[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       June , 2023 . 
 
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 interest 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 Agro Textiles 
(Quality Control) Order, 2023.  
(2) It shall come into force immediately after one hundred and eighty days from the date 
of 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 article mean t 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 licence from t he Bureau of 
Indian Standards in accordance with Scheme -I of Schedule -II to the Bureau of Indian 
Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.  
4. Certif ying and enforcement authority. – The Bureau of Indian Standards  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 accordance wi th 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 Crop Cover and Fruit 
Skirting Bags  IS 16718 : 2021  Textiles— Polypropylene Spun 
Bonded Non —Woven Crop Cover 
and Fruit Skirting Bags for 
Agriculture and Horticulture Applications —Specification  
2 Shade nets (Tape 
Yarn)  IS 16008 (Part 1) : 
2016  Agro Textiles —Shade nets for 
Agriculture and Horticulture 
Purpose — Specification Part 1 
Shade nets made from tape yarns  
3 Shade nets 
(Monofilament Yarn)  IS 16008 (Part 2) : 
2016  Agro Textiles — Shade nets for 
Agriculture and Horticulture 
Purpose— Specification Part 2 
Shade nets made from mono 
filame nt yarns  
4 Insect nets  IS 16513 : 2016  Agro Textiles — Insect nets for 
Agriculture and Horticulture 
purpose— Specification  
5 Woven Ground covers 
for Horticulture  IS 16202 : 2014  Agro Textiles — Woven Ground 
covers for Horticulture 
Application — Specification  
6 Jute Mat  IS 17070 : 2019  Jute Agro textiles for Growth of 
Plants and Suppression of Weeds 
Specification  
7 Vermiculture beds  IS 15907 : 2010  Agro Textiles — High Density 
Polyethylene (HDPE) woven beds 
for vermiculture — Specification  
8 Sapling bags  IS 16089 : 2013  Jute Agro —textile— Sapling bags 
for growth of seedling /sapling — 
Specification  
9 HDPE Laminated 
Woven Flat lay tube for 
irrigation  IS 16190 : 2014  Agro Textile — High Density 
Polyethylene (HDPE) laminated 
woven lay flat tube for irrigation 
purpose— Specification  
10 Nylon Knitted seamless 
gloves  IS 16390 : 2015  Agro Textiles — Nylon Knitted 
seamless gloves for tobacco 
harvesters — Specification  
11 HDPE Laminated 
Woven Flat lay tube for 
drip irrigation  IS 16627 : 2017  Agro Textiles High density 
polyethylene (HDPE) laminated 
woven lay flat tube for use in 
mains and submains of drip 
irrigation system — specification  
12 Woven mulch mat  IS 17355 : 2020  Agro Textiles — Propylene Spun 
bonded non —woven mulch mat for 
agriculture and horticulture 
applications — specification  
13 Windshield nets  IS 17356 : 2020  Agro Textiles — Windshield nets 
for agriculture and horticulture 
purpose— specification  
14 Harvest nets  IS 17357 : 2020  Agro Textiles — Harvest nets for 
agriculture and horticulture 
purposes  
15 Fencing nets (extruded IS 17358 (Part 1) : Agro textiles — Fencing nets for polymer)  2020  agriculture and horticulture 
purposes — Specification Part 1 
Fencing nets made from extruded 
polymer mesh  
16 Fencing nets (mono 
filament and tape yarn)  IS 17358 (Part 2) : 
2020  Agro textiles — Fencing nets for 
agriculture and horticulture 
purposes — Specification Part 2 
Fencing nets made from mono 
filament yarns and combination of 
tape and mono filament yarns  
17 Plant Support Nets  IS 17513 : 2020  Agro Textiles — Plant Support 
Nets for Agriculture and 
Horticultu re Purposes — 
Specification  
18 Flat Lay Tube for rain 
irrigation system  IS 17728 : 2021  Agro Textiles — High Density 
Polyethylene (HDPE) Laminated 
Woven Lay Flat Tube and Fittings 
for use in Rain Irrigation System — 
Specification  
19 Flexible Water Storage 
Tank  IS 17729 : 2021  Agro—Textiles Flexible Water 
Storage Tank for Agriculture and 
Horticulture Purposes 
Specification  
20 Hail Protection Nets 
(Knitted)  IS 17730 (Part 1) : 
2021  Agro—Textiles Hail Protection 
Nets for Agriculture and 
Horticulture P urposes 
Specification Part 1 Warp Knitted 
Hail Protection Nets  
21 Hail Protection Nets 
(woven)  IS 17730 (Part 2) : 
2021  Agro—Textiles Hail Protection 
Nets for Agriculture and 
Horticulture Purposes 
Specification Part 2 Woven Hail 
Protection Nets  
22 Orchard Protection 
Covers  IS 17731 : 2021  Agro—Textiles Laminated Woven 
Orchard Protection Covers 
Specification  
 
Note:  For the purposes of the Schedule, it is clarified that the latest version of Indian Standards 
established and published by the Bureau of Indian Standards from time to time in accordance 
with the provisions of clause (17) of section 2 of the Bureau of India n Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 
2016), shall apply from the date of such publication.  
[No. 6/1/2021 -R&D (Pt.5) ] 
 
(Rajeev Saxena)  
Joint Secretary to the Government of India