EEPC focuses on quality in wake of export slowdown

In the wake of engineering exports dwindling by 17.8 per cent to USD 49.284 billion in April- January FY2015-16, quality issues have come to the forefront, an industry official said.
The CEO of the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB), Anil Jauhri, said that global buyers were becoming more demanding in terms of quality standards and pricing while the governments and regulators were imposing stringent approval norms.
"This makes it imperative for the Indian exporters to be producing and supplying goods which not only match the international quality standards but also follow the correct nomenclature," he said at a quality awareness programme organised by EEPC in city.

The Commerce Ministry has teamed up with the EEPC India for helping engineering exporters in eastern India in upgradation of their skills, technology and manufacturing standards and align them to service the global market.
The international accreditation would help the exporters, but certain procedures have to be followed for grant of such accreditation.
EEPC India held technical workshops and sessions with a range of manufacturer exporters from Kolkata and near about cities, giving them orientation about the global standards which will help them get international accreditation, Arun Kumar Garodia, Regional Chairman(ER), EEPC India, said.