PPE procured after products pass prescribed test: Govt

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday said procurement of PPEs is taking place only after products qualify the test prescribed by the technical committee (JMG) of the ministry of health and family welfare and the central agency HLL Lifecare Limited is also undertaking random sampling of supplies in accordance to a protocol.

“All the states/UTs have been asked to ensure procurement which is being carried out at their level after following the prescribed testing for PPEs from ministry of textiles nominated labs. In addition, manufacturers who have got their products qualified from these labs are also being on-boarded on Government e-Marketplace (GeM),” the advisory states.

The government said it was being ensured that manufacturers and not traders are allowed to make the coveralls. “For the private sector also, the dynamic information of manufacturers whose products have qualified the tests is available on MoT website,” it said.