New Delhi, June 23 -- The Centre has extended quality compliance timelines for select steel products and industrial screws by up to three years, giving manufacturers time to align their production processes with mandatory quality standards.

The move is in line with the government's broader effort to improve the ease of doing business and reduce compliance burdens on industry while maintaining product quality and safety standards. The decision follows NITI Aayog's recommendations to rationalise quality control regulations and provide manufacturers greater flexibility. As of now, 713 quality control orders (QCOs) are in practice.

In separate notifications issued late on Monday, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) allowed the steel minist...