Central Pollution Control Board has issued a circular to all State Governments to ban Lead based paints for decorative & household use w.e.f 01.11.2017
Any manufacture, trade, import and export of Household and Decorative Paints as explained above containing lead or lead compounds (calculated as lead metal) in excess of 90 parts per million (ppm) (0.009 percent) of the weight of the total non-volatile content of the weight of the dried paints film is hereby prohibited.
Get details at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/environment/if-your-paint-label-doesn-t-say-lead-less-than-90-ppm-don-t-buy-it/story-agL3ICozFbenZct1y2afDI.html
