Chandigarh:Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh wrote a letter to PM Narendra Modi, after 128 Punjab manufacturers approved for the production of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), seeking permission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to export the surplus.
The Chief Minister said these manufacturers had risen to the occasion in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak to make Punjab self-reliant in the manufacture of this critical equipment needed by frontline warriors in the fight against the pandemic.
Permitting them to export the PPE body coveralls “would also give an impetus to the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan recently launched by Government of India under your leadership,” he said in his letter to the Prime Minister, requesting him to consider giving permission for the same.
Citing the surplus capacity of production and quality of products manufactured by these units, which started production after obtaining certification from SITRA/DRDO, Singh said it appeared that there was not enough domestic demand of PPE at present.
These manufacturers are finding it difficult to obtain orders from HLL, he pointed out, adding that of the 128 approved manufacturers, only 18 units have received orders from the government of India.