Mandatory BIS compliance for footwear deferred for one year

New Delhi, June 4 (KNN) The central government has deferred the implementation of mandatory BIS compliance on footwear made in India for one more year. 

As per the notification issued by the Union Government on Friday, now these standards will be applicable from July 1, 2023.

Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) with support of Indian Footwear Association (IFA) raised this issue with Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal. 

The trade body argued that 85 per cent of the population of the country consume cheaper footwear and about 90 per cent production of footwear is done largely by small and poor people or cobbler in home made industry or cottage industry. 

Maximum usage is by low and medium income group hence it is impossible to apply BIS standards on larger part of the footwear manufacturing in India, said CAIT. 

Thanking minister Goyal for giving much desired relief to footwear manufacturers, 

CAIT National President B.C.Bhartia said more than ten thousand manufacturing units and about 1.5 lakh footwear traders spread all over India are engaging more than 30 lakh people in manufacturing or trading activities.  (KNN Bureau)