Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Labour and Employment Shri Bhupender Yadav inaugurated Pashmina Certification Centre(PCC) set up in Wildlife Institute of India,Dehradun,Uttarakhand with tagging the first unique ID barcode and issuing the PCC certificate. Shri Yadav said in a boost for Atamnirbhar Bharat the PCC will provide certification for purity of Pashmina products and absence of prohibited fibre for hassle-free movement of the products from India.
Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun had signed an ‘Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH), New Delhi, for setting up a ‘Pashmina Testing Facility’ in WII on 05th January 2023. Through this MoU, the EPCH collaborated with WII to establish a Pashmina Certification Center (PCC) for its associated members involved in Pashmina Trade.