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**BIS Holds Meeting on Mandatory Electrical Appliance Safety Standards**

Chennai, June 27, 2025 – The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Chennai, held a meeting Thursday to discuss the mandatory standard, ‘IS 302 Part 1: 2024: Safety of electrical appliances.’ The meeting, attended by approximately 115 stakeholders, focused on the Safety of Household, Commercial Electrical Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2025, which mandates BIS certification for all electrical appliances. C. Karthikeyan, Senior Electrical Inspector, Tamil Nadu Electrical Inspectorate, addressed the attendees. The deadline for compliance with the new order is March 19 of next year. Praveen Khanna, Deputy Director-General, BIS Southern Region, also spoke at the event. The meeting aimed to clarify and promote adherence to the new safety regulations for electrical appliances.

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