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Warning #1: Long answer. 2900 words. Read later if you are busy, or skip if you are not interested.Warning #2: Contains some graphic images of dog, cat and snake meat which some of you may not like to see.The question is “What is it like for an Indian to visit South Korea”Answer: Depends on the Indian, not on South Korea.For me it was a fascinating, novel experience. I am recounting below what it was for me only, and not generalizing on how it will be for any other Indian.This is merely a travelogue with some impressions. Memories are not fresh. This was about 24 years ago. There is no useful information for those interested in knowing more about the country. Skip reading if you have more expectations.This was my first trip abroad, and it opened up a whole new world and exposed me to the glories of the Far East.For too long, we Indians have been dazzled by the west. Going to “phoren” conjures visions of London, Paris, Switzerland, USA, Dubai, etc. for most common middle class Indians. Somehow, middle class Indians don’t seem to think that other countries are ‘phoren’ and don’t attach glamour to travels to the East of the globe.It was 1993. I was a senior Structural Engineer and group leader in my Company.We were privileged to be associated with an Off Shore oil platform project and the fabrication contract for the platform had been awarded to Samsung Heavy Industries, in South Korea. They were massive steel structures involving 4 platforms, each with about 3000 tonnes of steel. The platforms were being fabricated and assembled and then towed by a barge all the way from Korea to the Arabian sea just off the coast of Mumbai and erected in position. The client was ONGC, India.By rotation, my colleagues and I were sent there to monitor the progress of the work, interpret the drawings, make modfications and advise in case of difficulties, oversee the fabrication, expedite progress, inspect the finished structure and give a report to our client. We acted as on site representatives of the client.The contractor (Samsung Heavy Industries) was carrying out the works at their ship building yards at Geoje, an island off the southern coast. It is marked by the red spot in this map from Google Maps. The nearest airport was Busan.I travelled via Kolkata, Bangkok, and landed in the capital Seoul and later took a local flight to Busan in the South and then travelled by road to the island that was linked to the main land by a road bridge.Samsung had hired an apartment for us which I shared with other colleagues from other disciplines. They provided us to and fro transport every day from our apartment to the project site. We cooked our own food and had carried with us some provisions and spices and we bought locally available vegetables, fruits, rice, flour, eggs and milk and survived.This was the apartment building we lived in.If you watch closely you can see me and my colleague standing in the balcony on the lower floor.Here is a close-up view. I am on the left. My hair used to be black then.Below is a view of the smaller apartment blocks in our neighborhood as viewed from our balcony. Cars were parked in the street. There were no garages where we lived.Does it look any different from what we see in India?Below is how our drawing room looked. You can see me watching TVBy the way, that bottle is not mine. I did not drink any of its contents. I had a tough time convincing my wife after my return when she saw this picture.Below is a picture of me in our kitchen.Below is a picture of me and my colleague boarding the Samsung Bus to go to the project site.This was the project site. You can see the structural elements under fabrication.Below is the superstructure of the offshore platform that was being fabricated.Below is a picture of me standing on the helipad of one of the platforms with the other platforms in the background.Below is another picture of me posing for picture while on duty.Below you can see me with a ship in the background, that was almost finished.I am on the extreme right. With me are my colleagues who handled Electrical and Mechanical engineering. I was the structural engineer.Life was monotonous. We had a hurried breakfast, rushed to the bus pick up point to catch the bus in time, and got dropped back home in the evening.Two of the biggest problems for us were language and food.There was no time given to us to pick up even the basics of the Korean language and since we knew we would stay just for 3 months, we had no incentive to put in any effort to learn. Besides, in the office, we were given the services of an interpreter. But this nice charming young girl wasn’t too good at English. Since no one else knew better English, she stood out from the rest and was attached to us for the duration of the project. My experience with her was that she easily translated my English into Korean for the benefit of the Korean staff there but struggled to translate their Korean sentences into understandable English for me. She would often pull out a dictionary which she carried with her always.I once asked her, who lived in some seemingly sparsely inhabited islands surrounding our island. She struggled for some time, flipped some pages in her dictionary and finally came out with ‘poor fish-catch-men’. She meant poor fishermen.I was her favourite. No wonder. She latched on to me so that she could learn English from me. “How do you speak English so fast?” she would often ask admiringly and would look at me with eyes filled with wonder when I spoke fluently with the Americans and Britishers in project meetings while her Korean colleagues struggled to communicate in English and let out their words slowly one at a time. She was fascinated to find me not overawed by these white skinned westerners!At my request she prepared and typed out a list of words and expressions in English and Korean side by side and gave us a copy. These words were ‘what is the price?’ Where ? How much. What? Good morning. Thank you. Rice, Milk, Sugar, bread, Eggs, etc, 1, 2, 3, … up to 10, followed by 20, 30 … up to 100. Sunday, Monday…, Here, there, up, down, near, far etc.In the markets, streets, and shops, and other public places, no one spoke English. We used sign language and gesticulated, and when convenient, we would fish out this sheet of paper our interpreter had given us, and point to the English word and the Korean would read the Korean word written alongside and understand. At the vegetable market we would point to the vegetable we wanted and the vendor would enter the price on the calculator and show us the display.The currency was the Korean Won, and I remember one US dollar was about 700 to 800 Won at that time and it fluctuated daily. Our company gave us an allowance of 36 US dollars per day to live on. We could manage comfortably on this amount and also pay the rent for the apartment.For a vegetarian like me, food was a major problem. I just could not eat in any restaurant on a daily basis. The food in restaurants was ‘ultra non veg’. In India, the non veg guys usually prefer to eat vegetarian animals that feed on grass except perhaps for chicken. Except in Kerala and the Northeastern states they don’t eat beef. But here even non vegetarian animals are part of the diet. Fish and sea food was common. Everything smelt of garlic. They did not use oil. They cooked in sauce. Parties were frequent. At the drop of a hat, they would announce a party and invite us to join them. The occasions could be anything. Someone’s girl friend’s birthday, was one such occasion where I was persuaded to attend. My non veg friends had a great time, eating dog and cat meat while I munched on vegetable salad and helped myself to more ice cream. They had prepared something that looked like biryani and I decided to eat that till I realized that the attractive red pieces that looked like kismis or tuti frutti, were actually pork pieces.Image Source: Home - The Schizo ChefI would spend several minutes picking them out and putting them in my friends plate and then eat the rest.At a restaurant I once ordered noodles and took great pains to explain to the waiter and the manager that I was a pure vegetarian. He did not understand what that meant. I asked him for a sheet of paper, drew the outline of fish and crossed it out with an X .He understood that I don’t want to eat fish. I then proceeded to draw a crude sketch of a hen, a cow, a goat, a dog a cat, a snake and crossed them out one by one. He grinned at me and nodded that he had understood.What he brought me was a huge bowl of some noodles in sauce. It was delicious and I had downed half of it when another even more fanatic ultra vegetarian friend dining with me asked what some strange pieces floating in the gravy were. I told him to relax and eat it and assured him that while specifying our dietary restrictions to the manager, I had eliminated all the edible animals, birds and fish in the animal kingdom and that, whatever it was, it was purely vegetarian. My pakka vegetarian friend was not convinced and wanted me to take the bowl to the manager and ask what they were. I had already eaten some of them and they had tasted like the flesh of a tender coconut. To keep my friend satisfied, I went to the counter with the bowl of noodles and, pointing to those unfamiliar pieces, asked the manager what they were. The manager smiled cheerfully and fished out the same sheet of paper I had scribbled on a while ago and drew a baby octopus. He then pointed to the tentacles and gestured with his fingers imitating a cut with scissors, indicating that the items were cut pieces of the tentacles of a baby octopus. I had not drawn that so he had not technically defaulted.I merely sighed and muttered ‘Siva Siva’ under my breath and went back to the table and told my friend ‘rehne de, yaar, use mat kha’. (Leave it alone, bro. Don’t eat it.) He demanded to know what they were. I did not want him to retch and throw up there. I kept it a secret from him till we were well out of restaurant and for the next few days he never let me forget how badly I had blundered and let him down! He never trusted me again when we occasionally ate at restaurants.Our Korean colleagues were really amused with our vegetarian habits. One of them frankly asked ‘How do you manage to stay alive if you don’t eat?’ I told him about our grains fruits, and vegetables but they did not consider that as proper nutritious food at all.During some festival days, a Korean friend took us around all the local tourist spots. I loved the Buddhist temples he took us to. They were spotlessly clean and they maintained total silence. The atmosphere was truly conducive to meditation unlike our religious places here in India.Christian churches were common. Western missionaries have been very active. More than half of the population (54 percent? not sure) have already been converted to Christianity. The rest (43%?, not sure) were Buddhists and the balance were the rest. I did not see any mosque there during my stay.In Seoul and Busan (the two major cities I visited) I could see a large number of Americans. The small towns looked like any small town in USA except that the sign boards were in Korean. I saw a large number of American soldiers on the streets of Seoul. I hesitated to ask why. We had been cautioned not to discuss politics.Samsung, Hyundai, Daewoo, LG were everywhere making anything and everything, just like the brand name Tata in India.I had an opportunity to travel by the Metro in Seoul and it is an awesome city. I visited the stadium where the Seoul Olympics had been held. It was superb. Better than any stadium in India.Roads