The National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) provides Standards for organic production, systems, criteria and procedure for accreditation of Certification Bodies, the National (India Organic) Logo and the regulations governing its use. The APEDA, Ministry of Commerce & Industries, Government of India is implementing the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP). This programme develops a standard, National standard for Organic Production (NSOP) for organic production, processing and handling and the operators have to follow this standard for getting certification as per NPOP.