## Policy Analysis Report: Amendments to Indian Standards (October 6, 2022)
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) regarding amendments to several Indian Standards. The notification, dated October 6, 2022, establishes Amendment No. 1 for six different Indian Standards related to diverse areas such as screw threads, subsurface exploration, microbiology of food, and electromechanical relays. The amendments aim to update and refine these existing standards, ensuring their continued relevance and effectiveness. Key findings include a standardized timeframe for the applicability of the standards without the amendment and the broad range of industries affected by the updates.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the notification published by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on October 6, 2022, regarding amendments to several existing Indian Standards. The analysis is based solely on the information provided in the policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This notification concerns amendments to existing Indian Standards. The core objective, based on the text, is to ensure that Indian Standards are up-to-date with current best practices and technological advancements in their respective fields. Specifically, it updates already existing standards, across diverse categories.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This document concerns amendments. The specific reason for each amendment is not explicitly stated within the provided text. However, the amendments are likely necessary to address changes in technology, industry practices, or international standards since the original standards were published. By issuing these amendments, the BIS aims to keep these standards relevant.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification details the implementation of Amendment No. 1 to each of the following Indian Standards:
* **IS 4218 Part 1 : 2001ISO 68 1 : 1998:** ISO General Purpose Metric Screw Threads Part 1 Basic Profile Third Revision
* **IS 13578 : 2008:** Subsureface Exploration for Barrages and Weirs Code of Practice First Revision
* **IS 14962 Part 2 : 2001ISO 965 2 : 1998:** General Purpose Metric Screw Threads Tolerances Part 2 Limits of Sizes for General Purpose External and Internal Screw Threads Medium Quality
* **IS 14962 Part 5 : 2001ISO 965 5 : 1998:** General Purpose Metric Screw Threads Tolerances, Part 5 Limits of Sizes for Internal Screw Threads to Mate with Hot Dip Galvanized External Screw Threads with Maximum Size of Tolerance Position h Before Galvanizing
* **IS 16426 : 2017ISO 16654 : 2001:** Microbiology of Food and Animal Feeding Stuffs Horizontal Method for the Detection of Escherichia Coli O157
* **IS 17064 Part 1 : 2018IEC 618101 : 2015:** Electromechanical Elementary Relays Part 1 General and Safety Requirements
For each of these standards, Amendment No. 1 is established as of September 29, 2022, and the standard *without* the amendment will remain in force until October 28, 2022. This creates a transition period where the older version of the standard is still valid. The amendment itself likely specifies technical modifications or clarifications to the original standard, however, the specifics are not contained within the provided text. The effective change is the implementation of the new version of each of these standards after the specified date.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The target audience includes:
* Manufacturers and suppliers in the specified industries (screw threads, subsurface exploration, food and animal feed, electromechanical relays)
* Testing laboratories and certification bodies
* Engineers and designers utilizing these standards
* Any organization adhering to Indian Standards in these sectors.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency:** Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
* **Timeline:**
* Amendment No. 1 established: September 29, 2022
* Standard without Amendment remains in force until: October 28, 2022
* The BIS is responsible for making the amendments available for purchase. Affected parties are expected to acquire and implement these amendments.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome of these amendments is to improve the quality, safety, and reliability of products and processes related to the affected industries. Specifically, industries are now required to follow Amendment 1 and adhere to the updated guidelines, which should lead to a more consistent and high-quality product or service.
**9. Conclusion:**
The BIS notification of October 6, 2022, implements Amendment No. 1 to six existing Indian Standards across a range of industries. These amendments are designed to modernize and enhance the standards, reflecting advances in technology and best practices. The amendments will improve quality and reliability in the affected sectors, as well as requiring industries to review and update their practices. Affected parties should obtain the amendments from the BIS and ensure compliance by October 28, 2022.
Key Entities Referenced
Bureau of Indian Standards: An organization under the Department of Consumer Affairs that establishes Indian Standards.
Department of Consumer Affairs: The government department under which the Bureau of Indian Standards operates.
Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018: Rules governing the Bureau of Indian Standards, specifically Rule 15, Subrule 1.
Indian Standards: Standards established and maintained by the Bureau of Indian Standards. Amendments to several Indian Standards are announced in the notification.
IS 4218 Part 1 : 2001ISO 68 1 : 1998: Indian Standard concerning ISO General Purpose Metric Screw Threads Part 1 Basic Profile
IS 13578 : 2008: Indian Standard concerning Subsureface Exploration for Barrages and Weirs Code of Practice
IS 14962 Part 2 : 2001ISO 965 2 : 1998: Indian Standard concerning General Purpose Metric Screw Threads Tolerances Part 2 Limits of Sizes for General Purpose External and Internal Screw Threads Medium Quality
IS 14962 Part 5 : 2001ISO 965 5 : 1998: Indian Standard concerning General Purpose Metric Screw Threads Tolerances, Part 5 Limits of Sizes for Internal Screw Threads to Mate with Hot Dip Galvanized External Screw Threads with Maximum Size of Tolerance Position h Before Galvanizing
IS 16426 : 2017ISO 16654 : 2001: Indian Standard concerning Microbiology of Food and Animal Feeding Stuffs Horizontal Method for the Detection of Escherichia Coli O157
IS 17064 Part 1 : 2018IEC 618101 : 2015: Indian Standard concerning Electromechanical Elementary Relays Part 1 General and Safety Requirements
New Delhi: City in Delhi, India where the notification was issued and where the Bureau of Indian Standards is located.
