NEW DELHI, June 29: The Government has allowed limited export of Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) kits to provide adequate availability in the domestic market and to boost the industry in the country.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade said here on Monday that the government has allowed export of PPE coveralls for Covid-19 in limited quantities to exploit the potential of the international market.
According to the notification, as of now DGFT has restricted the monthly export quote to 50 lakh PPE suits/medical coveralls for which the interested firms will need to apply for export licence.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal expressed happiness over the government’s decision that this will give a boost to the Make in India campaign.
”Boosting Make in India exports, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) medical coveralls for COVID-19 have been allowed with a monthly export quota of 50 lakh,” he said in his missive.
The manufacturers from quite some time were upset with the government for not allowing them to export PPE even after lakhs of suits were piling up due to over-production. (UNI)
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