Lok Sabha Question No. 1310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: BIS Standards for Chemicals
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## BIS Standards for Chemicals

## 1310:   SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

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

- (a) whether any steps have been taken by the Government for standardization and quality improvement of chemicals producted ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  recently  made  BIS  Standard  mandatory  for some chemicals; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  FOR  CHEMICALS  AND  FERTILIZERS  (SHRI  D.  V.  SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a)        Yes,  Sir.  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, inferior and spurious chemicals are imported into India, which do not meet the quality requirements as per BIS standards. To improve quality of chemical  products,  Government  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.

(b),(c)  &  (d)      So  far,  the  Government  has  made  BIS  Standards  mandatory  for  34 chemicals & petrochemicals. The details of 34 chemicals & petrochemicals  for which standard have been made mandatory is attached at Annexure.

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Annexure List of chemicals & petrochemicals which BIS standard have been made mandatory

|   Sl. No. | HS Code/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 5158: 1987                                                         | Phthalic Anhydride               |

|   21 | IS 14887: 2014                              | Textiles- High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for packaging of 50kg. Foodgrains                             |
|------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   22 | IS 16208:2015                               | Textiles-High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for packaging 10kg., 15kg., 20kg., 25kg., and 30kg. Foodgrains |
|   23 | IS 14968:2015                               | Textiles- High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for packaging 50kg./25kg Sugar                                |
|   24 | IS 14252:2015                               | Textiles- High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for filling Sand                                              |
|   25 | IS 537:2011                                 | Toluene                                                                                                                                  |
|   26 | IS 5295:1985                                | Ethylene Glycol                                                                                                                          |
|   27 | IS 336:1973                                 | Ether                                                                                                                                    |
|   28 | IS 15030:2001                               | Terephthalic Acid                                                                                                                        |
|   29 | IS 14709:1999                               | n- Butyl Acrylate                                                                                                                        |
|   30 | IS 4105:2020                                | Styrene (Vinyl Benzene)                                                                                                                  |
|   31 | IS 12345:1988                               | Vinyl Acetate Monomer                                                                                                                    |
|   32 | IS 12540:1988                               | Acrylonitrile                                                                                                                            |
|   33 | IS 14707:1999, IS 14708:1999, IS 14709:1999 | Methyl Acrylate, Ethyl Acrylate, n-Butyl Acrylate                                                                                        |
|   34 | IS 5149:2020                                | Maleic Anhydride, Technical                                                                                                              |