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Rajasthan makes precision weighing scales mandatory for gold and silver trade
Jaipur, Oct 30 (IANS) Consumers purchasing gold and silver in Rajasthan will now benefit from stricter safeguards to ensure accurate weighing, following the implementation of new legal metrology rules. The state government has made the use of high-precision weighing scales mandatory for transactions involving gold, silver and other precious metals, officials said on Friday. The Department of Consumer Affairs has notified the Rajasthan Legal Metrology (Enforcement) (Second Ame
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