Manak Bhavan: Address of Bureau of Indian Standards, 9 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.
Kolkata: City in West Bengal, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Regional Office is located.
Chandigarh: City in Punjab and Haryana, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Regional Office is located.
Chennai: City in Tamil Nadu, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Regional Office is located.
Mumbai: City in Maharashtra, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Regional Office is located.
Ahmedabad: City in Gujarat, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Bengaluru: City in Karnataka, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Bhopal: City in Madhya Pradesh, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Bhubaneshwar: City in Odisha, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Coimbatore: City in Tamil Nadu, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Dehradun: City in Uttarakhand, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Faridabad: City in Haryana, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Ghaziabad: City in Uttar Pradesh, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Guwahati: City in Assam, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Hyderabad: City in Telangana, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Jaipur: City in Rajasthan, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Jammu: City in Jammu and Kashmir, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Jamshedpur: City in Jharkhand, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Lucknow: City in Uttar Pradesh, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Nagpur: City in Maharashtra, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Parwanoo: City in Himachal Pradesh, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Patna: City in Bihar, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Pune: City in Maharashtra, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Raipur: City in Chhattisgarh, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Rajkot: City in Gujarat, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Kochi: City in Kerala, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Vishakhapatanam: City in Andhra Pradesh, India where Bureau of Indian Standards Branch Office is located.
Rajeev Sharma: Scientist F DDG Standardization at Bureau of Indian Standards
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 505] नई ददल्ली, मगं लिार, अक्त बू र 11, 2022/आजि न 19, 1944
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भारतीय मानक ब य रू ो
(उपभोक्त ा मामल े जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 6 अक् तूबर, 2022
फा. स.ं सदं भ:भ HQ-PUB014/1/2020-PUB-BIS (416).—भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो जनयम, 2018 के जनयम
15 के उपजनयम (1) के अनुसरण म ें भारतीय मानक ब्यरू ो एतदद्वारा अजधसूजचत करता ह ै इसमें संलग्न अनूसूची म ें ददय े गय े
मानकों म ें संिोधन दकय े गय ेह|ैं
अनसु चू ी
क्रम स्ट्थाजपत भारतीय मानकों की सख्ं या, िर् भ सिं ोधनों की सख्ं या सिं ोधनों की जतजथ जब तक मानक
स.ं तथा िीर्कभ एि ं जतजथ प्रजतस्ट्थापन जतजथ तीसरे स्ट्तभं म ेंइंजगत
सिं ोधन के जबना भी
लाग ूरहगे ा
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 आई एस 4218 (भाग 1) : 2001/आई एस
ओ 68-1 : 1998 संिोधन संख्या 1 29 जसतम्बर 28 अक्टूबर 2022
आई एस ओ सामान्य प्रयोजन की मीटरी पेंच जसतम्बर 2022 2022
चूजियााँ
भाग 1 आधारभतू प्रोफाइल
(दसू रा पनु रीक्षण)
2 आई एस 13578 : 2008
6878 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
बैराज और जियर के जलए उपसतह का संिोधन संख्या 1 29 जसतम्बर 28 अक्टूबर 2022
अन्िेर्ण ─ रीजत संजहता जसतम्बर 2022 2022
(पहला पुनरीक्षण)
3 आई एस 14962 (भाग 2) : 2001/आई
एस ओ 965-2 : 1998 संिोधन संख्या 1 29 जसतम्बर 28 अक्टूबर 2022
आई. एस. ओ. सामान्य प्रयोजन की मीटरी जसतम्बर 2022 2022
पेंच चूजियााँ ─ छूटें
भाग 2 सामान्य प्रयोजन की बाहरी एि ं
भीतरी चूजियों की साइज़ सीमाए ाँ ─ मध्यम
गुणता
4 आई एस 14962 (भाग 5) : 2001/आई
एस ओ 965-5 : 1998 संिोधन संख्या 1 29 जसतम्बर 28 अक्टूबर 2022
