Piyush Goyal proposes uniform rate card for testing facilities for industry, TUFS like scheme for MSMEs
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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.
Commerce and industry ministry on Wednesday asked the Bureau of Indian Standards, the Quality Council of India and private sector to create a schedule of testing and certification charges for industry, similar to the rate card in Ayushman Bharat.