Lok Sabha Question No. 232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Flouting of Consumer Safety Standards by LED Bulb Manufacturing Companies
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.232 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2018

## FLOUTING OF CONSUMER SAFETY STANDARDS BY LED BULB MANUFACTURING COMPANIES

232.   SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the norms and guidelines set by the Government for the manufacturing  of  lighting  products  in  the  country  and  the  punishment given for non compliance of those norms and guidelines;
- (b) whether it is a fact that many LED bulb manufacturing companies are  not  following  the  norms  and  guidelines  about  consumer  safety standards; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) : Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY) has  notified  'Electronics  and  IT  Goods  (Requirement  of  Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 (CRO)' in the Gazette of India vide notifications dated  3rd   October,  2012  and  13 th   November,2014  under  the  provision  of 'Compulsory Registration Scheme' of Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) Act 1986  mandating  Indian  safety  standards  for  30  electronics  products categories.  In  Phase-II,  through  notification  dated  11 th   May,  2015  three LED products were covered under CRO with immediate effect.  In PhaseIII,  six  more  LED  products  have  been  covered under CRO, the order has come into force from 23rd May 2018.

As per the provisions of CRO, registration is granted by Bureau of  Indian  Standard  (BIS)  after  successful  completion  of  testing  at  BIS recognized labs as per applicable Indian Safety Standards.  Accordingly, BIS has published the following Indian Standards on LED bulb :-

- (i) IS 16102 (Part 1 Safety Requirements) 'Self-ballasted LED Lamps for  General  Lighting  Services'  under  Electronics  and  IT  Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration Order, 2012) published in 13 th  November 2014;

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- (ii) IS 16102 (Part 2 Performance Requirements) 'Self-ballasted LED Lamps for General Lighting Services' for which Bureau of Energy Efficiency  (BEE)  has  prescribed  energy  performance  norms  for LED bulbs, the LED bulbs are rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with star being  the  most  efficient  lighting  product  in  terms  of  its  energy performance  in  lumen  output  per  watt  and  these  norms  have come  into  force  from  28 th   June  2018.  Any  non-compliance  of these norms makes the LED manufacturers/ importers/persons in trade  liable  to  penalty  in  terms  of  section  26  of  the  Energy Conservation Act, 2001.

There  are  additional  Indian  standards  published  by  BIS  on various  lighting  products  covered  under  Quality  Control  Orders  and Compulsory Registration Orders 2014, which are given at Annexure.

(b) & (c) : As per the provisions of the CRO, registrations are granted by BIS and MeitY executes surveillance for the notified Goods registered by BIS. In case any complaint or non-compliance is observed on the notified products during surveillance, the cases are forwarded to BIS for necessary action as per provisions of BIS Act/ Rules. As per information provided  by  the  MeitY,  till  date,  three  Registrations  given  under  the Compulsory  Registration  Scheme  were  cancelled  by  BIS  as  a  result  of failure of test report.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    232  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 19.07.2018.

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List of additional Indian Standards published on various lighting products covered under  Quality  Control  Orders  and  Compulsory  Registration  Orders  issued  by Government of India

1. IS 418 Tungsten filament general service electric lamps (upto100 W ).
2. IS 10322 (Part 5/ Sec 1)  Luminaries Part 5 Particular Requirements Sec 1 Fixed General purpose luminaries.
3. IS  10322  (Part  5/  Sec  3)  Luminaires  -  Part  5:  Particular  Requirements Section 3 Luminaires for Road and Street Lighting.
4. IS  10322  (Part  5/  Sec  5)  Luminaires  -  Part  5:  Particular  Requirements Section 5 Flood Lights .
5. IS  10322  (Part  5/  Sec  6)    Luminaires  -  Part  5:  Particular  Requirements Section 6 Hamp Lamps.
6. IS  10322  (Part  5/  Sec  7)    Luminaires  -  Part  5:  Particular  Requirements Section 7 Lighting Chains.
7. IS  10322  (Part  5/  Sec  8)    Luminaires  -  Part  5:  Particular  Requirements Section 8 Luminaires for Emergency Lighting.
8. IS 15111 (Part 1) Self Ballasted Lamps for General Lighting Services  Part 1 Safety Requirements.
9. IS 15111 (Part 2) Self Ballasted Lamps for General Lighting Services   Part 2 : Performance Requirements.
10. IS  15885  (Part  2/  Sec  13)  Safety  of  Lamp  Control  gear  Part  2  Particular Requirements Section 13 d.c. or a.c. Supplied Electronic Control gear for LED Modules.
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