The Department of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, has invited online applications from eligible industries, laboratories, engineering colleges, polytechnics, ITIs and testing facilities for recognition as Government Approved Test Centres (GATCs) under the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013. Applications can be submitted online through the Department's official portal emaap.gov.in/gatc from 17 August 2026 to 31 August 2026. The portal p

The consumer affairs ministry on Sunday reviewed the rollout of legal metrology reforms across eight northern states and union territories, pressing local authorities to move swiftly toward a simplified registration-based system for businesses dealing in weights and measures. The meeting, chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare, covered Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Ladakh. It follows similar consultat