TOUGH NEW RULES MAKE IT HARDER FOR CHINA TO FLOOD INDIAN CCTV MARKET

The Government of India has released a new set of rules governing the closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) system that can be manufactured or sold within India.

- ABHINANDAN MISHRA

Analysts believe that the new rules will make it very difficult for Chinese CCTV makers to flood the Indian market with products that can be a threat to India’s security. This is because of the close ties several of these companies have with agencies of the CCP.

The impact of this order is likely to come as a positive development for the Chinese companies, provided they are able to fulfill the tough new rules. Till now they have been treated as a pariah as far as competing in the ever-growing market of security cameras in India is concerned.

The new sets of rules, introduced on 9 March made it man-tested for “essential security parameters” at Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) recognized labs, for obtaining licence to use “Standard Mark”.

As per the said notification, the manufacturers and sellers have been given six months to meet the necessary requirements, with the order coming into effect from 9 October.