Lok Sabha Question No. 1127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Quality of Chemical Products
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1127 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2021

## Quality of Chemical Products

## 1127:   SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has recently made BIS Standard mandatory for some chemical products  and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the details of steps taken/being taken by the Government for standardization and quality improvement of chemical products?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE &  CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (DR. MANSUKH  MANDAVIYA )

(a)  Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  has  recently  made  BIS  Standard  mandatory  for  some chemical products. D/o Chemicals & Petrochemicals has notified 51 Quality Control Order (QCO) to make BIS standards as mandatory so far. The details is attached at Annexure.

- (b) Standards of major chemicals & petrochemicals are formulated by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and most of the standards are presently voluntary in nature.  However, sometimes chemicals imported into India  do not meet the quality requirements as per BIS standards. To protect human, animal or plant health, safety of the environment and

to improve quality, Government for selective chemical products has initiated an exercise to make BIS standards as mandatory under Section 16 of BIS Act, 2016, so that both domestic  manufacturers  and  overseas  suppliers  meet  the  BIS  standards  and  supply quality chemicals.

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## Annexure

## List of Quality Control Orders notified in Gazette of India for making BIS standard as mandatory

|   Sl. No. | Indian Standard                                                       | Chemical/Description             |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | IS 252:2013                                                           | Caustic Soda                     |
|         2 | IS 695 : 1986                                                         | Acetic Acid                      |
|         3 | IS 517 : 1986                                                         | Methanol                         |
|         4 | IS 2833:2019                                                          | Aniline                          |
|         5 | IS 15573 : 2018                                                       | Poly Aluminium Chloride          |
|         6 | IS 8058: 2018                                                         | Pyridine                         |
|         7 | IS 16113: 2013, Reaffirmed 2018                                       | Gamma Picoline                   |
|         8 | IS 16112: 2013                                                        | Beta Picoline                    |
|         9 | IS 12084: 2018                                                        | Morpholine                       |
|        10 | IS 297: 2001, Reaffirmed 2017                                         | Sodium Sulphide                  |
|        11 | IS 7129: 1992, Reaffirmed 2015                                        | Potassium Carbonate              |
|        12 | IS 170: 2004, Reaffirmed 2015                                         | Acetone                          |
|        13 | IS 4581: 1978 Reaffirmed 2015                                         | Phosphorus Trichloride           |
|        14 | IS 11744: 1986 Reaffirmed 2015                                        | Phosphorus Pentachloride         |
|        15 | IS 11657: 1986 Reaffirmed 2015                                        | Phosphorous Oxychloride          |
|        16 | IS 2080: 1980, (Reaffirmed 2016)                                      | Hydrogen Peroxide                |
|        17 | IS IS 3205: 1984, (Reaffirmed 2015) IS 12928: 1990, (Reaffirmed 2017) | Precipitated Barium Carbonate    |
|        18 | IS 4505: 2015                                                         | Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate |
|        19 | IS 6100: 1984, Reaffirmed 2015                                        | Sodium Tripolyphosphate          |

| 20   | IS 7686 : 2020                              | 3 (N, N- Di Ethyl) Aminophenol                                                                                                  |
|------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 21   | IS 4566 : 2020                              | Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane)                                                                                            |
| 22   | IS 2012 : 2006, Reaffirmed 2016             | Red Phosphorus                                                                                                                  |
| 23   | IS 798 : 2020                               | Ortho Phosphoric Acid                                                                                                           |
| 24   | IS 5158: 1987                               | Phthalic Anhydride                                                                                                              |
|      |                                             | High Density Polyethylene Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks                                                                        |
| 25   | IS 14887: 2014                              | (HDPE)/ for packaging of 50kg. Foodgrains                                                                                       |
|      | IS 16208:2015                               | High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for packaging 10kg., 15kg., 20kg., 25kg., and 30kg. Foodgrains |
|      | IS 14968:2015                               | High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for packaging 50kg./25kg Sugar                                 |
|      | IS 14252:2015                               | High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for filling Sand                                               |
| 26   | IS 537:2011                                 | Toluene                                                                                                                         |
| 27   | IS 5295:1985                                | Ethylene Glycol                                                                                                                 |
| 28   | IS 336:1973                                 | Ether                                                                                                                           |
| 29   | IS 15030:2001                               | Terephthalic Acid                                                                                                               |
| 30   | IS 14709:1999                               | n- Butyl Acrylate                                                                                                               |
| 31   | IS 4105:2020                                | Styrene (Vinyl Benzene)                                                                                                         |
| 32   | IS 12345:1988                               | Vinyl Acetate Monomer                                                                                                           |
| 33   | IS 12540:1988                               | Acrylonitrile                                                                                                                   |
| 34   | IS 14707:1999, IS 14708:1999, IS 14709:1999 | Methyl Acrylate, Ethyl Acrylate, n-Butyl Acrylate                                                                               |
| 35   | IS 5149:2020                                | Maleic Anhydride                                                                                                                |
| 36   | IS 12795:2020                               | Linear Alkyl Benzene                                                                                                            |
| 37   | IS 13601: 1993                              | Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Copolymers                                                                                         |
| 38   | IS 11356 : 2020                             | Styrene Butadiene Rubber Latex                                                                                                  |
| 39   | IS 7328:2020                                | Polyethylene Material for Moulding and Extrusion                                                                                |

|   40 | IS 17261:2019                            | Polyester Continuous Filament Fully Flat Drawn Yarn (FDY)   |
|------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|   41 | IS 17262:2019                            | Polyester Partially Oriented Yarns (POY)                    |
|   42 | IS 17263:2019                            | Polyester Staple Fibres (PSF)                               |
|   43 | IS 17264:2019                            | Polyester Industrial Yarn (IDY)                             |
|   44 | IS 17265:2019                            | 100 percent Polyester Spun Grey and White Yarn (PSY)        |
|   45 | IS 16481:2016                            | Synthetic micro-fibres for use in cement based matrix       |
|   46 | IS 17370:2020                            | P-XYLENE                                                    |
|   47 | IS 869:2020                              | 1,2 DICHLOROMETHAN E (ETHYLNE DICHLORIDE)                   |
|   48 | IS 17442:2020                            | Vinyl Chloride (CHLOROETHYLENE ),UNSTRTD                    |
|   49 | IS 17077:2019 or ISO19062-1:2015         | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Copolymrs                   |
|   50 | IS 17397(Pt-1):2020 or ISO 16365- 1:2014 | POLYURETHANES                                               |
|   51 | IS14434:1996                             | Polycarbonate                                               |

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