New Delhi, June 24 -- The Centre has deferred the implementation of quality control norms for select categories of cross recessed screws for three years, offering relief to the fastener industry and MSMEs that had raised concerns over compliance challenges and supply disruptions.

In a notification issued under the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act, 2016, the government notified the Cross Recessed Screws (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2026, superseding the earlier 2025 order.

The amendment provides that the BIS requirements relating to serial numbers 12, 13 and 14 under the quality control framework will remain inoperative for three years from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Industry body Federation of Indian Mic...