Bhagwati Steel Industries received the award under the category of large scale industries for its GI pipes, while Panchakanya Plasts received the award under medium industries category for its UPVC fittings and pipes. [break]Similarly, Himalayan Spring Water Inc received the award in small industries category for its Himalayan Mineral Water.
Laxman Prasad Bhattarai, acting secretary of Ministry of Industry, distributed the awards to the representatives of the respective companies.
NBSM -- the national standards body -- awarded Nepal Standard (NS) Mark to 12 products manufactured by nine different companies during the fiscal year 2011/12. The products receiving the quality mark include electrical equipment, paints, iron rod, pipes, cement, milk, drinking water and LPG regulators.
According to NBSM, power transformer manufactured by Nepal Ekarat Industries; plastic emulsion, cement primer and road marking paint manufactured by Berger Jenson and Nicholson; TMT iron rod manufactured by Laxmi Steels; HDPE pipes, rotational molding water storage tank manufactured by Dakshinkali Plastic Industries; and PPC cement manufactured by Siddhartha Cement have received the NS Mark.
Similarly, sweetened condensed milk produced by Hetauda Dairy, mineral water produced by Kanchanjunga Food and Beverage and LPG regulators manufactured by Pashupati Filter and Pentax have also received the NS Mark.
Speaking on the occasion, Ram Adhar Shah, director general of NBSM, said the NS Mark was provided only to the companies that met the criteria set by the national standards body.
NBSM has provided NS Mark to a total of 144 companies so far.
As per the Nepal Standards Act, manufacturers of PPC cement, iron rod, GI wires, dry cell and batteries, corrugated sheets, LPG cylinders and regulators must get NS Mark before taking their products to the market.
“Despite this mandatory provision, some companies are selling these products without getting NS Mark,” Shah said, adding, “We are intensifying market monitoring to take action against these companies.”
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