India’s Steel Ministry in 2022 year end update has highlighted government’s role in facilitating supply of quality steel for critical end-use applications such as infrastructure, construction, housing and engineering sector by enlarging coverage of products under the BIS certifications marks scheme. Steel Ministry said that a total of 145 Indian Standards on Steel & Steel products have been covered under Mandatory Quality Control Orders. Ministry of Steel has so far covered 99 Carbon Steel, 44 Stainless Steel & Alloy Steel products standards and 2 Ferro Alloys under the mandatory BIS Certification scheme. Further, to meet the requirement of containers manufacturing, Indian Standard 11587 which was already under the purview of quality control order was revised by BIS by including the Corten Steel. In addition, as per the data of imported steel grades shared with BIS, more than 250 new steel grades have been included in the existing standards and 5 new standards are under preparation. This exercise is facilitating the up gradation of the Indian Steel Standards at par with Global Standards. Quality Control Orders prohibit, import, sale and distribution of substandard steel products. The imposition of QCO is in the public interest or for the protection of human, animal or plant health, safety of the environment, or prevention of unfair trade practices, or national security as stated in the BIS Act, 2016.
India’s Steel Ministry in 2022 year end update has highlighted government’s role in facilitating supply of quality steel for critical end-use applications such as infrastructure, construction, housing and engineering sector by enlarging coverage of products under the BIS certifications marks scheme. Steel Ministry said that a total of 145 Indian Standards on Steel & Steel products have been covered under Mandatory Quality Control Orders. Ministry of Steel has so far covered 99 Carbon Steel, 44 Stainless Steel & Alloy Steel products standards and 2 Ferro Alloys under the mandatory BIS Certification scheme. Further, to meet the requirement of containers manufacturing, Indian Standard 11587 which was already under the purview of quality control order was revised by BIS by including the Corten Steel. In addition, as per the data of imported steel grades shared with BIS, more than 250 new steel grades have been included in the existing standards and 5 new standards are under preparation. This exercise is facilitating the up gradation of the Indian Steel Standards at par with Global Standards. Quality Control Orders prohibit, import, sale and distribution of substandard steel products. The imposition of QCO is in the public interest or for the protection of human, animal or plant health, safety of the environment, or prevention of unfair trade practices, or national security as stated in the BIS Act, 2016.
