According to a report in the Economic Times on October 30, market research firm Nielsen said in a survey on Monday that three-quarters of the LED bulbs sold in India did not meet government consumer safety standards.

 

 

 

Based on a survey of 200 electronic retailers in major cities such as Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and New Delhi in July, the report found that some of the products were false and risky, with the discovery in the Indian capital New Delhi The largest number of fake products.

 

The report pointed out that the fake and unlicensed LED products not only posed a serious threat to organized and conforming market participants, but also detrimental to the implementation of key government plans. For example, the "made in India" program aims to establish a more domestic Multi-manufacturing enterprises.

 

In August, the Indian Bureau of Standards (BIS) had ordered the LED manufacturer to register the product for BIS for safety inspection. Officials said India is tightening quality control over consumers and capital goods, calling for a halt to the import of cheap goods from China, given the diplomatic tensions in the two most populous nation-states on the planet.

 

The report also said that "fake products also affect the government's tax revenue ... ... beat the investment objective, in violation of" easy to do "business philosophy.The survey showed that 48% of the LED light bulb brand did not mention the manufacturer's address 31% did not have the manufacturer's name.