were of international standards and far superior to anything we have here in India.The internet was unknown at that time but I understand they have the fastest internet in the world now. Cell phones were not invented then but I saw many Koreans sporting pagers and having them strapped to their belts. It was a novelty for us. I could not watch TV in our apartment. They did not telecast any English language channel. I watched Korean TV and understood whatever I could from the visuals. I would usually tune in to the news. There was absolutely nothing about India ever reported. The hottest news in India at that time was about Harshad Mehta having paid Rs 1 crore as bribe to PM Narasimha Rao. Nothing was mentioned about this.I visited large malls in Busan and Seoul and since there were no malls anywhere in India at that time, it was a novel experience. I spent a lot with the surplus dollars from our daily allowance. I had to. If I brought them back to India, I would not be allowed to keep it and the company would have taken it back.The people were friendly and would bow deeply when they greeted us. I did not experience any racism or xenophobia.I learned to say Annyeonghaseyo, which is the Korean equivalent of Namaste and gamsahaminda for Thank you.I had learned a few more words and expressions but have now totally forgotten them.Other customs that I was unfamiliar with were their dining practices.Unlike sitting around a dining table, like us these days in the cities or on the ground sitting cross legged like we do in the villages, they sat on the ground on a carpet around a low centre table.The food and language differences prevented me from getting closer to the Samsung engineers socially, but there were one or two with whom, after more than a month of daily association, I could begin to talk about non technical subjects. I also chatted a lot with our lady interpreter. She was fascinated about only two things in India. One was Bollywood dances and other was our caste system. Our notoriety on this Indian division of society, had already preceded us. She hardly realized it was impolite to ask someone’s caste and whenever she saw or was introduced to an Indian, she would look at me and ask if he belonged to 1? or 2? or 3? or 4?You can guess what she meant. She could not pronounce the caste names but had understood the hierarchy. I tried telling her it was not polite to ask but she was insistent. Not that her behaviour towards them was different if the person introduced to her was No. 4, instead of a number 1, but her curiosity was uncontrollable.We had been strictly warned not to discuss politics with anyone and we avoided it totally. But social issues were discussed late during my stay after the ice was broken. The few who could talk better English, finally opened out to me. The one thing they were sore about was the Westerner’s revulsion to their eating habits and the criticism they faced. I often saw graffiti (in English) on the walls of their toilets and urinals where insulting messages in English, were written about their food habits by foreigners.One of them, in a heart to heart discussion, explained that their food habits needed no defending and said that if westerners can eat sheep, goats, cows, what’s the big deal about eating dogs cats and snakes too. All were animals. Who was entitled to say which animal is food and which is not. Either eat any animal that is edible or, if you choose to be a vegetarian, don’t eat any animal.WARNING : POSSIBLY UNPLEASANT PICTURES BELOW. STOP READING HERE IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE.I nodded my head in sympathy but still could not quite enjoy sights like these in the markets. You need to get used to them. This is snake flesh. I saw plenty of these hanging from the ceiling in the markets much like the carcass of goats are hung from our mutton shops.Image source: Home | Daily Mail OnlineYou can see the snake being cut.Image source: YouTubeBelow are some pictures of dogs and dog meat.Image source: askchange.com, and animal http://guardians.usImage source: Latest Vegan News - Plant Based News - Vegan News, Conscious Living & More and Home | Daily Mail OnlineDisclaimer: These are merely representative. They are not pictures of what I saw in Korea but I did see something similar. Dog and cat meat are consumed in many far eastern Asian countries and these pictures may not be from Korea.I was most unwilling to discuss these sights with my Korean friends.I know how drastic cultural differences can be and it is pointless debating customs which we have lived with for centuries but can never explain satisfactorily to foreigners.I too have faced queries from foreigners who are appalled at some of our Hindu customs. Their favourite question to me is about our caste system and one foreigner once pointed to pictures of Vishnu reclining with a snake hood protecting him, Shiva with a snake coiled around his neck, a picture of Ganesha and Hanuman and told me: “Don’t tell me you people worship not just cows but also elephants and monkeys and also put snakes around the necks of your gods?” He also pointed to a picture of Goddess Durga and Kali with a protruding tongue and asked me to explain. I politely declined. For one thing, I was not competent to do so. And secondly I knew he could not be convinced.There are several more experiences I had but this post has already become too long. I will stop here. You can ask questions on this post in the comments section and I will try to answer them if I can.GV

