The BAI has urged the government to relax QCO norms for one year.

New Delhi: The domestic beer industry, facing a severe shortage of aluminium cans, has requested the government for a “short-term regulatory relaxation” in quality control norms (QCOs) to ensure uninterrupted supplies from abroad. According to the Brewers Association of India (BAI), the beer industry is facing an annual shortage of 120-130 million units of 500ml cans, which represents approximately 20 per cent of the country’s total beer sales. This is expected to result in a loss of approximately Rs 1,300 crore in government revenue.

Short-term supply constraints

Through the Quality Control Order (QCO), the government brought aluminium cans under mandatory BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) certification from April 1, 202

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