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Govt lifts ban on PPE exports, sets a monthly quota of 5 million units

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Today, from zero production of PPE in early March, India produces more than 800,000 PPE pieces per day

2 min read Last Updated : Jun 29 2020 | 4:56 PM IST

The Government has decided to lift the ban on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) medical coveralls with a monthly quota of 5 million units.

According to the Ministry of Commerce notification, a firm applying for permission to export should be a manufacturer of PPE coveralls (Certification of registration from concerned Department/ Authority to be supplied).

Welcoming the Government's decision, Apparel makers have said this would open the entire global market for Indian players who were fast enough to seize this opportunity of producing and supplying PPE kits as the world struggles to control coronavirus pandemic.

The production of PPE is more than sufficient to

Topics : Coronavirus Exports Commerce ministry

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