<span style="color: #222222;">The Bureau of Indian Standards, BIS license will be mandatory for 24 footwear products from the 1st of next month.<br />''<br />''Addressing media in New Delhi, Director General, BIS, Pramod Kumar Tiwari highlighted the importance of the Quality Control Orders issued recently by the Government for footwear and other products.<br />''<br />''He said, a BIS Licence will be mandatory for the manufacturing, importing or selling of products under these Quality Control Orders.<br />''<br />''Mr. Tiwari said the standards for footwear products are developed in consultation with trade and industry bodies, consumer organisations and representatives of various stakeholder groups to ensure quality and authenticity.<br />''<br />''He said in order to make compliance convenient for small-scale and micro-scale industries, the implementation date will be the 1st of January next year.<br />''<br />''Mr Tiwari said, the government recently announced an 80 percent cut on testing charges for footwear products under the Quality Control Orders for the certified start-ups and micro industrial units.</span><br />