MMTC’s grand exhibition-cum-sale of jewellery and bullion products, the Festival of Gold, has returned this Akshay Trithiya to fulfill popular demand of Delhiites. The event was inaugurated by Ajay Kumar Bhalla, IAS, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and CMD, MMTC on the evening of 6th May and continues until 10th May 2016 from 10.30 am to 8.30 pm at the Hotel Ashok, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
AK Bhalla, who has been a part of MMTC’s gold event in the past also, lit the inaugural lamp and declared the Festival of Gold open. He expressed his appreciation for “MMTC’s perpetual endeavours in organizing Festivals of Gold for the past 22 years for creating awareness about hallmarking amongst the public”. He was accompanied by MMTC’s CMD Ved Prakash and Directors of the Company.
“The central theme of the Festival of Gold is purity and trust,” Ved Prakash said during his address, “and the objective is to offer a wide variety of quality jewellery from the length and breadth of India as well as value-added bullion products at affordable prices with the assurance of quality all under a single roof. The launch of the Indian Gold Coin, a national coin, was a major event in the coins sector this year.”
The latest edition of the much-awaited exhibition has on display MMTC’s complete product range of hallmarked gold and certified stone-studded jewellery, gold and silver medallions in 999 purity, the Company’s latest range of Sanchi silverware, and the Indian Gold Coin. MMTC was assigned the prestigious responsibility of launching the Indian Gold Coin, the first ever national gold offering by the Government of India, which is now being retailed through the company’s outlets across India. The IGC is also available for sale at Phulkari emporiums and at the Indian Overseas Bank on Parliament Street.
MMTC is the biggest brand in the precious metal sector and the only Govt. of India Enterprise in the jewellery sector. This year, the Company is showcasing handpicked collections of jewellery from ten states of India, including Delhi, Maharashtra, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Goa. The Festival of Gold was visited by celebrated model and Femina Miss India International 2011 Ms Ankita Shorey on 7th May 2016.
Besides at the main venue, the Festival of Gold is ongoing at MMTC’s sales outlets at SCOPE Complex on lodhi Road, Cross River Mall in Shahdara, Delhi Regional Office in Jhandewalan, IPl Swarnalaya in Rajendra Park, Pusa Road and all MMTC showrooms across India. To facilitate customer interaction, MMTC has an all India toll free number- 1800 1800 000 (9 AM - 9 PM).