Nepal Quality Council endorses textile assessment procedures

KATHMANDU, JUNE 25: The Nepal Quality Council has endorsed the assessment procedures for various types of textiles and the Nepal Quality Standard for safe lead. The 112th meeting of the Council, chaired by Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Damodar Bhandari on Monday, passed the standards determined by the Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology.

Spokesperson of the Bureau, Prabhat Kumar Singh, said that with the passage of the quality standard, it has become easier to export textiles to foreign countries after assessing various types of textiles.

Similarly, the meeting has passed the standard for safe lead. The Bureau stated that it will facilitate the export of safe lead to foreign countries. The Technical Committee of the Bureau forwards the standards to the Council for its endorsement after carrying out the technical assessment of the industries and goods.

The Bureau's director-general is the member-secretary of the Council.