The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoC&I) on September 29, 2023, issued a notification regarding the prohibition of the manufacture, possession, and import of electric detonators.
The Central Government hereby prohibits the manufacture, possession, and import of the electric detonator (explosive of Class 6 Division 3 or UN Class 1 Division 1) throughout the country with effect from April 01, 2025.
[Notification No. S.O. 4255(E)]