India leaves open implementation date for key machinery and electrical safety rules after recent QCO withdrawals
New Delhi: A day after withdrawing 14 quality control orders (QCOs) for 14 mostly imported petrochemicals and industrial raw materials in one stroke, the Centre has left open the implementation date of another major regulation — the Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation) Order, 2024.
The ministry of heavy industries has issued a fresh amendment to scrap the implementation date of 1 September 2026, signalling another pause in India’s recent push to tighten technical standards across sectors, as per a government notification issued on Friday.
