Coimbatore District Collector K.Rajamani I.A.S said that,
In order to do business in global markets, Small, Micro and Medium scale Industries are required to get certifications such as BIS, ISO 14001, HACCP, GMP, GHP and so on, from central government authorized certification bodies. Now the central government has been issued order to get a subsidy of upto Rs 1 lakh from your expenditures, if you certified by an government authorized certification body.
As for Quality cerification, you can get subsidy of up to 50%(Maximum 2 lakh) from instruments and devices expenses and for ZED cerification, you can get subsidy of up to 50%(Maximum 15 lakh) from instruments and testing devices expenses.
In order to get subsidy, SMEs should submit application in District Labor Office, Coimbatore within 1 year from the date of certification issued. Please take advantage of this government subsidy for these kind of certifications.