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India extends QCO on cotton bales for 3 months, respite to industry

A notification issued by the ministry of textiles on Tuesday stated that the Cotton Bales (Quality Control) Amendment Order, ****, will now come into effect from November **, ****. According to the QCO, ginning mills will need to ensure stringent quality standards for the production of ginned cotton bales. The Indian quality regulator, the Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS), has prescribed the IS ****:**** standard for cotton bales. 

The Indian ginning industry was upset by the implementation of the QCO without proper preparation and awareness among thousands of ginners. The industry feared disruption in the arrival. Cotton arrival begins in north Indian states in September. Industry organisations, including the Cotton Association of India (CAI), had called for an extension to the proposed QCO.