The Centre on Monday said there was “no impact” of a nationwide strike called by a “very small section of jewellers” against gold hallmarking rules.
However, 350 associations and federations including All India Gems and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) which supported the strike said they received a “strong response” as most shops barring big corporates remained shut for the day.
“The strike called by a very small section of jewellers has had no impact,” the Consumer Affairs Ministry said in a statement.
The said call of strike was itself based on “untenable grounds” and “an attempt was made to misinform fellow jewellers” about the various provisions of the hallmarking scheme, it said.
“As expected, the misguided attempt by these limited set of persons to disrupt the normal functioning of jewellery business today has failed miserably,” it added.