An 18 year old vehicle with a worn out engine isn’t a good candidate for a rebuild in my opinion.You are going to have to invest more money than the current retail price of the vehicle to get it fixed, and then what ??? The transmission goes out ???All engines use some oil. But lets face it !!! a half quart every 250 to 300 miles is just plain crazy !!! I wouldn’t tolerate a quart in 750 miles !!!I think my wife’s Nissan uses a quart every 10,000 miles or so, and that’s at 150,000 miles !!!Technology has improved a lot in the last 18 years !!!Don’t go out and buy a new vehicle. New cars/trucks are a total waste of money !!!Buy a good used one from a private party, not a dealership !!!A good used Toyota with 100,000 miles will give you at least another 10 years of service, and probably over 250,000 miles They are a proven commodity, lots of mechanics know how to fix them properly, and all the recalls have already happened to someone else !!! LOL !!!Make sure it is mechanically sound. Not rusted out in the frame, or an engine using oil. Have a local mechanic, at a small shop do a complete inspection on your choice. Follow his/her advice. Make a counter offer if necessary based upon your inspection report.Minor body damage, and a poor paint job is no reason to reject a potential candidate. You are liking it for inexpensive reliable transportation. Not a multi year contract at so much a month !!!I couldn’t even rebuild an engine like yours, and come out ahead, and I own an automotive machine shop !!! The parts would make it untenable, and for you the machine work would put you way over the top.Might as well buy a new crate engine, and have it installed.But then what ??? How much longer do you think your transmission will last ???It’s just not financially feasible.Tim

Keyur,For food industry the must have is “ Fssai” certification. There are various companies and consultants who can get you this. Search on Justdial or google, you will get service providersRead More - HomeFSSAI License in IndiaIf you’re planning to start a food retail business in India, the most important license is the one from the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of Family Health & Welfare, Government of India. The FSSAI provides licenses for the safety and standardization of food products manufactured and sold in India. Without one, no legitimate wholesaler or retailer would stock your products.What is an FSSAI license?The FSSAI works toward setting scientific standards for articles of food, to regulate their manufacturing, storage, distribution, sales, and import. It is mandatory for any startup or company with a plan to enter the food retail business to get an FSSAI license. This is, of course, in addition to the other licenses you would need.This is an initiative by the Government of India to ensure the food produced, distributed or imported adheres to the standards set by the food authority and thereby avoid problems such as adulteration and inferior qualities of food.The FSSAI license is divided into three categories:a. FSSAI license for single-state businesses with annual turnover of under Rs. 12 lakhb. FSSAI license for single-state hotels, restaurants, and medium-sized food manufacturers with annual turnover of Rs. 12 lakh to Rs. 20 crorec. FSSAI central license for enterprises with a turnover of over Rs. 20 croreIf you plan to open outlets in more than one state, you will need a Central FSSAI license for the registered office and state licenses for individual units. If you have warehouses in different states, you will be required to get a separate license for each facility.Who will require an FSSAI registration?Any enterprises involved in the manufacture, procurement (import), processing, packaging, storage and distribution of food items will need to acquire this license. Once you register online, the business is provided with a 14-digit registration number. Any food packages distributed or manufactured should carry the registration number.Steps to procure a FSSAI license in India:Fill in ApplicationFill the application form (Form B) mentioned in The Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses), Regulations 2011.Before filling up your application, check the type of FSSAI license you may require, from the concerned person. You can check this link below for details on State and Central licenses.Send form to authorityAttach the following with the application form and send it to the Licensing Authority (State or Central):1. A self-attested declaration as provided in the format in Annexure 12. Copies of documents provided in Annexure 2 of the Regulations.3. Fees prescribed in Schedule 3, depending upon the category your food business falls in.The list of documents that you might need include:a) In case of proprietorship, photo ID and address proof of the proprietor, directors or partners. Proofs should have been issued by the Government of Indiab) List of food categories that you wish to manufacture, procure, package, etc.c) Blueprint or layout of the manufacturing, storage or distribution facilityd) Business namee) Food analysis report (as demanded by the FSSAI)f) Raw material source and NoC from the local municipality.Additional informationIf the licensing authority requires any additional information relating to the application or if the application is found to be incomplete, you will be informed in writing within 15 days of your application.You will be asked to provide the remaining information within 30 days from intimation. In case you fail to do the same; your application for a license will be rejected.Application numberOnce the complete application is received, including the additional information (if asked for) by the Authority, an Application ID number is issued. This ID number has to be used for reference and in all future correspondence. You can expect the license within 60 days of the issue of such an Application ID number.Inspection reportAfter the issue of Application ID number, the Licensing Authority may direct an officer to inspect the premises in which your business is to be opened.This is done in the manner prescribed by the regulations of