Programme of work

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

Textiles Department

Programme of Work

TXD28 : Silk and Silk Products

Scope : To formulate Indian Standards on terminology, methods of test, grading, specifications and packaging of all varieties of raw silk, degummed silk, silk byproducts and weighted silk including silk yarns and fabrics.
Liaison :

Published Standards

SI. No.	IS No.	Title	Reaffirmation Details	No. of Amendments	Degree of Equivalence
1.	IS 15090 (Part 111):2002 Reviewed In : 2019	Raw silk – Grading and methods of tests – Parts 1 to 11	February, 2019	1	Indigenous
2.	IS 1582:2017 Reviewed In : 2022	Textiles – Silk yarn and fabrics – Determination of degumming loss (first revision)	January, 2022	1	Indigenous
3.	IS 15824:2008 Reviewed In : 2023	Textiles – Requirements for marking textile materials made of silk – Specification	June, 2023	-	Indigenous
4.	IS 15825 (Part 1):2008 Reviewed In : 2023	Dupion raw silk – Grading and methods of test Part 1 Grading	June, 2023	-	Indigenous
5.	IS 15825 (Part 2):2008 Reviewed In : 2023	Dupion raw silk – Grading and methods of test Part 2 Visual examination	June, 2023	-	Indigenous
6.	IS 15825 (Part 3):2008 Reviewed In : 2023	Dupion raw silk – Grading and methods of test Part 3 Determination of special defects	June, 2023	-	Indigenous
7.	IS 15825 (Part 4):2008 Reviewed In : 2023	Dupion raw silk – Grading and methods of test Part 4 Conducting winding test	June, 2023	-	Indigenous
8.	IS 15825 (Part 5):2008 Reviewed In : 2023	Dupion raw silk – Grading and methods of test Part 5 Determination of average size and size uniformity range	June, 2023	-	Indigenous
9.	IS 15826:2008 Reviewed In : 2023	TASSAR reeling cum twisting machine reeled yarn – Grading and methods of tests	June, 2023	-	Indigenous
10.	IS 1583:2024	HANDLOOM SILK DHOTI AND PRINTED SARI - SPECIFICATION Second Revision		-	Indigenous
11.	IS 17208:2019 Reviewed In : 2023	Textiles – Silk and other woven fabrics – Determination of percentage of weight of warp and weft yarns	June, 2023	-	Indigenous
12.	IS 17618 (Part 1):2021	TASAR RAW SILK GRADING AND TEST METHODS PART 1 GRADING CLASSIFICATION		-	Indigenous
13.	IS 17618 (Part 2):2021	TASAR RAW SILK GRADING AND METHODS OF TESTS PART 2 VISUAL AND TACTUAL EXAMINATION		-	Indigenous
14.	IS 17618 (Part 3):2021	TASAR RAW SILK GRADING AND METHODS OF TESTS PART 3 WINDING TEST		-	Indigenous
15.	IS 17618 (Part 4):2021	TASAR RAW SILK GRADING AND METHODS OF TESTS PART 4 SIZE TEST		-	Indigenous
16.	IS 17618 (Part 5):2021	TASAR RAW SILK GRADING AND METHODS OF TESTS PART 5 TENACITY AND ELONGATION TEST		-	Indigenous
17.	IS 17618 (Part 6):2021	TASAR RAW SILK GRADING AND METHODS OF TESTS PART 6 COHESION TEST		-	Indigenous
18.	IS 17618 (Part 7):2021	TASAR RAW SILK — GRADING AND METHODS OF TESTS PART 7 — STANDARD IMAGES OF DEFECTS OF TASAR SILK		-	Indigenous
19.	IS 18314:2023	Terms Relating to Silk and Silk Processing - Glossary		-	Indigenous
20.	IS 19148:2025	Muga Raw Silk ï¿½ Grading and Methods of Test		-	Indigenous
21.	IS 3561:2024	SILK FABRICS - DIMENSIONAL CHANGES ON WASHING - METHOD FOR DETERMINATION (Second Revision)		-	Indigenous
22.	IS 9586:1980 Reviewed In : 2024 Decision taken to Reaffirm and Archive	Specification for silk-worm pupae oil	February, 2024	-	Indigenous

Standards Under Develpoment

Projects Approved

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Preliminary Draft Standards

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Drafts Standards in WC Stage

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Draft Standards Completed WC Stage

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Finalized Draft Indian Standard

