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Government will soon issue 65 quality control orders (QCOs) which will cover over 500 products to contain imports of sub-standard goods and boost domestic manufacturing. Under these orders, items cannot be produced, sold, traded, imported and stocked unless they bear the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) mark. Violation of the law can attract a penalty of up to two years of imprisonment or a fine of at least Rs 2 lakh for the first offence, which increases to Rs 5 lakh minimum for the second and subsequent offences.

Indian govt issues quality norms for helmets, door fittings & bottled water dispensers

The Indian government has introduced mandatory quality norms for solder wires used in the electronics and engineering industry. The move aims to curb the import of sub-standard goods and promote domestic manufacturing. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued a notification stating that solder wires must bear the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) mark to be produced, sold, traded, imported, or stocked.

The government has issued mandatory quality norms for electric ceiling fans to curb the import of sub-standard goods and boost domestic manufacturing of electric fans.