CCTV market witnessing local shift

Imports, mostly from China, hit by regulations

- Sugandha Mukherjee

The Central Government's crackdown on Chinese apps and phones is seeing the closed-circuit television (CCTV) market undergoing a strategic transformation, driven by regulatory reform, a national push for self-reliance, and rising consumer expectations around cybersecurity and data localization. In a space once dominated by low-cost Chinese imports, Indian surveillance brands are steadily gaining ground across homes, businesses and public infrastructure.

The regulatory overhaul is led by the introduction of the Standardization Testing and Quality Certification (STQC), now mandatory for all CCTV products sold in the private sector since April this year. Brands must now undergo government-run cybersecurity audits before their products can be marketed, along with tighter supply chain disclosure norms.