Bhubaneswar, Nov. 29 -- New Delhi: The helmet manufacturing industry expects the demand for BIS certified two-wheeler helmets will sky-rocket after the Centre implemented new norms. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Friday issued the 'Helmet for riders of Two Wheelers Motor Vehicles (Quality Control) Order, 2020.

Under the new directive, the protective helmets for two-wheeler riders have been included under compulsory BIS certification and the publication of the Quality Control Order (QUO). The Centre mandated that only BIS certified two-wheeler helmets would be manufactured and sold in the country for two-wheelers.

As per the notification: "QCO would mean that only BIS certified two-wheeler helmets would be manufactured an...