Govt proposes quality control order for steel products

In a move aimed at regulating steel manufacturers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government has proposed to issue quality control orders for three stainless steel products and 15 non-alloy steel products, which have a direct bearing on human health.

So far, the government has notified 15 steel products under two steel quality control orders, Minister of State for Steel Vishnu Deo Sai said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.

“Further, the government has proposed to notify two more quality control orders covering additional 16 non-alloy steel products and three stainless steel products, respectively,” the minister added.

Explaining the rationale behind the norms, Sai said the government proposes to notify several steel products having direct bearing on human health and critical to housing, construction and infrastructure sectors. These orders are under the mandatory Certification Marks Scheme of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) which warrants that all the notified products must conform to the relevant Indian Standards, the Minister said.