He also said the railways will be the first large organisation to dovetail all their standards with BIS in a move towards ‘one nation one standard’.
“Focus on clusters and ensure that the cost of testing never becomes a detriment to conform to quality and getting certification,” Goyal said at a Workshop on Easing Compliance of BIS Certifications.
The minister, who holds the charge of ministries of commerce, railways and consumer affairs, also asked the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to consider for the micro, small and medium enterprises a Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) kind of scheme that textiles sector has, to help MSMEs upgrade their quality.
“Can we give some interest subversion or some credit guarantee or some support to help MSMEs upgrade and put in technology to meet international quality standards,” Goyal said.
The minister also suggested BIS to create sectoral experts on standards who can handhold industry but should not be allowed to fill up the forms or do the process of certification.
“They should not become conduits for certification,” he said, adding that the country has to move from the concept of standard compliance to standard consciousness by following the QUICK model- quality, uniformity (through one nation one standard), international mindset, conformity to standards, and knowledge sharing.
Goyal also said that the BIS is working on reducing the charges for MSMEs, startups and women entrepreneurs particularly in the initial phase of business.
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