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.

F.No.: 12(142)/02/MW/VII/Partfile/3786-3809

Date: 07.12.2020

ORDER

Whereas the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, had last revised the minimum rates of wages in Scheduled Employments under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 in the National Capital Territory of Delhi vide notification No.  12(142)/02/MW/VII/Partfile/3636 dated 22/10/2019.

Ref. No.: RBI/2020-21/70
Date: 04.12.2020

The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of member banks participating in RTGS

Madam/Dear Sir,
24×7 Availability of Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) System
A reference is invited to the Statement on Development and Regulatory Policies dated October 09, 2020 wherein Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced making available the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system round the clock on all days. Accordingly, it has been decided to make RTGS available round the clock on all days of the year with effect from 00.30 hours on December 14, 2020.

Ref. No.: SMTA/DEC-19/AGM-67
Date: 02.11.2020

Dear Members,
The 67th Annual General Body Meeting of The Surgical Manufacturers & Traders Association was held on 31st August, 2019 at 7.00 PM at Hotel The Lalit, Connaught Place, NEW DELHI – 110 001. Due to lack of quorum the meeting was adjourned at 7.30 PM and recommenced at 8.00 PM.

New Delhi, the 9th April, 2020

Press Note
In the context of Covid-19 situation, considering the immediate requirement of ventilators and other items, the Central Government has granted exemption from Basic Customs Duty and Health cess, on the import of the following goods, with immediate effect:

a. Ventilators,
b. Face masks, surgical Masks,
c. Personal protection equipment (PPE)
d. Covid-19 test kits
e. inputs for manufacture of the above items

This basic customs duty exemption shall be available upto the 30th, September, 2020.

Date: 28th December 2019

Dear Members,

We are pleased to inform you that due to phenomenal and untiring efforts of SMTA team, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has deferred the implementation of notification dated 03-12-2018 regarding bringing Nebulizer, B.P. Monitor, Digital Thermometer & Glucometer under the purview of Drug & Cosmetic Act 1940.

January 9th, 2020

Dear Members and other fellow traders,

One of our New Year Resolutions is to increase our Membership to strengthen our Association. The present Executive in its 4th Executive Meeting held on Tuesday the 07′ of January, 2020 has unanimously decided to waive off the present year’s Annual Subscription amounting to Rs.4000/- (four thousand) only for such new applicants.

Validity of E-way Bills Extended
New Delhi: Validity of e-way bills generated before March, 24 but expired on or after March 20 has been extended till June 30, CBIC said. Wednesday. The extension meets demands from transporters and industry for easier movement of goods. The earlier extension was granted till May 3L CBIC has also extended the time limit for issuing orders in cases of rejection of refund claims, in full or in part, by 15 days after receiving reply from taxpayers, or latest by June 30. The extension is valid for tax officers on orders that were to be issued between March 20 and June 29. CBIC has also ex-tended the date for transition under GST on account of merger of Union Territories of Daman and Diu & Dadar and Nagar Haveli-to July 31.

NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th February, 2020

G.S.R. 102 (E).— Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the Medical Devices Rules, 2017, was published as required by under subsection (1) of section 12 and sub-section (1) of section 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) number G.S.R. 797 (E), dated the 18th October, 2019, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public