It is also assured to the Government that the textile industry, in the capacity of manufacturer and importer (of raw materials), will ensure complete compliance with the prescribed Quality Control Standards.
Coimbatore: T. Rajkumar, Chairman of Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) thanked the Union Minister of Textiles Piyush Goyal for giving further 60 days of extension for the applicability of Viscose Staple Fibre (Quality Control) Order, 2022.
This decision was taken after a stakeholder consultation meeting held on January 27 under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister.
Rajkumar said that “in order to check the import of low-quality viscose staple fibre (VSF), the Ministry of Textiles (MoT) has notified the VSF QCO 2022 on December 29, 2022 which was to be implemented from January 29, 2023”.
“However, looking at the import dependency of India on the VSF, especially some nominated categories, and the various procedural issues being faced by the user industry, the request to extend the deadline for the applicability of the notification was made by CITI and other industry associations” he said.
This was to ensure a smooth transition and also to make sure that the VSF orders which are already shipped are not impacted.
While thanking the Union Minister, he said “advising BIS to complete the registration process of the important VSF suppliers at the earliest to avoid any disruption of the supply chain of the VSF is mandatory”.
Rajkumar further added that “this extension will ensure that Indian manufacturers will meet their prior committed schedule and on behalf of the Textile Industry. He also assured the Government that the industry, in the capacity of manufacturer and importer (of raw materials), will ensure complete compliance with the prescribed Quality Control Standards”.
This decision was taken after a stakeholder consultation meeting held on January 27 under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister.
Rajkumar said that “in order to check the import of low-quality viscose staple fibre (VSF), the Ministry of Textiles (MoT) has notified the VSF QCO 2022 on December 29, 2022 which was to be implemented from January 29, 2023”.
“However, looking at the import dependency of India on the VSF, especially some nominated categories, and the various procedural issues being faced by the user industry, the request to extend the deadline for the applicability of the notification was made by CITI and other industry associations” he said.
This was to ensure a smooth transition and also to make sure that the VSF orders which are already shipped are not impacted.
While thanking the Union Minister, he said “advising BIS to complete the registration process of the important VSF suppliers at the earliest to avoid any disruption of the supply chain of the VSF is mandatory”.
Rajkumar further added that “this extension will ensure that Indian manufacturers will meet their prior committed schedule and on behalf of the Textile Industry. He also assured the Government that the industry, in the capacity of manufacturer and importer (of raw materials), will ensure complete compliance with the prescribed Quality Control Standards”.