Lok Sabha Question No. 2309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Quality of Cement
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2309. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2016.

## QUALITY OF CEMENT

## 2309.  SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) whether  the  quality  of  cement  produced  in  the  country  especially  in  Chhattisgarh conforms to the International standard;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof including the norms and quality standard that   have been prescribed for cement industry;
- (c) the  number  of  instances  where  these  norms  have  been  violated  by    the  cement companies during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government against the persons involved in the violation of the norms?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ााज् यं ्रीस् वतं ््रभााा(स्रींतंरीिरंमलााीरीतंाांि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) & (b): Madam,  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards,  Department  of  Consumer  Affairs  has informed  that  at  present,  there  is  no  international  (ISO)  standard  on  quality (specification)  of  cement.    However,  a  series  of  Indian  Standard  specifications have  been  laid  down  prescribing  quality  parameters  for  different  types  of cements.    A  list  of  Indian  Standard  specifications  for  cement  is  given  at
- Annexure -I.
- (c) &(d): During the last three years and the current year; 5561 samples were drawn by BIS for  independent  testing,  out  of  which  323  samples  were  found  to  be  nonconforming to the respective Indian Standard.

Details of total number of cement samples found non-conforming during the last three years and the current year along with the actions taken thereon are given in

Annexure -II.

Details of cement samples found non-conforming in Chhattisgarh during the last three years and the current year along with the actions taken thereon are given in Annexure-III

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNUXERE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2309 FOR ANSWER ON 01.08.2016.

|   INDIAN STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF CEMENT | INDIAN STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF CEMENT   | INDIAN STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF CEMENT                                |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                            1 | IS 269:2015                                                  | Specification for ordinary Portland cement (Sixth revision)                               |
|                                                            2 | IS 455:2015                                                  | Specification for Portland slag cement (Fifth Revision)                                   |
|                                                            3 | IS 1489 (Part 1):2015                                        | Specification for Portland pozzolana cement: Part 1 Fly ash based (Fourth Revision)       |
|                                                            4 | IS 1489 (Part 2):2015                                        | Specification for Portland pozzolana cement: Part 2 Calcined clay based (Fourth Revision) |
|                                                            5 | IS 3466:1988                                                 | Specification for masonry cement                                                          |
|                                                            6 | IS 6452:1989                                                 | Specification for high alumina cement for structural use                                  |
|                                                            7 | IS 6909:1990                                                 | Specification for super sulphated cement                                                  |
|                                                            8 | IS 8041:1990                                                 | Specification for rapid hardening Portland cement                                         |
|                                                            9 | IS 8042:2015                                                 | Specification for white Portland cement (Third Revision)                                  |
|                                                           10 | IS 8043:1991                                                 | Specification for hydrophobic Portland cement                                             |
|                                                           11 | IS 8229:1986                                                 | Specification for oil-well cement                                                         |
|                                                           12 | IS 12330:1988                                                | Specification for sulphate resisting Portland cement                                      |
|                                                           13 | IS 12600:1989                                                | Specification for low heat Portland cement                                                |
|                                                           14 | IS 16415:2015                                                | Specification for composite cement                                                        |

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## ANNEXURE-II

ANNUXERE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2309 FOR ANSWER ON 01.08.2016.

| Year                          |   No of cases violation standards (Failure sample) | of of of   | Action taken                                                                                                                            |
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| January 2013 to December 2013 |                                                 97 |            | Corrective actions sought and verified. Stoppage of marking was issued in 18 cases. 02 licences expired and 02 licences were cancelled. |
| January 2014 to December 2014 |                                                104 |            | Corrective actions sought and verified. Stoppage of marking was issued in 09 cases. 04 licences expired and 02 licences were cancelled. |
| January 2015 to December 2015 |                                                 93 |            | Corrective actions sought and verified. Stoppage of marking was issued in 06 cases.                                                     |
| January 2016 to 22 July 2016  |                                                 29 |            | Corrective actions sought and verified. Stoppage of marking was issued in 03 cases.                                                     |

ANNEXURE-III ANNUXERE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2309 FOR ANSWER ON 01.08.2016.

| Year                          | No of cases of violation of standards (Failure of sample)   | Action taken                                                                        |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| January 2013 to December 2013 | Nil                                                         | Not Applicable                                                                      |
| January 2014 to December 2014 | 02                                                          | Corrective actions sought and verified.                                             |
| January 2015 to December 2015 | 04                                                          | Corrective actions sought and verified.                                             |
| January 2016 to 22 July 2016  | 05                                                          | Corrective actions sought and verified. Stoppage of marking was issued in 01 cases. |

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