Electronics goods manufacturers get 3-month respite to get BIS certifications

Govt extends deadline of 'Requirement for Compulsory Registration Order 2012

The government has extended the "Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012” by three months to July 3, 2013.

Earlier, the government had set April 3, 2013 as the deadline for the implementation of the order.

In a notification issued last week, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology said that the decision has been taken o facilitate the smooth implementation of the order.

The Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order 2012 has put a blanket ban on the sale of certain electronic products unless they meet the standard specified by the Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS).

The order lists products under 15 categories ranging from video games, laptop, notebook, tablet and plasma/LCD/LED televisions, to microwave, printers and scanners among others.

In a statement issued on Monday, the industry body, Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT) has welcomed the government’s move to extend the deadline.

“The industry is delighted with this move taken by the IT & Communications Ministry. The relaxation of deadline will help maintain the market stability as well as avoid supply crunch,” Anwar Shirpurwala, Executive Director, MAIT.

MAIT had earlier apprehended that the Indian hardware sector may lose over Rs 1,000 crore if the government fails to extend the April 3 deadline.