the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India.The Inspecting Officer may issue a notice to you, guiding you on necessary steps to be taken or changes to be made on your premises to ensure general sanitary and hygienic conditions.You will need to carry out the required steps, changes or alterations and intimate the licensing authority about it within 30 days or within the time period allowed by it.License ApprovalWithin 30 days from receipt of the inspection report, excluding the time taken by you to comply with the feedback in the inspection report, the concerned licensing authority shall consider the application and may either grant a license or reject the application. However, before refusing your license application, you shall be given an opportunity of being heard, and if the authority still decides to reject your application, the reasons for refusal shall be recorded in writing.Displaying the licenseThe licensing authority will issue you the license in Format C under Schedule 2 of the regulations, a true copy of which will be needed to be displayed in a prominent place at all times within your business premises. this linkFollow link here - FSSAI License in India - VakilsearchOnline procedure for licensing/registration for food businessesFood Business Operators can apply online for the Registration and Licensing through an online application system. This step by step guide will make it easy for you to apply online.The first step is to go to FSSAI site http://foodlicensing.fssai.gov.inWhen the page opens click on ‘Sign-up (For Self-Care Portal)’ which is on the right of the screen.A sign-up form will appear. Fill your contact detailsOnce the window opens fill your contact detailsRemember that the email – ID and mobile number you fill up for sign –up should be active and valid, which means it must be in use.Make a unique user name which is not already registered with the site.After filling up the form click on Register to complete the sign-up process.Once sign-up is successful you will get a message ‘account successfully created.’ You will also get a sign-up success confirmation message on your mobile as an SMS and via e-mail too.You now have an online account with FSSAIThis user ID is valid for 30 days so make sure you apply online within 30 days or this user ID will be disabled after 30 days.You have taken the first step to apply for online License/RegistrationWhen you are ready to apply for License/ Registration click on this link http://foodlicensing.fssai.gov.inOpen your page with your user name and passwordFill the details in the Online Application Form. It will take some time so be prepared to sit at the computer for a while and have necessary documents loaded on your computer system beforehand like filled and signed Form B.RememberOnce the online form is filled up completely you have to take a printout of the filled out Online Application Form before you click on ‘submit’Once you have the print out then click ‘Submit’ tabMake a note of the reference number that is displayed on the screen once you have submitted the applicationYou need this reference number to track the progress of your application for Registration or Licensing.The web enabled form is available 24X7 so you can apply any time but keep time available as you must complete the whole application process preferably in one sitting so there are no mistakes and it does not go into Incomplete Application tabVERY IMPORTANTRemember you have to submit the printout of the filled up Online Application Form to the Regional Authority/State Authority with all supportive documents within 15 days from the date of making the online submission for your application to be considered.Step By Step Online Application Guide for Central/ State License and Registration CertificatePlease remember that the following part of the guide is common for Central/ State License and Registration Certificate applications. When the procedure is different, it is indicated separately as Central/ State or Registration Application procedureType http://foodlicensing.fssai.gov.in into the address bar on top of your browser window.When the window opens on your page Click on proceed to apply for License & RegistrationYour next step is to check for eligibilityProcedure for checking Eligibility for Registration Certificate, State or Central License (For all applicants)Click on check your eligibility to see your eligibility for Central license, State license or for Registration Certificate according to your turnover.An Eligibility check screen will openFill the serial number address, state, district and click on Close if you have only one premise.If you operate in more than one premise/unit and work in multiple districts or states then fill one unit and after that click on Save & Add. Now Click on the check eligibility column under action column.Your first unit address is saved so now fill the second unit with all details like the first, again click on Save & Add and againcheck eligibility column under ‘action’ column. So one by one check out the eligibility of all your food operation units/premises separately.Once you have filled up all the details for all your units separately, one by one now click on Proceed to Generate Summary of Eligibility Report (All premises/Units)On-line Application Procedure (For all applicants)After the generated eligibility report has been displayed and you have noted your eligibility, you have to log into your online account once again with user name and password.Your logged in home page will open with the heading ‘List of Application (s)’How to Apply for Online RegistrationMove the cursor on License/Registration in the home page window. From the drop -down menu and select Apply for License/ RegistrationYou will be redirected to another pageFill all the relevant details in the form on that page