A Jewellers awareness & training programme organized by Bureau of Indian Standards, Nagpur Branch office on 16th July 2021(9.00 am) at Hotel Centre Point, Nagpur. Around 75 jewellers from Nagpur, Chandrapur & Wardha districts & members of Nagpur Sarafa Associations attended the programme.
Programme started with welcome address given by Shri Vijay Nitnaware, Scientist-E & Head (NGBO). Mr. Rajesh Rokade, Director (GJC) & Rajkumar Gupta, President (Nagpur Sarafa Association) were on the dais & they thanks Head, BIS (NGBO) for taking initiative to organized awareness programme for jewellers.
Since, the HUID Scheme has been mandatory by the Government of India with effect from 16 July 2021, on this view Shri Sarvesh Trivedi Scientist-C (NGBO) given presentation & guided complete procedure of HUID to jewellers. 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. Dr. Priyanka Deshmukh, Hallmarking Agent (NGBO) presented & explained step by step online procedure for jewellers registration.
Open house session was held in which various queries raised by the jewellers were answered to their satisfaction. The jewellers expressed their happiness and whole heartedly thanked BIS, NGBO for organizing such a program. Mrs. Maya Boke, ASO (NGBO), proposed vote of thanks and anchored by Ms. Anuraj Dubey. This programme was carried out successfully with the support of all the staff of BIS (NGBO).