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Why was a fresh approach to QCOs needed?

Mint New Delhi

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November 25, 2025

The government is now withdrawing the quality control orders (QCOS) issued earlier across sectors. Mint examines the original intent, the reasons for the policy reversal, and the expected national benefits from this move.

- BY N. MADHAVAN

Why was a fresh approach to QCOs needed?

1 Has the government altered its QCO plan?

It appears so. In the last few weeks, it has withdrawn as many as 69 QCOs that were issued earlier by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)-the latest being withdrawal of 14 such orders on 12 November pertaining to textiles, chemicals and plastics sectors. Before the government's change of mind, there were as many as 790 QCOS in operation with another 79 in the pipeline. Of these 790 orders, as many as 720 of them were issued between 2016 and 2025. Niti Aayog, the government's public policy think tank, in a recent study had recommended that the government roll back as many as 208 QCOS.

2 What was the original intent behind QCOS?

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