accuratelyState for which you want to applySelect YES if your premises are located in a seaport or airport at Kandla, Tuticorin, Vishakhapatnam, Kolkata, Marmagoa, Cochin, Mumbai, Chennai, JNPT, at Kolkata, Tiruchy, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Amritsar, Cochin.If your food business operation does not exist in any of the above then select NO from the choice.Select YES if you are operating your business from more than one State. And If you have only one location select NO.If you are applying for Head Office/ Registered Office then select YES.Select what kind of business you do in a single premise which you are applying for, eg, dairy units, slaughtering units etc.For each kind of business selected, check the capacity/ turnover for determining the eligibility for that particular category as already stated earlier.Note that you need to have a separate license for each location. If you are working in more than two States then you need to have one Central License for Head Office/Registered Office and a separate license for each of your operating locations as per capacity, turnover, State/Central license rulesIf you are a transporter then you need only one license for all vehicles being used for a single business.Now click on ‘proceed’.After proceed you will be directed to a new page where you apply according to the type of business you do for either Central/ State licenseThe License category you come under will be displayed automatically. You can apply to each by clicking on Click to Apply against the license categoryIf you are applying for Head/Registered Office plus two other businesses in two states then Click on Apply for a single Central License for all businesses.If you want to apply for Conversion to FSS license, then select YES for question: Are you already holding License given under other laws existing prior to Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006?Procedure for Central License ApplicationBased on the pre-check procedure, if you come in the category for Central License you will be directed to the Central Licensing page where you will fill out the application shown according to Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. Fill the complete application then click on Save & NextAfter every ‘Save& Next’ a new part of the application will be displayed on the screen. Make sure you fill out all the forms like Business details, food processing unit.Remember to fill in generic names like sunflower oil, flavoured milk and NOT brand names.The names of food products you list must be approved products as per FSS Act 2006If you wish to add product click on ‘Select Food Category’ in the screen titled Other Food Processing Unit and from the drop down menu select the food category and similarly subcategories if any from the drop down menu showing sub categories. You can fill all food items one by one but they must be separated by commas. Click on ‘Save &Add’ under action to add every new product.Fill up all information correctly as the same will appear on your License.Remember that there are at least six screen forms showing a different part of the Online Central Application before you come to the final form which says ‘Payment Confirmation’. Make sure that after filling up each form on the screen you are clicking on ‘Save & Next’Remember if you are applying for conversion to FSS License then you have to fill in the details of the Holding License on one of the forms.Where it is written download on the forms make sure you download and complete the action (eg, like declaration form).If you want to submit any documents electronically from saved documents on your computer then click on ‘Choose File’, select from your system and click on ‘Upload’.If you find that a document is not required for your category of Food business operation then select ‘Not Applicable’ on the screen.At the end of the screen form you will come to ‘How many years you want to apply’ choose from the drop down menu between 1 to 5 years.After this you will be directed to the ‘payment confirmation’ page but don’t be in a hurry to complete the payment.IMPORTANTClick on the Preview/Edit Application before Final Submission and go through the form carefully to see that you have not made any mistake or left out any information. Make sure your form is complete and all information accurate.If you find that you have made no mistake nor left out any part of the form then go to the ‘Payment Confirmation Page’ and click on make payment.You will now be directed to another page where you make your payment with credit card, debit card or through net banking. Fill the correct information.After payment has been successfully made you will be directed to another page where you will Upload the signed Form B (make sure you have a scanned and saved copy of Form B on your computer for uploading)Once your application has been successfully submitted you will see a generated ‘Acknowledgement Receipt’ on your screen. Make sure to print out a copy of the receipt before logging offIf you want to modify any details after final submission of the online form then you will have to contact the designated officer at the address that is printed on the ‘Acknowledgement Receipt’.Procedure for State License ApplicationOn the basis of your assessment and eligibility criteria of each of your businesses if it is determined that you are eligible for multi-licenses then you can opt for individual State licenses for each food business/category. Click on ‘Click to Apply’ against the license category.ORYou can opt for the single highest license evaluated according to your eligibility criteria of all your businesses and the highest fee application will be applicable then. For this application you have to click on the linkwhich is ABOVE ‘Cancel’ tab and you will get the right formBased on the pre-check