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JEWELLERS AWARENESS & TRAINING CAMP ORGANIZED BY BIS NGBO AT AMRAVATI
A Jewellers awareness & training programme was organized by Bureau of Indian Standards, Nagpur Branch office on 23nd July 2021(4.00 pm) at Hotel Grand Mahfil, Amravati. Around 50 jewellers from Amravati districts & members of Amravati Sarafa Associations attended the programme.
The programme began with welcoming the guests followed by a welcome address by Shri. Piyush Wasekar Scientist-D (NGBO). Shri. Anil Chimote (President-Amravati District Sarafa Association) was prominently present.
Since, the HUID Scheme has been mandatory by the Government of India with effect from 1st July 2021, on this view Shri. Piyush Wasekar, Scientist-D (NGBO) given presentation & guided complete procedure of HUID to jewellers from jewellers prospective. In his presentation, he explained how jewellers can generate HUID request to AHC through manakonline portal & how to check status of HUID jewellery from their login. Further, Shri. Piyush Wasekar, Scientist-D of BIS,Nagpur has requested to all jewellers to send all your jewellery through HUID System only and maximum number of jewellers to come under the umbrella of mandatory hallmarking. Even though some of the districts are not covered under mandorty hallmarking except Nagpur, Amravati, Akola & Nanded.
Dr. Priyanka Deshmukh, Hallmarking Agent (NGBO) presented & explained step by step online procedure for jewellers registration. She further explained that now there is no documentation required to be uploaded except for annual turnover documents, No payment is required to be made for online registration of Jewellers and Jewellers registration is granted for lifetime as long as the jewellers sales outlet is existing. And also no renewal is required to be done, no fees is required in future after registration except for special situations like shifting of Jewellery outlet, change in the name of outlet, change in management of outlet and related works. Further Dr. Priyanka Deshmukh informed the Jewellers & Jewellers association to submit declaration about the old hallmarked Jewellery(with Four Marks) which was requested by BIS to be submitted by Jewellers upto 31st July 2021 and cooperate in the this matter. The deadline of 31st July 2021 may likely to be extended by 15 days by Government of India.
Open house session was held in which various queries raised by the jewellers were answered to their satisfaction. This programme concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Shri. Simesh Shroff on behalf of Amravati Sarafa Association.
