The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued the Gypsum-based Building Materials (Quality Control) Order, 2024, scheduled to come into effect six months after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Gypsum-based building materials must conform to Indian Standards 2095 (Part 3):2022 (Gypsum Plaster Boards - Reinforced Gypsum Plaster Boards, Ceiling Tiles) and feature the Standard Mark acquired through a Bureau of Indian Standards license under Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

However, this directive excludes domestically manufactured goods or articles intended for export.

Additionally, small enterprises, defined in clause (m) of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), are exempt from this directive until nine months after the date of publication. Micro enterprises, defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), are exempt until twelve months after the date of publication.

Bureau of Indian Standards Manak Bhawan 9, B.S. Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110002

Tel: +91-11-23231903

Email: ced@bis.org.in

Implementation Dates: 6th September 2024