Proto-type coveralls of 6 Indian manufacturers have passed the prescribed tests: Government

NEW DELHI: The government on Monday said the health and textile ministries have been locating local sources to produce and supply Body Coveralls, a specialised protective suit meant for high level of protection to health professionals, over the last 45 days amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

Textiles ministry said in a statement that proto type garments of six Indian manufacturers have passed the prescribed tests.

“Such materials are manufactured by a few international companies, who expressed their inability to supply on account of a complete glut in stocks and ban of exports by the source countries. Only a limited quantity was offered and procured by the procurement organization of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,” the ministry said. HLL Lifecare Limited is the procurement agency for the hospitals and healthcare organisations under the health ministry.


The technical standard for the Coveralls “has stringent technical requirements as prescribed by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare” and was prescribed in the last week of January, textile ministry said, adding that it has invited manufacturers with adequate capacity to offer their proto-types for testing.

Fabric proto-types of five firms were tested at the accredited laboratory of South India Textiles research association (SITRA) at Coimbatore from February 2-25, whose results were referred to the technical experts to consider and decide on the technical requirements for COVID-19.