NEW DELHI: Days after imposing a ban on popular Chinese mobile applications, the government has now imposed restrictions on the import of colour television sets from China. The move is aimed at boosting local production and is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent ‘Vocal For Local’ call.
The restrictions were announced by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Thursday. The notification issued by the DGFT said that the import policy of colour television sets has been amended from “free” to “restricted”. This means that the import of TVs in certain categories will now require a licence from the government.
“Import policy of colour television sets… is amended from ‘free’ to ‘restricted’,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification, adding that it would separately issue the procedure for the grant of the license.