**Executive Summary**
This document, issued by the Ministry of Heavy Industries on November 6, 2025, announces the deferment of the upcoming phase implementation of the Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order 2020 and its subsequent amendments. The deferment, documented under S.O. 5038(E), delays the enforcement date for all product categories specified in the order's table, excluding those already implemented by November 10, 2024, until further notice. This order is issued in continuation of the extension of timelines provided by Notification No. S.O. 2007(E).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Order Details:**
* Order Number: S.O. 5038(E)
* Date: November 6, 2025
* Issued by: Ministry of Heavy Industries
* **Subject Matter:** Deferment of the implementation of the Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order 2020 and subsequent amendments.
* **Deferment Specifics:**
* Enforcement date is deferred for all product categories specified in the Table to the Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order 2020.
* Exclusion: This deferment does not apply to product categories that were already implemented by November 10, 2024 (mentioned at Sr. No. 1.1(a) of the said Order).
* Duration: The deferment is effective until further orders.
* **Legal Basis:**
* The order is issued in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 read with section 17 and section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016)
* The order is issued in pursuance of the Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Second Amendment Order, 2024
* The order is issued in continuation of the extension of timelines provided vide Notification No. S.O. 2007(E)
* **Reference Documents:**
* Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order, 2020, published under notification number S.O. 4044(E), dated November 11, 2020.
* Extensions granted via S.O. 4492(E) (October 18, 2021), S.O. 5083(E) (October 28, 2022), and S.O. 2007(E) (May 5, 2025).
* Amendments made through S.O. 2132(E) (May 9, 2023) and S.O. 1896(E) (May 3, 2024).
**Impact Analysis**
**Electrical Equipment Manufacturers/Suppliers**
* **Impact:** Delayed enforcement of quality control order requirements.
* **Action Required:** Monitor for further announcements regarding the revised implementation timeline and continue compliance efforts based on future notifications.
**Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)**
* **Impact:** Possible adjustments to certification timelines and enforcement activities.
* **Action Required:** Align certification and enforcement activities with the deferred implementation schedule; communicate revised timelines to relevant stakeholders.
**Consumers of Electrical Equipment**
* **Impact:** Continued availability of electrical equipment without immediate enforcement of stricter quality control standards.
* **Action Required:** Monitor for updates on quality control regulations to ensure awareness of future quality standards for electrical equipment.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Heavy Industries: The ministry issuing the order to defer implementation phases of the Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order, 2020
Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order, 2020: The principal order related to quality control of electrical equipment, which is being amended and having its implementation phases deferred.
Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016: The Act that provides the legal framework for the standards used in the Quality Control Order.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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भारी उद्योग मत्रं ालय
आदेि
नई ददल्ली, 6 नवम् बर, 2025
जवषय: जवद्यतु उपकरण (गणु वत्ता जनयत्रं ण) आदेि, 2020 तथा समय-समय पर दकए गए उसके सिं ोधनों के
आगामी चरणों के कायान्ा वयन को स्ट्थजगत करन ेके सबं धं म।ें
का.आ. 5038(अ).— िबदक भारतीय मानक ब्यरू ो अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 11) की धारा 17 और धारा
25 के साथ पठित धारा 16 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, तथा भारत के रािपत्र में प्रकाजित अजधसूचना स.ंअ.
1896(ई), ददनांक 3 मई, 2024 द्वारा िारी जवद्युत उपकरण (गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण) जद्वतीय संिोधन आदिे , 2024 के
अनुसरण म,ें तथा अजधसूचना सं.अ. 2007(ई), ददनांक 5 मई, 2025 द्वारा प्रदान की गई समय-सीमा के जवस्ट्तार की
जनरंतरता म,ें यह आदिे दकया िाता ह ै दक उि आदेि की सारणी म ें जनर्दाष्ट सभी उत्पाद श्रेजणयों की प्रवतान जतजथ,
अनुक्रमांक 1.1(क) में उजल्लजखत तथा 10 नवम्बर, 2024 से पहले ही प्रवर्तता श्रेजणयों को छोड़कर, आगामी आदेि तक
स्ट्थजगत की िाती ह।ै
[फा. सं. 8(1)/2018-एचईआई- भाग (1)]
जविय जमत्तल, संयुि सजचव
नोट.- मलू आदेि, अथाात् “जवद्युत उपकरण (गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 2020” भारत रािपत्र (असाधारण), भाग II, खडं
3, उपखंड (ii) में अजधसूचना सं. स.ओ. 4044(ई), ददनांक 11 नवम्बर, 2020 के अंतगात प्रकाजित दकया गया था। इसके
उपरांत प्रवतान की समय-सीमा म ें जवस्ट्तार अजधसूचना संख्याओं स.ओ. 4492(ई), ददनांक 18 अक्टूबर, 2021; स.ओ.
5083(ई), ददनांक 28 अक्टूबर, 2022; तथा स.ओ. 2007(ई), ददनांक 5 मई, 2025 द्वारा प्रदान दकया गया।
7380 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
तत्पश् चात, उि आदेि म ें संिोधन “जवद्युत उपकरण (गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) (संिोधन) आदेि, 2023” अजधसूचना स.ं स.ओ.
2132(ई), ददनांक 9 मई, 2023 तथा “जवद्युत उपकरण (गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण) जद्वतीय संिोधन आदेि, 2024” अजधसूचना सं.
स.ओ. 1896(ई), ददनांक 3 मई, 2024 के माध्यम से दकया गया था।
MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES
ORDER
New Delhi, the 6th November, 2025
Subject: Deferment of upcoming phase implementation of the Electrical Equipment (Quality
Control) Order 2020 and subsequent amendments from time to time-reg.
S.O. 5038(E).— Whereas in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 read with section 17
and section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), and in pursuance of the Electrical
Equipment (Quality Control) Second Amendment Order, 2024, published in the Gazette of India vide
Notification No. S.O. 1896(E), dated the 3rd May, 2024, and in continuation of the extension of timelines
provided vide Notification No. S.O. 2007(E), dated the 5th May, 2025, the Central Government hereby
orders that the date of enforcement for all product categories specified in the Table to the said Order except
those mentioned at Sr. No. 1.1(a), which have already been implemented on the 10th November, 2024,
shall stand deferred until further orders.
[F. No. 8(1)/2018-HEI-Part(1)]
VIJAY MITTAL, Jt. Secy.
Note.- —The principal Order, namely, the Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order, 2020 was
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide notification
number S.O. 4044(E), dated the 11th November, 2020. Subsequent extensions in timelines were granted
vide notification numbers S.O. 4492(E), dated the 18th October, 2021, S.O. 5083(E), dated the
28th October, 2022 and S.O. 2007(E), dated the 5th May 2025.
Further, the Order was amended through the Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Amendment Order,
2023 vide S.O. 2132(E), dated the 9th May, 2023, and the Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Second
Amendment Order, 2024 vide S.O. 1896(E), dated the 3rd May, 2024.
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