The Union Government has exempted Handicraft and Geographical Indications toys from Quality Control Order. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has mentioned this exemption in Toys (Quality Control) Second Amendment Order, 2020. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, to boost production and sale of indigenous toys across the country has devised a comprehensive action plan.
The Gazette notification issued by the department says that "nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles manufactured and sold by Registered proprietor and Authorised user of a product registered as Geographical Indication by the Registrar of Geographical Indications, Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM)." Quality control order was issued by the Department for standardization and quality adherence of Toys and the order will come into effect from 1st January 2021. This order aims to bring forward the careful efforts of the centre, states and the stakeholders to promote ‘Team up for toys’ vision keeping quality standards of the indigenous toys as the priority.
The gazetted order exempts goods manufactured and sold by artisans those who are registered with "Development Commissioner' (Handicrafts), from use of 'Standard Mark under license from Bureau of Indian Standards, as per Scheme1 of Schedule-II of BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The order also exempts products registered as 'Geographical Indications' from following 'Indian Toy Standards' and compulsory use of Standard Mark licence from Bureau as per Scheme 1 of Schedule-II of BIS (CA) Regulations, 2018.
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