Students during the Indian National Foot Sizing Measurements survey conducted by the the CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI) in Longleng from February 8 to 10. (Inset) The CSIR-CLRI team.
Longleng, February 20 (MExN): As a part of project to develop the ‘Indian National Footwear Sizing System,’ the CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI) carried out foot sizing measurements in Longleng from February 8 to 10 for 4-55 years age group.
A CSIR-CLRI team successfully took the measurement from Phom Lemphong School, Bautung Government Higher Secondary School, Yingli College and Phom Baptist Christian Association (PBCA), Longleng, Nagaland, informed a press release.
Shayung Phom, the Deputy Commissioner of Longleng who inaugurated the measurements survey also participated in event.
Why Indian National Footwear Sizing System?
As per a press release, the Government of India (GoI) has embarked upon a project to develop an Indian National Footwear Sizing System as the country lack one and currently the UK Foot Sizing Standards are being used.
Any footwear adapted from other sizing systems cannot produce comfortable footwear for India’s population owing to differences in foot characteristics necessitating for development of a own sizing system, it said.
To achieve this, it is necessary to conduct an anthropometric foot measurement survey across India to capture the foot dimensions and then statistically arrive at the footwear sizing system, it noted.
Accordingly, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has nominated CSIR-CLRI to lead the project of developing an ‘Indian National Footwear Sizing System’ along with leading Institutes from across the country as its synergy partners, the release added.
