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TxC to take strict action against stamping defaults

E-Tex Staff, Mumbai

The textile commissioner’s office will be taking stringent action against persons not fulfilling the stamping regulations for textiles. The TxC’s office will immediately seize goods that have not been stamped as per the regulations, and a first information report will also be filed for prosecution of the offenders, under the penal provisions of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

The regional offices of the TxC office have been directed to keep a close watch on the supply of the cloth, both imported and indigenous, in the textile markets in their respective jurisdictional areas.

The TxC office has taken this stringent stand following the coming to light of a number of cases where fake stampings have led to misleading of consumers. “It has been noticed that the awareness and compliance levels in regard to the said regulations amongst importers and dealers of textiles is far from satisfactory. It has come to the notice of this office that in the case of most of the consignments of imported textiles, the essential markings as prescribed under Textiles (Consumer Protection) Regulation, 1988, had either not been stamped at all or are deficiently stamped thereon,” according to officials.

Officials further stated that in some cases imported cloth bore fake/misleading/spurious/fictitious markings. “Wool of 80s count from countries other than Italy, was being sold as 150s wool, made in Italy.

Similarly, certain domestic manufacturers of cloth indulge in the manufacture and supply of duplicate cloth by way of marking the cloth manufactured by them as if it has been manufactured by some reputed mills, thus deceiving the consumers,” the official informed.

With the removal of various items from the purview of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, the provisions of the Textiles (Consumer Protection) Regulation, 1988, are applicable to only a few textile items - tops containing wool, yarn made wholly from cotton, and cloth containing cotton or wool, imported and indigenously manufactured.