On saturday, Union Minister Piyush Goyal confirmed that the central government is in line to approve the establishment of 10-11 testing laboratories across the India to ensure high quality of cotton and textiles for both the Indian market as well as for the international markets.
At first the government will start 10-11 laboratories in various parts of the country, 7 of which will be established in the seven textile research associations and in other 3-4 locations this will cover the whole country wherever cotton is grown.
“I have discussed with the Textile Ministry, the Consumer Affairs Department, who will work together with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for setting up high quality cotton and textile testing laboratories,” Goyal, the Union Minister for Textiles, Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution, said.
“In the next 15 days, by December 16, we will approve a series of laboratories across the country with an investment of about USD 6-7 million,” he said.
