**Executive Summary**
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has notified Amendment No. 3 to the Indian Standard for woollen blended blankets (IS 12848 : 2024). Established on 23 March 2026, this amendment updates the specifications for textiles under the standard's first revision. The document mandates that the previous version of the standard (without this amendment) will remain valid only until 22 September 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Standard Identification**
* **Standard Number:** IS 12848 : 2024.
* **Title:** Textiles — Woollen Blended Blankets — Specification (First Revision).
* **Amendment Reference:** Amendment No. 3, March 2026.
**Implementation Timeline**
* **Establishment Date:** The amendment was officially established on 23 March 2026.
* **Transition Period:** The standard without Amendment No. 3 remains in force until 22 September 2026, after which the amendment becomes mandatory.
**Regulatory Authority**
* The notification is issued in accordance with Sub-rule (1) of Rule 15 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018.
**Impact Analysis**
**Manufacturers of Woollen Blended Blankets**
**Impact**
Manufacturers are now subject to updated specifications for the production of woollen blended blankets under the first revision of IS 12848 : 2024.
**Action Required**
Producers must update their manufacturing processes and quality assurance protocols to comply with Amendment No. 3 before the 22 September 2026 deadline.
**Testing and Certification Bodies**
**Impact**
Laboratories and BIS certification officials must align their testing procedures and compliance assessments with the new requirements of Amendment No. 3.
**Action Required**
Incorporate the revised specifications into testing regimes and ensure all certifications issued after the transition period reflect the amended standard.
Key Entities Referenced
IS 12848 : 2024: The specific Indian Standard for 'Textiles — Woollen Blended Blankets — Specification' that is being amended by this notification.
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS): The national standards body of India responsible for the establishment and notification of amendments to Indian standards.
Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018: The regulatory framework, specifically Rule 15, under which the Bureau of Indian Standards establishes and notifies amendments to established standards.
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भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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भारतीय मानक ब्य रू ो
(उपभोक्त ा मामल ेजिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 24 माच,च 2026
सिं भ:च HQ-PUB015/1/2020-PUB-BIS (1501).— भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो जनयम, 2018 के जनयम 15 के उपजनयम
(1) के अनुसरण में भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो एतिद्वारा अजधसूजचत करता ह ैइसमें संलग्न अनूसूची में दिये गये मानकों में संिोधन दकय े
गये ह|ैं
अनसु चू ी
क्रम स्ट्थाजपत भारतीय मानकों की सख्ं या, िर् च सिं ोधनों की सख्ं या एि ं सिं ोधनों की जतजथ िब तक मानक
स.ं तथा िीर्कच जतजथ प्रजतस्ट्थापन जतजथ तीसरे स्ट्तंभ म ेंइंजगत
सिं ोधन के जबना भी
लाग ूरहगे ा
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 आई एस 12848 : 2024 संिोधन संख्या 3 23 माचच 2026 22 जसतंबर 2026
िस्त्रादि — ऊनी सजममजित कंबल — माचच 2026
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2195 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
(Department of Consumer Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th March, 2026
Ref: HQ-PUB015/1/2020-PUB-BIS (1501).—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 No. and Month/Year Date of Date till which the
No. Standard of the Amendment Establishment of standard without
the Amendment the amendment as
mentioned in
column 3 shall
remain in force
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 IS 12848 : 2024 Amendment No 3 23 March 2026 22 September 2026
Textiles — Woollen Blended March 2026
Blankets — Specification
(First Revision)
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