**Executive Summary**
The Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Steel on June 20, 2026, amends the primary 2024 Order. It postpones the enforcement of specific Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) requirements for selected steel products listed in Schedule 1. Key deadlines include a three-year extension for certain items and a compliance date of March 31, 2027, for others.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Title and Commencement**
* The document is officially titled the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2026.
* The order comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (June 22, 2026).
* **Amendments to Schedule 1 Enforcement**
* **Three-Year Extension:** For products listed at serial numbers 23 and 129, the enforcement of the IS Number, IS Title, and related entries is suspended for three years from the date of publication.
* **Extension until March 2027:** For products listed at serial numbers 51, 52, and 53, the enforcement of the IS Number, IS Title, and related entries is suspended until March 31, 2027.
* **Legal Framework**
* The order is issued under the powers conferred by the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (Sections 16, 17, and 25).
* The amendment follows a determination by the Central Government that such delays are necessary in the public interest after consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards.
**Impact Analysis**
**Steel Manufacturers and Importers (Serial Nos. 23 and 129)**
**Impact**
These stakeholders receive a significant compliance reprieve, as the specified quality control standards will not be legally operative for them for a period of three years.
**Action Required**
Monitor the expiration of the three-year window from June 22, 2026, to ensure products meet IS standards by mid-2029.
**Steel Manufacturers and Importers (Serial Nos. 51, 52, and 53)**
**Impact**
These stakeholders are granted a shorter extension for compliance compared to the aforementioned group, with a fixed deadline in early 2027.
**Action Required**
Ensure that all relevant steel products meet the prescribed IS Number and Title requirements by the March 31, 2027, deadline.
**Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) / Regulatory Authorities**
**Impact**
The enforcement timeline for the Quality Control Order (QCO) of 2024 is adjusted, delaying their oversight and certification duties for these specific categories.
**Action Required**
Update enforcement schedules and registries to reflect the new operative dates for the specified serial numbers.
Key Entities Referenced
Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2026: The primary regulatory document that amends the enforcement timelines for specific steel quality standards.
Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024: The principal policy document being amended, which establishes quality control requirements for various steel products.
Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016: The governing legislation that grants the Central Government authority to mandate standards and quality control for goods.
Ministry of Steel: The central ministry responsible for issuing this order and overseeing the iron and steel industry's regulatory framework.
Bureau of Indian Standards: The national standards body of India consulted for the enforcement and implementation of the Quality Control Order.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 3171] नई ददल्ली, सोमर्ार, िनू 22, 2026/आर्ाढ 1, 1948
No. 3171] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026/ASHADHA 1, 1948
इस्ट्पात मत्रं ालय
आदेि
नई ददल्ली, 20 िून, 2026
का.आ. 3300(अ).— भारतीय मानक ब्यरू ो अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 11) कीधारा 17 और धारा 25 की
उपधारा (3) के साथ पठित धारा 16 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केन्द्र सरकार की राय ह ै दक सार्विजनक जहत
म ें ऐसा करना आर्श्यक या समीचीन ह,ै और भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो स े परामि व करने के पश्चात, इस्ट्पात और इस्ट्पात उत्पाद
(गणु र्त्ता जनयंत्रण) आदिे , 2024 को संिोजधत करने के जलए एतद्द्वारा जनम्नजलजखत आदिे दते ी ह,ै अथावत:-
1. सजं िप्त िीर्कव और लाग ू होना - (1) इस आदेि को इस्ट्पात और इस्ट्पात उत्पाद( गणु र्त्ता जनयंत्रण) संिोधन आदिे ,
2026 कहा िाएगा।
(2) यह िासकीय रािपत्र म ेंइसके प्रकािन की जनर्दष्टव तारीख स े लागू होगा।
2. इस्ट्पात और इस्ट्पात उत्पाद (गणु र्त्ता जनयंत्रण) आदिे , 2024 म ें –
(1) अनुसूची 1 म,ें क्रम संख्या 23 और 129 पर आईएस संख्या और आईएस िीर्वक का प्रर्तवन और उनस ेसंबंजधत
प्रजर्जष्टयां रािपत्र म ेंप्रकािन की तारीख से 3 र्र्व की अर्जध के जलए लाग ू नहीं होंगी।
4568 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
(2) अनुसूची 1 म,ें क्रम संख्या 51, 52 और 53 पर आईएस संख्या और आईएस िीर्वक का प्रर्तवन और उनस े
संबंजधत प्रजर्जष्टयां रािपत्र म ेंप्रकािन की तारीख स े31 माच व2027 तक की अर्जध के जलए लागू नहीं होंगी।
[फा. सं. एस-20011/33/2025-तकनीकी]
अजभिीत नरेन्द्र, संयुि सजचर्
नोट: इस्ट्पात और इस्ट्पात उत्पाद (गुणर्त्ता जनयंत्रण) आदिे , 2024, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भागI I-खण्ड
3(ii),का.आ. 3716 (अ), ददनाकं 29 अगस्ट्त, 2024 के तहत प्रकाजित दकया गया था।
MINISTRY OF STEEL
ORDER
New Delhi, the 20th June, 2026
S.O. 3300(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 read with section 17 and sub-section (3) of
section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central Government is of the opinion that it
is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards hereby makes
the following order to amend the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This order may be called the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control)
Amendment Order, 2026.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024, -
(a) in Schedule 1, enforcement of IS Number and IS Title at serial numbers 23 and 129 and the entries
relating thereto shall not be operative for a period of 3 years from date of publication in the gazette.
(b) in schedule 1, enforcement of IS Number and IS Title at serial numbers 51,52 and 53 and the
entries relating thereto shall not be operative for a period up to 31st March, 2027 from date of
publication in the gazette.
[F. No. S-20011/33/2025-TECH]
ABHIJIT NARENDRA, Jt. Secy.
Note: The Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 30th August, 2024 vide number S.O. 3716 (E), dated the 29th August, 2024.
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