Lok Sabha Question No. 3361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Spurious LED Bulbs
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH

## 3361.   SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

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- (a) whether a recent survey by Nielsen has found that nearly three out of four LED bulbs being sold in the country are spurious, non-compliant with BIS norms and these not only consume more energy but can also be dangerous;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and response of the Government thereto; and
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  such  a  violation  of  norms  and  create awareness among the consumers in this regard?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b): Survey carried out by Nielsen Market Research Group has alleged that more than 76 per cent of the LED bulb brands across 200 electrical retail outlets in four cities were found to be non-compliant with consumer safety standards.

Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has  notified  the  following  LED related  luminaire  products  categories  under  the  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration Order), 2012  (CRO) for compliance of Indian Standards on 13 th November, 2014 :

- (i) Self Ballasted LED Lamps
- (ii) Electronic control gear for LED modules
- (iii) Fixed General purpose LED luminaire.

Further the following LED luminaires product categories were added to the schedule of the Order vide Gazette Notification dated 23 rd August, 2017

- (i) Recessed LED Luminaries
- (ii) LED Luminaires for Road and Street lighting
- (iii) LED Flood Lights
- (iv) LED Hand lamps
- (v) LED Lighting Chains
- (vi) LED Luminaires for Emergency Lighting

It is not explicitly clear in the Nielsen Compliance Study that the samples surveyed belong to which  LED  lighting  product  category.  At  the  time  of  publication  of  the  report,  only  Fixed  General Purpose LED luminaires (IS-10322 Part 5 section 1) were covered under the Order.

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3361

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2018

## SPURIOUS LED BULBS

The order for Recessed LED Luminaries, LED Luminaires for Road and Street lighting, LED Flood Lights, LED Hand lamps, LED Lighting Chains, and LED Luminaires for Emergency Lighting has come into effect on 23 rd May, 2018 whereas the said report was published in October, 2017. For the notified products, the provisions of 'Electronic & Information Technology Goods (Requirement  of  Compulsory  Registration)  Order,  2012'  are  applicable  from  the  date  coming  into effect of the Order.

(c)  : BIS grants licence for use of Standard Mark on LED bulbs.  The monitoring of the BIS licences for compliance of their product to Indian Standards Specification is done through periodic surveillance visits and drawal of market samples.

MeitY is carrying out surveillance on the goods notified under the CRO. As per the provisions of the Order, the surveillance samples are picked up from the manufacturer's premises or market. The details  of  non-compliant  products  are  sent  to  BIS  for  taking  appropriate  action  as  per  the  BIS Act/Rules.

BIS organizes Consumer awareness programme to make the consumer aware for the benefit of BIS Standard marked products.

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