[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii)]  
Government of India  
Ministry of Textiles  
 
Order  
New Delhi, the          December, 2022.  
 
S.O.------(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -sections (1) and (2) of section 16 read 
with section 17 and sub -section (3) of section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 
of 2016), the Central Government is  of the opinion that it is necessary so to do in the public intere st 
and after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards, hereby makes the following Order, namely: - 
1. Short title and commencement. – (1) This Order may be called the Geo Textiles (Quality 
Control) Order, 2022.  
(2) It shall come into force on the 180 days after  its publication  in the official Gazette . 
2.  Application. –This Order shall apply to goods or article specified in column (2) of the 
Schedule annexed to this Order,  but shall not apply to such goods or art icle meant for 
export.  
3. Compulsory use of Standard Mark. –The goods or article specified in column (2) of the 
said Schedule shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specified in column (3) 
thereof and shall bear the Standard Mark under a licenc e from the Bureau in accordance 
with Scheme -I of Schedule -II to the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) 
Regulations,  2018.  
4. Certification and enforcement authority. – The Bureau shall be the certifying and 
enforcing authority in respect of the goods or article specified in column (2) of the said 
Schedule.  
5. Penalty for contravention . – Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Order 
shall be punishable in acco rdance with the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards 
Act, 2016 (11 of 2016).  
Schedule  
Sl. No.  Goods or article  Indian Standard 
(IS) Title of Indian Standard  
(1) (2) (3) (4) 
1 Laminated High 
Density Polyethylene 
(HDP E) Woven 
Geomembrane for 
Water Proof L ining  IS 15351 : 2015  Geotextiles - Laminated High 
Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 
Woven Geomembrane for Water 
Proof Lining - Specification  
2 Poly Vinyl Chloride 
(PVC)  Geomembranes  IS 15909 : 2020  Poly Vinyl Chloride ( PVC) 
Geomembranes for Lining – 
Specification  
  3 Needle punched non -
woven geobags  IS 16653 : 2017  Geosynthetics - Needle punched 
non-woven geobags for coastal 
and waterways protection - 
Specification  
4 Polypropylene 
Multifilament woven 
geobags  IS 16654: 2017  Geosynthetics - Polypropylene 
Multifilament woven geobags for 
coastal and waterways protection - 
Specification  
5 Jute Geotextiles  IS 14715 (Part 1): 
2016  Jute Geotextiles Part 1 
Strengthening of Sub -Grade in 
Roads - Specification  
6 Jute Geotextiles  IS 14715 (Part 2): 
2016  Jute Geotextiles Part 2 Control of 
Bank Erosion in Rivers and 
Waterways -    Specification  
7 Open Weave Coir 
Bhoovastra  IS 15869 : 2020  Textiles - Open weave coir 
bhoovastra - Specification  
8 Geotextiles used in 
sub-grade separation in 
pavement structures  IS 16391 : 2015  Geosynthetics -    Geotextiles Used 
in Sub -Grade Separation in 
Pavement Structures – 
Specification  
9 Geotextiles used in 
Subsurface Drainage 
Application  IS 16393 : 2015  Geosynthetics - Geotextiles Used 
in Subsurface Drainage Application 
-    Specification  
10 Geotex tiles used in 
Sub-grade Stabilis ation 
in pavement structures  IS 16362 : 2020  Geosynthetics - Geote xtiles Used 
in Subgrade Stabilis ation in 
Pavement structures - specification  
11 High Density 
Polyethylene (HDPE) 
Geomembranes for 
lining  IS 16352 : 2020  Geosynthetics - High Density 
Polyethylene (HDPE) 
Geomembranes for Lining – 
Specification  
12 Geotextiles used as 
protection (or 
cushioning) materials  IS 16090:2013  Geosynthetics Geo -textiles used as 
protection (or cushioning) materials 
- Specification  
13 Geotextiles for 
permanent erosion 
control in hard armor 
systems  IS 16392:2015  Geosynthetics - Geotextiles for 
permanent erosion control in hard 
armor systems - Specification  
14 Geogrids for flexible 
pavements  IS 17371:2020  Geosynthetics - Geogrids for 
flexible pavements - Specification  
15 Polymeric strip or 
geostrip used as soil 
reinforcement in 
retaining structures  IS 17372:2020  Geosynthetics - Polymeric strip or 
geostrip used as soil reinforcement 
in retaining structures - 
Specification  
16 Geogrids used in 
reinforced soil retaining 
structures  IS 17373:2020  Geosynthetics - Geogrids used in 
reinforced soil retaining structures  
17 Reinforced HDPE 
membrane for effluents 
and chemical 
resistance lining  IS 17374:2020  Geosynthetics -   Reinforced   
HDPE membrane for effluents and 
chemical resistance lining - 
Specification  18 Geocells  IS 17483 (Part 1): 
2020  Geosynthetics - Geocells - 
Specification Part 1 Load Bearing 
Application  
19 Geocells  IS 17483 (Part 2): 
2020  Geosynthetics - Geocells - 
Specification Part 2 Slope Erosion 
Protection Application  
 
Note:  For the purposes of the Schedule, it is clarified that the latest version of Indian Standards 
established and published by the Bureau  from time to time in accordance with the 
provisions of clause (17) of section 2 of the Bureau of Indian Standards A ct, 2016 (11 of 
2016),shall apply from the date of such publication.  
[No.6/1/2021 -R&D (Pt.2)]  
 
(Rajeev Saxena)  
Joint Secretary to the Government of India