Parganas
16. Paschim Bardhaman
17. Paschim Medinipur
18. Purba Bardhaman
19. Purba Medinipur
20. Purulia
21. South 24 Parganas
22. Uttar Dinajpur

Which State Added the Most New Hallmarking Districts?

Madhya Pradesh recorded the largest addition, with three districts — Bhind, Khandwa and Vidisha — included in the revised list.

Assam followed with two additions, Kokrajhar and Lakhimpur, while Haryana, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal each received one new district.

FAQs

1. How many districts are currently covered under India’s mandatory gold hallmarking framework?

India’s mandatory gold hallmarking framework now covers 392 districts across 26 states and Union Territories, according to the revised annexure notified under the Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts (Third Amendment) Order, 2026.

2. How many new districts have been added to the mandatory hallmarking list?

The latest amendment has added 12 new districts across nine states, increasing the total coverage from 380 districts to 392 districts. The newly added districts are located in Assam, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

3. Which are the 12 newly added districts under mandatory gold hallmarking?

The newly added districts are Kokrajhar and Lakhimpur in Assam; Panipat in Haryana; Bhind, Khandwa and Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh; Bhandara in Maharashtra; Angul in Odisha; Kotputli-Behror in Rajasthan; Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu; Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand; and Jhargram in West Bengal.

4. Which state added the highest number of districts in the latest hallmarking expansion?

Madhya Pradesh recorded the largest increase, with three new districts—Bhind, Khandwa and Vidisha—added to the revised hallmarking list. Assam followed with two additions, Kokrajhar and Lakhimpur, while the other seven states received one new district each.

5. Where can I check the complete state-wise list of 392 hallmarking districts?

The revised annexure provides the complete state-wise list of all 392 districts covered under the mandatory gold hallmarking framework. The list includes 26 states and Union Territories, with coverage ranging from one district in Chandigarh to 39 districts in Uttar Pradesh.

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The revised coverage has been notified through the Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts (Third Amendment) Order, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

The order was issued in New Delhi on August 3, 2026, under the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, after consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The order states that it will come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

12 New Districts Added to Mandatory Hallmarking Coverage

The latest expansion covers 12 additional districts across nine states. The additions are distributed as follows:

The revised annexure confirms Kokrajhar and Lakhimpur as districts 6 and 7 in Assam, taking the state’s covered districts to 12.

In Haryana, Panipat has been added as district number 21 in the revised list.

Madhya Pradesh Adds Three Districts

Madhya Pradesh has recorded the largest increase among the nine states in this latest expansion, with three districts added.

The newly covered districts are:

• Bhind
• Khandwa
• Vidisha

With these additions, the revised annexure contains 19 districts from Madhya Pradesh.

Maharashtra Adds Bhandara

Maharashtra has added Bhandara to its mandatory hallmarking coverage. It is listed as district number 6 in the state’s revised annexure.

Following the addition, Maharashtra now has 30 districts covered under the revised list.

Odisha Adds Angul

In Odisha, Angul has been added to the mandatory hallmarking list and appears as district number 1 in the state’s revised annexure.

The addition takes Odisha’s total covered districts to 12. The list also includes Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Ganjam, Jajpur, Khordha, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Sambalpur, Nayagarh and Sundargarh.

Rajasthan Adds Kotputli-Behror

Rajasthan’s mandatory hallmarking coverage has been expanded with the addition of Kotputli-Behror, listed as district number 13.

The state now has 26 districts in the revised hallmarking annexure.

Tamil Nadu Adds Kancheepuram

Tamil Nadu has added Kancheepuram to the mandatory hallmarking framework. It appears as district number 8 in the revised state-wise list.

The addition takes Tamil Nadu’s coverage to 32 districts.

Uttarakhand Adds Udham Singh Nagar

In Uttarakhand, Udham Singh Nagar has been added to the covered districts. It is listed as district number 5.

The state now has seven districts under the revised mandatory hallmarking coverage, including Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, Pithoragarh and Almora.

West Bengal Adds Jhargram

West Bengal has added Jhargram to its mandatory hallmarking list. It is listed as district number 9 in the revised annexure.

With the addition, West Bengal now has 22 covered districts, including Kolkata, Darjeeling, Howrah, Jalpaiguri, Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and other districts.

Mandatory Hallmarking Coverage Now Spans 392 Districts

The revised annexure lists 392 districts across 26 states and Union Territories. The state-wise counts in the notification add up to the expanded national coverage.

The revised list includes 18 districts in Andhra Pradesh, 12 in Assam, 25 in Bihar, 1 in Chandigarh, 5 in Chhattisgarh, 8 in Delhi, 2 in Goa and 25 in Gujarat, among others. Haryana has 21 districts, while Karnataka has 20 and Kerala has 14.
The list also covers 19 districts in Madhya Pradesh, 30 in Maharashtra, 12 in Odisha, 20 in Punjab, 26 in Rajasthan, 32 in Tamil Nadu, 13 in Telangana, 39 in Uttar Pradesh, 7 in Uttarakhand and 22 in West Bengal.

