The event witnessed active participation of footwear manufacturers, leather industry representatives, and entrepreneurs from Vellore, Ranipet, and Ambur.
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The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) organised an awareness session for footwear manufacturers, especially those in the MSME sector in Ambur town in Tirupattur on Wednesday.
According to a press release, the event witnessed active participation of footwear manufacturers, leather industry representatives, traders, entrepreneurs and stakeholders from Vellore, Ranipet, Ambur and surrounding leather industry clusters.
The programme aimed to create awareness among MSMEs and stakeholders from the footwear and leather sector regarding Indian Standards, Quality Control Orders (QCOs), conformity assessment, and testing requirements, while also facilitating stakeholder consultation on quality standards in manufacturing of school shoes.
S.D. Dayanand, senior director, BIS (Chennai), M. Shanmugapriya, assistant engineer, BIS (Vellore), Pakki Balu, and Niraj Kumar Mahato, deputy directors, BIS (Chennai), were present, the release said.
Published – May 28, 2026 05:30 am IST
