On Saturday, Union Minister Piyush Goyal confirmed that the central government is in line to approve the setting up of 10-11 laboratories across India to ensure high quality of cotton and textiles for both the Indian market as well as the international market.
Initially the government will set up 10-11 laboratories in different parts of the country, out of which 7 will be in the seven textile research societies and another 3-4 will cover the entire country.
“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.