What the Latest Hallmarking Expansion Means

The expansion increases the geographical reach of India’s mandatory gold hallmarking system. With more districts brought under the framework, consumers in the newly covered areas will have greater access to hallmark-certified gold jewellery and artefacts.

For jewellers operating in the newly added districts, the expansion also increases the importance of compliance with the applicable hallmarking requirements under the BIS framework.

The latest order replaces the earlier annexure to the Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts Order, 2020 with the revised state-wise district list.

Previous Hallmarking Framework Updated

The notification notes that the principal order was originally published in the Gazette of India on January 15, 2020, and was last amended through S.O. 2117(E) dated April 28, 2026.

The August 2026 order therefore represents another update to the district-wise coverage under India’s gold hallmarking framework.

Bottom Line

The latest expansion takes mandatory gold hallmarking coverage to 392 districts, up from 380 previously. The 12 newly added districts are spread across Assam, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

The move further expands the reach of India’s hallmarking system and brings additional jewellery markets under the revised district-wise framework.

FAQ’s

1. What is the latest mandatory hallmarking coverage in India?
Following the latest expansion, mandatory hallmarking for gold jewellery and gold artefacts now covers 392 districts across 26 states and Union Territories, compared with 380 districts earlier.

2. How many new districts have been added under mandatory gold hallmarking?
A total of 12 new districts have been added to the mandatory hallmarking framework. The additions cover nine states — Assam, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

3. Which districts have been newly added to mandatory hallmarking coverage?
The newly added districts are Kokrajhar and Lakhimpur in Assam; Panipat in Haryana; Bhind, Khandwa and Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh; Bhandara in Maharashtra; Angul in Odisha; Kotputli-Behror in Rajasthan; Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu; Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand; and Jhargram in West Bengal.

4. Which state added the highest number of districts in the latest hallmarking expansion?
Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of additions in the latest expansion, with three new districts — Bhind, Khandwa and Vidisha. The additions take Madhya Pradesh’s total mandatory hallmarking coverage to 19 districts.

5. When did the latest mandatory hallmarking amendment come into force?
The Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts (Third Amendment) Order, 2026 was issued on August 3, 2026. According to the notification, the order comes into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

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भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो (BIS) ने पहली बार 23 जून 2021 को अनिवार्य हॉलमार्किंग 256 जिलों में अनिवार्य किया था, जो पहला चरण था। दूसरे चरण में 4 अप्रैल 2022 को 32 नए जिलों को शामिल किया गया, जिसके बाद हर दिन 4 लाख से ज्यादा सोने के आइटम्स को HUID नंबर के साथ hallmarked किया जा रहा था।

सितंबर 2023 में तीसरे चरण में 55 नए जिलों को अनिवार्य हॉलमार्किंग में शामिल किया गया, जिससे कुल 343 जिलों तक पहुंच गया था। अब, इस नए विस्तार के साथ 18 नए जिलों को 11 राज्यों और केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों में शामिल किया गया है, जो अनिवार्य हॉलमार्किंग सिस्टम का कवरेज और बढ़ाता है।

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केरल: इडुक्की
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A crucial meeting for stakeholder consultation on the Mandatory Hallmarking of Gold Bullion took place on September 3, 2024, at Manak Bhawan, the BIS headquarters in New Delhi.

According to sources, the key points of consensus during the meeting included:

Phase-Wise Implementation: It was agreed that mandatory hallmarking should be introduced in phases, initially excluding all micro refiners and jewellers.

Applicability: The mandatory hallmarking should apply only to gold bullion above 100 grams.

Purity Standards: The requirement should be enforced for bullion with 995 and 999 purity levels.

Coin Hallmarking: Coins of 995 purity should be allowed to undergo hallmarking, with HUID, by Assaying and Hallmarking Centers (AHCs).

Support for Micro Refiners: The BIS Refining Scheme should support micro refiners in upgrading their processes, replacing hazardous refining methods, and helping them integrate into the mainstream industry. This transition is expected to create more business opportunities and employment. Additionally, their association will provide guidance to BIS and stakeholders on expanding mandatory compliance after the first phase of implementation.

The meeting saw participation from key stakeholders across various sectors, including the IFSC, IIBX, India Government Mint, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, BIS, IBJA, GJEPC, GJC, World Gold Council, IAHC, BSS and the Refiners Association. Additionally, Jewellers and Karigar Associations from various states were also represented, ensuring a comprehensive discussion with input from all major facets of the industry.

This move is expected to bolster the integrity of the gold supply chain in India, ensuring that all stages—from bullion to finished jewellery—are marked by quality and trust.

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