procedure if you come in the category for State License you will be directed to the State Licensing page where you will fill out the application shown according to Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Fill the complete application then click on Save & NextThe procedure for application is similar to Central License Application. State License Application form is similarly filled out like the Central License Application. Before filling the form make sure that Application State License Form is on display on your screen. Your Acknowledgement Receipt should also show STATE license on itAfter every ‘Save & Next’ a new part of the application will be displayed on the screen. Make sure you fill out all the forms like Business details, food processing unit,Remember to fill in generic names like sunflower oil, flavoured milk and NOT brand names.The names of food products you list must be approved products as per FSS Act 2006If you wish to add product click on ‘Select Food Category’ in the screen titled Other Food Processing Unit and from the drop down menu select the food category and similarly subcategories if any from the drop down menu showing sub categories. You can fill all food items one by one but they must be separated by commas. Click on ‘Save & Add ‘in ‘Action’ column to add every new product.Fill up all information correctly as the same will appear on your License.There are at least six screen forms, showing a different parts of the Online STATE Application form before you come to Payment Confirmation. Make sure that after filling up each form on the screen you are clicking on ‘Save & Next’Remember if you are applying for conversion to FSS License then you have to fill in the details of the Holding License on one of the forms.Where it is written download on the forms make sure you download and complete the action (e.g., like declaration form).If you want to submit any documents electronically from saved documents on your computer then click on ‘Choose File’, select from your system and click on ‘Upload’.If you find that a document is not required for your category of Food business operation then select ‘Not Applicable’ on the screen.At the end of the screen form you will come to ‘How many years you want to apply’ choose from the drop down menu between 1 to 5 years.After this you will be directed to the ‘payment confirmation page but don’t be in a hurry to complete the payment.IMPORTANTClick on the Preview/ Edit Application before Final Submission and go through the form carefully to see that you have not made any mistake or left out any information. Make sure your form is complete and all information accurate.If you find that you have made no mistake nor left out any part of the form then go to the ‘Payment Confirmation Page’ and click on make payment.You will now be directed to another page where you make your payment with credit card, debit card or through net banking. Fill the correct information.After payment has been successfully made you will be directed to another page where you will Upload the signed Form B (make sure you have a scanned and saved copy of Form B on your computer for uploading)Once your application has been successfully submitted you will see a generated Acknowledgement Receipt on your screen. Make sure to print out a copy of the receipt before logging offIf you want to modify any details after final submission of the online form then you will have to contact the designated officer at the address that is printed on the Acknowledgement Receipt.IMPORTANTWhen you have to up load documents from your computer if a document is not available as a soft copy on your computer the then you have to select‘Submission type’ as ‘Physically’ and enter your remarks. Make sure you submit the same within 15 days to the designated/concerned office.Online Application for Registration CertificateIf you are eligible for Registration Certificate on the basis of eligibility criteria then the screen shot that appears on your computer screen will be the Application form for Registration Certificate. The application will be on the basis of Form A.For Registration Certificate you have to fill out only one form and then proceed for payment. Your Acknowledgement Receipt will also show REGISTRATION on it.EDITTING APPLICATION FORWARDED BY DESIGNATED OFFICERIf you receive the application back duly forwarded by the Designated Officer to modify or edit then you have to modify it according to DO’s remarks. DO will send the application for modification if you have filled up an invalid business or if thereis a mismatch of business details, improper submission of supporting documents any other discrepancies.Procedure for modificationLog-in with your user name and passwordOn the page that is displayed Click on ‘Registration and Licensing’On the drop –down menu click on Application for EditingYou will be redirected to a new page which says ‘Application for modification’. Go to the appropriate Central or State Category and click on ‘proceed’ in Action column.Now modify the application according to the remarks made by the DO in the remarks column of the Application for modification page.Completed Application StatusTo check the status of your completed online application click on ‘Complete Application and on License/Certificate’ typeThen press searchIf a license has been issued the License registration number will be displayed when you click on ‘License/ Certificate number’.If you would like to view the Acknowledgement Receipt then click ‘view’ on reference number.For application status you will see another window with heading Detailed Report for State or Central Licenses Completed Application(s) form. Here under Application Status you will be able to view whether the license has been issued to you or not. If license has been issued, you will be able to see