Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: The Government would establish best testing facilities across toy manufacturers in the country through the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS),, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on July 4.
He also urged industry stakeholders to identify and communicate the testing equipment required to ensure that Indian toys meet the highest quality standards for both domestic and international consumers.
Goyal encouraged MSMEs to continuously scale up their operations, stating that every micro enterprise should aspire to become small, every small enterprise should aspire to become medium, and every medium enterprise should aspire to become large.
He pointed out that export turnover is not included while determining MSME status, allowing enterprises to expand substantially while continuing to benefit from the MSME framework.
Addressing the 17th ‘Toy Biz International 2026’, organised by the Toy Association of India (TAI), Goyal highlighted the remarkable progress made by the Indian toy industry in recent years through sustained policy support and industry-led innovation.
The Minister called upon industry leaders to establish skill development centres and partner with Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to train workers in advanced manufacturing practices and good manufacturing practices.
He proposed a public-private partnership model under which industry and government could jointly establish Centres of Excellence equipped with facilities for testing, product development, innovation and design.
Notably, Goyal suggested that such Centres of Excellence could include dedicated design centres, facilities for testing new products and spaces for showcasing newly launched high-quality products.
