The Centre this week revoked Quality Control Orders (QCOs) on 14 products, including key chemical intermediates, synthetic fibres and polymer resins widely used in the textile value chain. The move comes as India’s textile sector faces rising stress following large-scale cancellations of US-bound export orders after the imposition of a steep 50% tariff by the United States. Industry groups have warned that the additional compliance burden created by QCOs was further squeezing manufacturers at a time of weakening global demand. Advertisement

Amitabh Kant, former CEO of NITI Aayog, welcomed the development, calling it the beginning of a long-overdue reset in India’s quality-control framework. “It has finally begun – and it deserves recognition,” he said, noting that multiple ministries hav

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