issue date and validity period.Pending ApplicationTo check pending or incomplete applications click on ‘Incomplete Application and License/Certificate’ typeYou will see another window with heading written as Detailed Report for Central/ State Licenses Incomplete Application(s)Next click on ‘Proceed’ in Action column to complete the applicationIf Form B has to be uploaded then scan the filled out printed Form B on your computer and upload it from your systemIf you wish to delete the application then click on ‘Delete’ in ‘Action column’To log out click on log out.Cancel ApplicationIf the application is sent back to you for modification forinvalid business, you have no option for modifying the “kind of business” (like dairy units, oil processing units)Or if you have filled your premises in the wrong State.In both these cases you have to cancel the application and have to file a new application. The application can be cancelled by clicking on the ‘cancel application’ tab in the ‘Action column’ in the Application Modification Form.IMPORTANTIf the Designated Officer sends the application for modification and you cancel it then the payment you have made on your application can only be refunded offline by meeting the DO.Submitting Clarification (s) OnlineLog-in with your user name and passwordOn home page Click on ‘Registration and Licensing’On the drop –down menu click on ‘Clarification/incidents’Click on ‘proceed’ and give the necessary clarification as required by the Designated Officer.Modification of Issued LicensesOnce your application has been generated and issued and you wish to modify it then on home page you will get another tab when you log in which says ‘Modification’ if you wish to make changes likeadding new businessaddress changecommunication change like mobile numberYou have to pay one year fee for any modification if the license has been already generated.Place the mouse on ‘Modification’ and on the drop-down menu click on ‘Apply for Modification in License/Registration’. A page will be displayed which says ‘List of Central/ State License or Registration Certificate for ModificationIf you want to modify information already printed on your License then you have to click on Form C (Fees applicable)If you have to modify some information before the License is printed like address or communication detail then click on Non- Form C (Fees not applicable)Now click on ‘proceed’ against that particular licenseYou will get a warning message boxRead that warning carefully before clicking Okay.If you click OK and then do not complete the modification process you will be listed on Homepage as Incomplete ApplicationThe issued License will also not be listed on homepage when a request is made for modificationRemember once you have clicked OK on the message box then you must complete the modificationsRenewal of LicenseYou have to apply for renewal of your License if you want to avoid penalties.The issued License will be listed in the Renewal Bin 60 days before it expires.It is advisable to apply for renewal of License the moment it appears in the Renewal Bin.If you wait for the exact date of renewal and it is in the period of 30 days only (left for renewal) then you will have to pay penalty at the rate of Rs.100/-per dayAfter log in go to ‘Renewal’ tab and on the drop down menu select ‘Apply for Renewal for License/Registration’.After this process a page will be displayed with a List of Licenses for RenewalNow click on ‘Proceed’ link of that particular LicenseA warning message will appear which says “are you sure you want to apply for renewal of the LicenseIf you click OK and then do not complete the renewal process you will be listed on Homepage as Incomplete ApplicationSurrender Or Duplicate License/ RegistrationA separate bin is created on homepage for duplicate/surrender if you wish to apply for surrender of License or for Duplicate.Click on apply for duplicate/surrenderThe whole list of issued Central and Sate Licenses will appearA tab will appear against each license with ‘surrender’ on it. In the Action column click on ‘surrender’ for your particular license if you want to surrenderSimilar steps are followed for surrendering Registration certificate. Instead of License the word Certificate will appear.You can also apply in the same way for Duplicate License or Registration Certificate. By clicking on ‘Duplicate’ instead of ‘Surrender’ on the list of particular License and registration certificate you want to duplicate.You have to pay 10% of License or Registration fees if you want a Duplicate License or Registration CertificateAs you click on ‘apply for duplicate’ a new page will open with payment modeSelect the payment details and submitYou will have to also upload relevant documentsA screen will appear with ‘Acknowledgement Receipt’ for either Registration or License.Print the receipt for keepingTransfer of State and Central LicenseTransfer of Registration Certificate and License can be transferred only on the death of the Certificate holder or the License holderClick on Apply for Duplicate/Surrender/Transfer of License(s) on Action column of homepageIssued licenses will be displayedClick on ‘transfer’ to transfer the Central or State licenseA pre- filled Form B will appear which was filled at the time of license generationYou cannot change any other details of address, KOB or products. You can only fill in the new name of the company and submit the form along with relevant documents and place the reason in the remark columnAfter filling the relevant details press proceedThe form will be submitted to the corresponding Designated Officer.The same procedure is followed for transfer of Registration Certificate but instead of License the page will display transfer of Registration Certificate.Source - Online procedure for licensing/registration for food businesses