Tamil Nadu CM urges centre to exempt filament yarn, artificial fibres from QCO norms

Chennai, May 1 (KNN) Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday urged the government to grant an exemption for filament yarn and artificial fibres, including bamboo which are not manufactured in India, from quality control orders (QCOs).

In a letter, Stalin asked Goyal to take in consideration the difficulties being faced by the textile industry due to mandatory certification through different quality control orders by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for various types of man-made fibres and viscose fibre.

He insisted on QCOs for importing viscose and polyester fibre only after the BIS disposes of all pending applications filed by importers seeking certification to comply with QCOs.

The Tamil Nadu chief minister also said that several applications from foreign suppliers are pending inspection and approval by BIS.

“This could be done only after BIS officials visit the production facilities of such applicants in their respective countries,” he said.

Even if these suppliers conform to QCOs norms, importing such fibre could only be effected once BIS officials complete all the formalities and approve the applications.  (KNN Bureau)