Dear Members,

The Executive Body in its last meeting decided against holding the Annual General Body Meeting 2020 due to the prevailing COVID Pandemic situation in the country. It was also decided that annual accounts for the year 2019-2020 & consent for appointment of auditors should be sought from the Members.

*ANNUAL ACCOUNTS & Appointment of Auditors *

The Annual Accounts of the Surgical Manufacturer and Traders Association for the financial Year 2019-20 are attached below for your reference.
In this period a surplus of Rs 35,937.00 was registered.

We also seek approval from all the members for appointment of auditors M/s Vijay Kapoor and Associates as auditors of SMTA for the next term. We have received the consent from M/s Vijay Kapoor & Associates to be our Auditors for the year 2020-21.

If any objection is not received by 7th January 2021, 12.00 pm , the annual accounts and appointment of auditors will be taken as approved, confirmed and adopted.

Regards,

Puneet Bhasin
Secretary-SMTA
04-01-2021

Date: 31.12.2020

Deadline for filing Income Tax Returns Extended

The Due dates of Filing has been extended as follows:

1. Income Tax Returns Last Date for Tax Audit Assessees – 15th February, 2021
2. Income Tax Returns Last Date for Non Tax Audit Assessees – 10th January, 2021
3. Tax Audit Report Last Date – 15th January, 2021
4. Vivad Se Viswas Last Date – 31st January, 2021

Ref. No.: SMTA/DEC-28/ORDER 
Date: 28.12.2020

ORDER

Subject: Regulation of Blood Glucose Monitors, Blood Pressure Monitors, Nebulizers and Thermometers as Drugs with effect from January 1st, 2021.

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India has notified the following devices as per S.O. 4671(E) dated December 27, 2019 which will be effective from 01.01.2021.

1. Nebulizer
2. Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices
3. Digital Thermometer; and
4. Glucometer

Ref. No.: SMTA/DEC-22/No.47/2015-2020
Date: 22.12.2020

(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section 3, Sub-Section III))

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce 86 Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan
New Delhi

Subject: Amendment in Export Policy of Medical Goggles and Nitrile/NBR Gloves.

S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development 86 Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby makes following amendment in the Notification No. 21/2015-20 dated 28.07.2020 and Notification No. 42/2015-20 dated 22.10.2020 amending the Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy 2018 related to the export of Medical Goggles and Nitrile/NBR Gloves

Ref. No.: SMTA/DEC-22/No. 93/2020-Central Tax
Date: 22.12.2020

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)

NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd December, 2020
No. 93/2020-Central Tax

G.S.R. 785(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), read with
section 148 of the said Act, the Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 73/2017– Central Tax, dated the 29th December, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i) vide number G.S.R. 1600(E), dated the 29th December, 2017

Ref. No.: SMTA/2020-2021/SUBS. EXTENSION
Date: 19-12-2020

CIRCULAR
SUB.: EXTENSION OF DATE FOR MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL SUBSCRIPTION, 2020-21.

Dear Member,
We would like to inform you that due to prevailing pandemic situation in the country, the rebate offered on Membership Subscription fee 2020-2021 has been extended till 31st January, 2021. Members are requested to pay before 31st January, 2021 and avail 20% rebate on the subscription of 2020-2021. Total amount to be paid after rebate is Rs. 3200/- (Rs. Three Thousand Two Hundred Only).

Thanking you,
Sincerely Yours,
For The Surgical Manufacturers & Traders Association,
(PUNEET BHASIN)
Secretary – SMTA.

PRESS RELEASE

The Surgical Manufacturers and Traders Association has approached the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi on 14.12.2020 preferring Writ Petition (Civil) No. 10478 of 2020, titled, “Surgical Manufacturers And Traders Association Vs. Union Of India” impugning the Notification bearing S.O. No. 648 (E) dated 11.02.2020 passed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Union of India, whereby all devices intended to be used specially for human beings or animals have been declared as drugs, as defined under Section 3(b)(iv) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

The Association has previously also filed Writ Petition (Civil) No. 10514 of 2019, titled “The Surgical Manufacturers & Traders Association Through Its Authorised Representative vs Union of India” challenging an earlier Notification bearing No. 4754 dated 03.12.2018, notifying some medical devices namely the Digital Thermometer, Nebulizer, Blood Pressure Monitoring Device and Glucometer as drugs. The same is also pending before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi.

New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Centre on a plea challenging its decision to notify all devices, like blood monitoring devices and digital thermometers, intended to be used specially for human beings or animals as drugs.

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the Health Ministry and sought its stand on the petition by the Surgical Manufacturers and Traders Association (SMTA).

The plea claimed that the representations of SMTA and other stakeholders were not considered at the time of taking the decision.

The court listed the matter for hearing with a petition moved last year by SMTA challenging a notification which declared blood monitoring devices, digital thermometers, nebulizers and glucometers as ”drugs” under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.

The bench said both the matters will be heard on January 29, 2021.

SMTA, represented by advocate Adit S Pujari, has contended that the notification is unreasonable, arbitrary, and would cause “undue hardship to stakeholders on the supply and demand side”.

In its earlier plea, the association has said that notifying the devices as drugs will result in a substantial hike in their prices which would make them unaffordable for a large segment of society. PTI HMP RKS RKS

High Court has issued notice to the Health Ministry and sought its stand on the petition

Date: 16th December, 2020
By: Healthmaster

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Centre on a plea challenging its decision to notify all devices, like blood monitoring devices and digital thermometers, intended to be used specially for human beings or animals as drugs. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the Health Ministry and sought its stand on the petition by the Surgical Manufacturers and Traders Association (SMTA).

The MSME sector is an important pillar of Indian economy as it contributes greatly to growth of Indian economy with a vast network of around 30 million units, creating employment of about 70 million, manufacturing more than 6000 products, contributing about 45% to manufacturing output and about 40% of exports, directly and indirectly. There was a long pending demand from the sector to redefine MSME definition.