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Finalized Draft Indian Standards under Print

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Total Published Standards:21 Total Standards Under development : 0

Aspect Wise Report

Product:	2
Code of Practices :	0
Methods of Test :	18
Terminology :	1
Dimensions :	0
System Standard :	0
Safety Standard :	0
Others :	0
Service Specification :	0
Process Specification :	1
Unclassified :	0

Total :22

Annexure-I :List of Indian Standards Withdrawn/Superseded

SI. No.	IS No.	Title
1.	IS 1584:1991	Textiles - Silk shirting
2.	IS 1686:1975	Cast iron and mild steel flat pulleys
3.	IS 1687:1991	Textiles - Silk kora loomstate cloth
4.	IS 2207:1962	Handloom Printed Silk Saris
5.	IS 2938:1992	Raw Silk - Method of Grading
6.	IS 2939:1991 Reviewed In : 1997	Raw silk - Methods for visual and tactual examination
7.	IS 2940:1991 Reviewed In : 1997	Functional requirements for hose laying tender for fire brigade use
8.	IS 2941:1991 Reviewed In : 1997	Raw silk - Methods for conducting winding test
9.	IS 2942:1991 Reviewed In : 1997	Raw silk - Determination of size count deviation and maximum deviation
10.	IS 2943:1991 Reviewed In : 1997	Raw silk - Methods for determination of conditioned size count
11.	IS 2944:1991 Reviewed In : 1997	Raw Silk - Determination of Evenness and Low Evenness
12.	IS 2945:1991 Reviewed In : 1997	Textiles - Determination of cleanness of raw silk
13.	IS 2946:1991 Reviewed In : 1997	Raw silk - Methods for determination of neatness and low neatness
14.	IS 2947:1991 Reviewed In : 1997	Raw silk - Determination of tenacity and elongation by serigraph test
15.	IS 2948:1991 Reviewed In : 1997	Raw silk - Determination of cohesion
16.	IS 3356:1965	Jhoot Silk Coating
17.	IS 3357:1991	Matka Silk Fabrics
18.	IS 3358:1991	Dupion Silk Fabrics
19.	IS 3359:1991 Reviewed In : 2003	Silk Coating
20.	IS 461:1953	Method for grading raw silk tentative
21.	IS 462:1953	Method for visual and tactual examination of category 1 raw silk tentative
22.	IS 463:1953	Method for determining conditioned weight of category I raw silk tentative
23.	IS 464:1953	Fanlight catch - Specification Third Revision
24.	IS 465:1953	Method for conducting size denier deviation and maximum deviation tests for category I raw silk tentative
25.	IS 466:1953	Method for conducting average conditioned size denier test for category I raw silk tentative
26.	IS 467:1953	Method for conducting evenness and low evenness tests for category I raw silk tentative
27.	IS 468:1953	Method for conducting cleanness test for category I raw silk tentative
28.	IS 469:1953	Method for conducting neatness test for category I raw silk tentative
29.	IS 470:1953	Method for conducting serigraph test for determining the tenacity and elongation of category I raw silk tentative
30.	IS 471:1953	Method for conducting cohesion test for category I raw silk tentative
31.	IS 472:1953	Method for visual and tactual examination of category II raw silk tentative
32.	IS 473:1953	Method for determining conditioned weight of category II raw silk tentative
33.	IS 474:1953	Method for conducting winding test for category II raw silk tentative
34.	IS 475:1953	Method for conducting size denier deviation and maximum deviation tests for category II raw silk tentative
35.	IS 476:1953	Method for conducting average conditioned size denier test for category II raw silk tentative
36.	IS 477:1953	Method for conducting evenness and low evenness test for category II raw silk tentative
37.	IS 478:1953	Method for conducting cleanness test for category II raw silk tentative
38.	IS 479:1953	Method for conducting neatness test for category II raw silk tentative
39.	IS 480:1953	Method for conducting serigraph test for determining the tenacity and elongation of category II raw silk tentative
40.	IS 481:1953	Method for conducting cohesion test for category II raw silk tentative

Annexure-II :List of Indian Product Standards

SI. No.	IS No. & Year	Title
1.	IS 1583:2024	HANDLOOM SILK DHOTI AND PRINTED SARI - SPECIFICATION Second Revision
2.	IS 9586:1980 Reviewed In : 2024 Decision taken to Reaffirm and Archive	Specification for silk-worm pupae oil