आई. एस. ओ. सामान्य प्रयोजन की मीटरी जसतम्बर 2022 2022
पेंच चूजियााँ ─ छूटें
भाग 5 जस्ट्तीकरण से पहल े अजधकतम
साइज़ के साथ छूट जस्ट्थजत h िाली हॉट-जडप
जस्ट्तीकृत बाह्य पेंच चूजियों के साथ जमलन े
िाली आन्तररक पेंच चजू ियों की साइज़ो की
छूटें
5 आई एस 16426 : 2017/आई एस ओ
16654 : 2001 संिोधन सख्ं या 1 29 जसतम्बर 28 अक्टूबर 2022
खाद्य एि ं पिु आहार सामजियों का सूक्ष्म जसतम्बर 2022 2022
जैिजिज्ञान ─ एस्ट्काररजिया कोलाई ओ157
के संसूचन के जलए समस्ट्तर पद्धजत
6 आई एस 17064 (भाग 1) : 2018/आई ई
सी 61810-1 : 2015 संिोधन संख्या 1 29 जसतम्बर 28 अक्टूबर 2022
जिद्युतयांजत्रकी प्राथजमक ररलेस जसतम्बर 2022 2022
भाग 1 सामान्य एि ं सुरक्षा अपक्षे ाए ं
इन मानकों म ें संिोधनों की प्रजतयााँ भारतीय मानक ब्यरू ो, मानक भिन, 9 बहादरु िाह ज़फर माग,भ नई ददल्ली 110 002,
क्षेत्रीय कायाभलयों: कोलकाता, चंडीगढ़, चेन्नई, मुम्बई तथा िाखा कायाभलयों : अहमदाबाद, बेंगलरुु , भोपाल, भुबनेश्वर,
कोयम्बटूर, देहरादनू , फरीदाबाद, गाजज़याबाद, गिु ाहाटी, हदै राबाद, जयपुर, जम्मु, जमिेदपरु , लखनऊ, नागपरु , परिान,ू
पटना, पुण,े रायपुर, राजकोट, कोजि, जििाखापटनम म ें जबक्री हते ु उप्लब्ध ह.ैं भारतीय मानकों म ें संिोधनों को
http://www.standardsbis.in पर आनलाईन खरीदा/ डाउनलोड दकया जा सकता ह|ै
राजीि िमा,भ िैज्ञाजनक एफ एि ं उपमहाजनदेिक (मानकीकरण-I)
[जिज्ञापन-III/4/असा./326/2022-23][भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
(Department of Consumer Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th October, 2022
F.No. Ref: HQ-PUB014/1/2020-PUB-BIS (416).—In pursuance of Sub-rule (1) of Rule (15) of the Bureau
of Indian Standards Rules, 2018, the Bureau of Indian Standards hereby notifies that Amendments to Indian standards,
particulars of which are given in schedule hereto annexed have been established.
SCHEDULE
Sl No., Year & Title of the Indian Standard No. and Date of Date till which the
No. Month/Year of the Establishment standard without
Amendment of the the amendment as
Amendment mentioned in
column 3 shall
remain in force
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 IS 4218 ( Part 1 ) : 2001/ISO 68 -1 : 1998
ISO General Purpose Metric Screw Threads Amendment No. 1 29 Sept 2022 28 Oct 2022
Part 1 Basic Profile Sept 2022
( Third Revision )
2 IS 13578 : 2008
Subsureface Exploration for Barrages and Amendment No. 1 29 Sept 2022 28 Oct 2022
Weirs ─ Code of Practice Sept 2022
(First Revision)
3 IS 14962 ( Part 2 ) : 2001/ISO 965- 2 : 1998
General Purpose Metric Screw Threads – Amendment No. 1 29 Sept 2022 28 Oct 2022
Tolerances Sept 2022
Part 2 Limits of Sizes for General Purpose
External and Internal Screw Threads ─
Medium Quality
4 IS 14962 ( Part 5 ) : 2001/ISO 965 -5 : 1998
General Purpose Metric Screw Threads – Amendment No. 1 29 Sept 2022 28 Oct 2022
Tolerances, Sept 2022
Part 5 Limits of Sizes for Internal Screw
Threads to Mate with Hot ─ Dip Galvanized
External Screw Threads with Maximum Size
of Tolerance Position h Before Galvanizing
5 IS 16426 : 2017/ISO 16654 : 2001
Microbiology of Food and Animal Feeding Amendment No. 1 29 Sept 2022 28 Oct 2022
Stuffs ─ Horizontal Method for the Detection Sept 2022
of Escherichia Coli O157
6 IS 17064 (Part 1) : 2018/IEC 61810-1 : 2015
Electromechanical Elementary Relays Amendment No. 1 29 Sept 2022 28 Oct 2022
Part 1 General and Safety Requirements Sept 2022
Copies of these amendments to standards are available for sale with Bureau of Indian Standards, Manak Bhavan,
9 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110 002; Regional Offices: Kolkata, Chandigarh, Chennai, Mumbai and
Branch Offices: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Faridabad, Ghaziabad,
Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Lucknow, Nagpur, Parwanoo, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Kochi,
Vishakhapatanam. Online purchase/downloading of amendments to Indian Standards can be made at
http://www.standardsbis.in.
RAJEEV SHARMA, Scientist F & DDG (Standardization-I)
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./326/2022-23]
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