On Wednesday, India and Germany agreed on a cooperative work plan to promote quality infrastructure, decrease technical trade obstacles, improve product safety, and strengthen consumer rights.
The work plan 2022 was signed during the 8th annual conference of the Indo-German Working Group on Quality Infrastructure, which is directed by the Indian Ministry of Consumer Affairs, the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Energy and Food and Public Distribution. The meeting was attended by Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh and Deniela Bronstrup, Director General, Digital and Innovation Policy of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
Mobility, energy, life cycle assessment, smart cultivation, medical equipment, digitizing, machinery security, medical equipment, and market monitoring are among the sectors highlighted for partnership. In her remarks at the meeting, India's consumer affairs secretary highlighted the significance of well-established and robust infrastructure facilities comprised of standardization, technical rules, and market monitoring for the achievement of the government's action plan to convert India into a manufacturing hub.
The secretary stated that Germany is a vital and valued partner for India, and expressed optimism that the Work Plan 2022, which was signed digitally during the meeting, will lay the groundwork forward for cooperation toward well-functioning and robust quality infrastructure systems. He urged all key parties, including ministries, standardizing agencies, and industry, to collaborate and profit from each other's methods to various areas of quality infrastructure.
