Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Heavy Industries addresses Lok Sabha question 4261 regarding the Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety Omnibus Technical Regulation Amendment Order, 2025. This order amends the 2024 principal order and specifies compliance requirements, exemptions, and support measures for the industry. Key deadlines include a September 1, 2026 compliance start date for listed machinery and electrical equipment, and a future notification date for assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
Key Points / Main Content:
Scope and Application:
* The Amendment Order modifies the Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety Omnibus Technical Regulation Order, 2024.
* The regulation applies to machines and electrical equipment listed in the first Schedule of the principal Order.
* Compliance for listed machines and electrical equipment begins September 1, 2026.
* Assemblies, subassemblies, and components will be regulated from a date to be notified in the Official Gazette.
Compliance Requirements:
* Machines and electrical equipment must conform to applicable Indian Standards (Type A, B, and C).
* Type C standards take precedence if they deviate from Type A or Type B standards.
* The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the certifying and enforcement authority.
Exemptions:
* Goods manufactured domestically for export are exempt.
* Construction equipment covered under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 is exempt.
* Products already covered under other orders issued under Section 16 of the BIS Act, 2016 are exempt.
Government Support:
* A portal for preregistration for domestic manufacturers was started on 23.10.2024; 494 manufacturers had preregistered by 31.07.2025.
* Awareness programs have been conducted with Industry Associations, the Ministry of Heavy Industries, and BIS.
Impact Analysis:
Domestic Manufacturers:
* Impact: Must comply with the updated Indian Standards for machinery and electrical equipment.
* Action Required: Review and adapt manufacturing processes to meet the specified standards by September 1, 2026, and monitor the Official Gazette for the assemblies, subassemblies, and components compliance date. Preregister on the provided portal.
Importers:
* Impact: Must ensure that imported machinery and electrical equipment meet the updated Indian Standards.
* Action Required: Ensure imported products comply with specified standards by September 1, 2026, and monitor the Official Gazette for the assemblies, subassemblies, and components compliance date.
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs):
* Impact: May require additional support to adapt to the new technical regulations and certification standards.
* Action Required: Participate in awareness programs, utilize the preregistration portal, and seek guidance from BIS and industry associations to understand and meet the compliance requirements.
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS):
* Impact: Responsible for certifying and enforcing the new regulations.
* Action Required: Prepare for certification and enforcement activities related to the amended order, including the future regulation of assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Heavy Industries: The Indian government ministry responsible for the policy.
Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety Omnibus Technical Regulation Amendment Order, 2025: The specific order being analyzed; an amendment to the 2024 order.
Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety Omnibus Technical Regulation Order, 2024: The principal order which the 2025 order amends.
SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH: Member of Parliament who raised the question.
SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI: Member of Parliament who raised the question.
SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA: The Minister of State for Heavy Industries who answered the question.
Bureau of Indian Standards: The certifying and enforcement authority for the regulation.
Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: A set of rules under which construction equipment is covered, thus exempting it from the new order.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4261
ANSWERED ON 19.08.2025
MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SAFETY (OMNIBUS TECHNICAL
REGULATION) AMENDMENT ORDER, 2025
4261. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:
SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI:
Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:
(a) the scope of the Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation)
Amendment Order, 2025 and which specific categories of products are covered under this new
regulation;
(b) the detailed compliance requirements for domestic manufacturers and importers;
(c) the implementation strategy for this order, particularly concerning assemblies, sub-
assemblies, and components;
(d) the details of the exemptions provided, if any; and
(e) the measures taken by the Government to support the industry, especially small and medium-
sized enterprises, in adapting to these new technical regulations and certification standards?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES
(SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)
(a): The “Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation)
Amendment Order, 2025” amends the Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus
Technical Regulation) Order, 2024 published in the Gazette of India on 28th August, 2024. The
Amendment Order stipulates the following:
(i) The regulation will apply from 1st September, 2026 to all machines and electrical equipment
listed in the first Schedule of the principal Order.
(ii) Assemblies, sub-assemblies and components listed in the first Schedule of the principal
Order shall apply from such date as may be notified by the Central Government in the Official
Gazette.
(b): Each machine, or as the case may be, electrical equipment specified in the first Schedule
of the Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation) Order, 2024
shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standards, as applicable, as given below:-
(i) Type A standards as given below: IS 16819:2018/ISO 12100:2010 (Safety of Machinery
General Principles for Design- Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction and,
(ii) Type B Standards –as per the second schedule ;
(iii) Type C Standards – as per the third Schedule: provided that if a Type C standard deviates
from one or more technical provisions dealt with by Type A or Type B standard, Type C standard
takes precedence.-2-
(c): Compliance for machines and electrical equipment in the first Schedule will commence
from 1st September, 2026. Assemblies, sub-assemblies, and components will be brought under
the regulation from the date to be notified in the Official Gazette. The Bureau of Indian
Standards (BIS) has been notified as certifying and enforcement authority.
(d): The details of exemptions provided are mentioned below:
(i) Goods manufactured domestically for export;
(ii) Construction equipment covered under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, issued by
MoRTH;
(iii) Products already covered under other orders issued under Section 16 of the BIS Act, 2016.
(e): To support the industry, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, in adapting to
the “Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation) Order, 2024”
the Government has undertaken following measures: -
(i) Portal for pre-registration for domestic manufacturers started on 23.10.2024 and till
31.07.2025, 494 domestic manufactures have pre-registered on portal.
(ii) Awareness programs have been conducted in collaboration with Industry Association,
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Bureau of Indian Standards.
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