New Delhi, March 2 -- The charges for testing quality of products should be reduced for MSMEs and the initial phase of startups and women entrepreneurs to encourage them to get their products certified and meet standard norms said Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal.
While addressing the virtual meeting of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on Monday, Goyal, who is also railways and commerce minister said there is a need to change the approach of the country towards standardisation.
''Goyal said the fee for testing of standards should be reduced drastically throughout for the MSMEs and in the initial years for the startups and for women entrepreneurs,'' he added.
This will encourage them to get their products certified a...