30 January 2023, Mumbai
BIS certification for Viscose Staple Fibre to avoid any disruption in their operations. The Ministry of Textiles has extended the time limit for obtaining the BIS quality certification to 90 days and has directed the BIS to expedite the processing formalities to issue the certification.
Ravi Sam, Chairman, The Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA) has thanked the Minister of Textiles for this extension and has advised all suppliers and manufacturers to take the necessary steps to obtain the BIS certification and, in particular to H'ble Piyush Goyal for convening the multi-stakeholders meeting of VSF held last week dated 27 th January 2023, deliberating, outlining & stressing the critical need for extension of time limit for VSF QCO and the on-ground practicalities & challenges faced by the VSF value chain nationwide.
