The Government today banned the export of alcohol-based hand sanitisers to other nations also grappling with the coronavirus pandemic.

 

“Alcohol-based hand sanitisers are prohibited for export,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) that comes under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a notification.

 

The move by the government is meant to boost availability of hand sanitisers in the domestic market amid the outbreak of the infectious Covid-19 disease.

 

Sanitisers are an essential component in the fight against the deadly infection and are used as a disinfectant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

 

The demand for the product has been consistently high over the past few days and most of the reputed sanitizer manufacturing have been unable to meet the demand due to the extended lockdown and several gaps in the supply chain.