In order to aware the industrialists and businessmen about the processes involved in Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification, a workshop about standardisation was held by the BIS and Industries Department here.
The workshop, first such in Kashmir, was conducted for goldsmiths and packaging water unit holders wherein the participants expressed thedifficulties faced by the industry to get the standardisation done for theirproducts in the valley.
According to an official spokesperson, Neha Kumari,Scientist ‘C’, trained the jewellers regarding the process of registration withBIS.
The participants urged the Directorate of Industries andCommerce to get an essaying and hallmarking laboratory set up in Kashmirprovince as they face enormous difficulty in getting their products hallmarkedform Jammu and Delhi. The department agreed to upgrade their present facilityat Zainakot where the proposed unit is likely to come up.
The participants urged the authorities to set up packagedwater testing labs in the valley as in the present scenario they have to sendthe water samples outside the valley for testing purposes on regularly basis.
Mahmood Ahmad Shah Director Industries and Commerce Kashmirsaid that the gap analysis of existing water testing labs would be done, inorder to explore the possibility of getting the required tests conducted in thevalley.
The need for having a Regional Office of BIS in the valleywas felt by the stakeholders. In this regard department has offered to explorethe possibility of accommodating the regional office of BIS in the existingDepartmental set up.
Kansara, Regional Director BIS expressed his desire toconduct more sector specific awareness programs in the valley in coming months.BIS also promised to carry out wide scale awareness on the subject in thestate.