The authorities has issued mandatory quality norms for solar cable and cast iron products to curb the import of sub-standard items and enhance home manufacturing of those items. A notification on this regard was issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on August 25.
Items below Solar DC Cable and Fire Survival Cable (Quality Control) Order, 2023; and Cast Iron Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023 can’t be produced, offered, traded, imported and stocked except they bear the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) mark.
This order contains electrical cable for photovoltaic methods. These cables can be utilized indoors and open air for versatile and glued installations with excessive mechanical power in excessive climate circumstances. Fire cables are designed to maintain excessive temperatures for an outlined minimal time frame below direct hearth. It is utilized in nuclear energy crops, airports, metro rails, refineries, excessive rise buildings, purchasing malls and cinema theatres.
These orders will come into power with impact from six months from the date of publication of this notification, the DPIIT stated. Till now, BIS certification guidelines weren’t relevant on these products. Violation of the availability of the BIS Act can appeal to imprisonment of as much as two years or a effective of at the least Rs 2 lakh for the primary offence. In case of second and subsequent offences, the effective will enhance to a minimal of Rs 5 lakh and lengthen as much as 10 instances the worth of products or articles.
According to the notification, to assist home micro and small industries, relaxations have been granted by way of the timeline for implementing the Quality Control Order (QCO). Various initiatives, together with the event of QCO, are being undertaken by the division to develop quality sensitisation amongst customers and producers alike. These initiatives, coupled with growing quality testing labs and product manuals, would assist construct a quality ecosystem within the nation, it stated.
Mandatory QCOs assist curb import of sub-standard products, forestall unfair commerce practices, and guarantee security and well-being of customers, in addition to the setting. “QCOs shall not only improve the manufacturing quality standards in the country but also enhance the brand and value of Made in India products,” it stated. These initiatives, coupled with improvement testing labs, product manuals, accreditation of take a look at labs would support within the improvement of a quality ecosystem in India.
The commonplace issued for any product is for voluntary compliance except it’s notified by the central authorities to make it mandatory primarily by notification of Quality Control Order (QCO) below Scheme-I and Compulsory Registration Order (CRO) below Scheme-II of BIS Conformity Assessment Regulations, 2018. “The objective of notifying the QCOs is to enhance quality of the domestically manufactured products, curb the imports of sub-standard products into India, prevention of unfair trade practices, protection of human, animal or plant health and safety of the environment,” it stated.
Earlier, such orders have been issued for a number of items equivalent to sensible meters, welding rods and electrodes, cookware and utensils, hearth extinguishers, electrical ceiling followers and home fuel stoves. “DPIIT in continuous consultation with BIS and stakeholders has been identifying key products for requiring implementation of QCO. This has led to the initiation of development of 60 new QCOs covering 318 product standards,” the division added.
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