**Policy Summary:**
This notification, S.O. 2920(E), issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, effective July 1, 2025, reiterates the prohibition of the manufacture, possession, and import of electric detonator explosives of Class 6 Division 3 or UN Class 1 Division 1 throughout the country. This is in continuation of notifications S.O. 4255(E) dated September 29, 2023, and S.O. 1563(E) dated April 2, 2025.
However, a temporary exemption is provided until September 30, 2025, for the prohibition of manufacture, possession, and import of Permitted Delay Detonators for use in coal mines and suitable Detonators for oil well logging operations and seismic surveys conducted by oil and gas operator companies for oil exploration and production.
The notification was issued under F. No. P13015452021EXPLOSIVEPart1 and signed by Dr. Sandhya Bhullar, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The ministry responsible for the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade: A department within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
New Delhi: The location of the notification and likely the headquarters of the Ministry.
S.O. 4255 E: An earlier notification related to the current policy, dated 29.09.2023.
S.O. 1563 E: An earlier notification related to the current policy, dated 02.04.2025.
electric detonator explosive of Class 6 Division 3 or UN Class 1 Division 1: The item whose manufacture, possession, and import is prohibited.
Permitted Delay Detonators: Detonators permitted for usage in coal mines.
Oil well logging operations and seismic survey: Operations where Detonators are permitted for oil and gas operator companies.
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स.ं 2853] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, िुलाई 1, 2025/आषाढ़ 10, 1947
No. 2853] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2025/ASHADHA 10, 1947
वाजणज्य और उद्योग मत्रं ालय
(उद्योग सवं धनध और आतं ररक व्य ापार जवभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 1 िुलाई, 2025
का.आ. 2920(अ).— वाजणज् य और उद्योग मंत्रालय, उद्योग सवं धधन और आतं ररक व् यापार जवभाग के का.आ. 4255
(अ) दिनांक 29.09.2023 और का.आ. 1563 (अ) दिनांक 02.04.2025 के क्रम में, इस बात पर पुन: बल दिया िाता ह ै
दक 1 िुलाई, 2025 से िेिभर में इलेजररक डेटोनेटर (रल ास 6 जडवीिन 3 अथवा यूएन रल ास 1 जडवीिन 1 का जवस्ट् फोटक)
के जवजनमाधण, कब् ि ेऔर जनयाधत पर प्रजतबंध ह।ै
बिते दक कोयला खिानों में प्रयोग के जलए अनुमत जडले डेटोनेटर तथा तेल भंडार की खोि और उत्पािन के जलए
तेल एव ं गैस ऑपरेटर कम्पजनयों द्वारा तले के कुओं के लॉगगगं प्रचालनों और भूकंपीय सवेक्षण के जलए उपयुरत डेटोनेटरों के
जवजनमाधण, कब्ि ेऔर आयात पर यह प्रजतबंध 30 जसतम्बर, 2025 तक लाग ूनहीं होगा।
[फा. स. ं पी-13015/45/2021-जवस्ट् फोटक-पाटध(1)]
डॉ. सध्ं या भुल्ल र, संयुरत सजचव
4308 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st July, 2025
S.O. 2920(E).— In continuation of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department for Promotion of Industry
and Internal Trade’s S.O. 4255 (E) dated 29.09.2023 and S.O. 1563 (E) dated 02.04.2025, it is reiterated that the
manufacture, possession and import of the electric detonator (explosive of Class 6 Division 3 or UN Class 1
Division 1) is prohibited throughout the country with effect from the 1st day of July, 2025.
Provided that such prohibition, manufacture, possession and, import of Permitted Delay Detonators for usage
in coal mines and suitable Detonators for Oil well logging operations and seismic survey by oil and gas operator
companies for oil exploration and production, shall not be applicable till 30th Day of September, 2025.
[F. No. P-13015/45/2021-EXPLOSIVE-Part(1)]
Dr. SANDHYA BHULLAR, Jt. Secy.
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