Textiles Ministry Defers QCO On Cotton By 90 days
The Ministry of Textiles issued a notification in which the government has postponed the implementation of the Quality Control Order (QCO) on cotton for three months.
The QCO which applies to ginned cotton and unprocessed or also called kapas, will now be implemented from November 27, as stakeholders in the cotton and textile industry had requested for an extension.
The QCO on cotton was notified by the Textiles Ministry on February 28 and was supposed to come into force from August 28, or 180 days after the notification.
The order lays down norms for ginned cotton and kapas as well as requirements for the materials used while packing the bales.
The QCO specifies eight percent moisture content for cotton bales, mandates ginning mills to test at least five percent of cotton bales, and restricts trash content in the cotton bales below three percent.
