Bureau of Indian Standards

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In recent years, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued as many as 84 Quality Control Orders (QCOs) based on the recommendations of various ministries and departments.

About Bureau of Indian Standards

• It is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016.
• Objective: It was established for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking, and quality certification of goods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
• It is the successor of the Indian Standards Institution (ISI), which was created in 1947 to ensure quality control and competitive efficiency in the rapid industrialization era.
• BIS represents India in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
• Nodal Ministry: It is functioning under the administrative control of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
• Headquarter: It is headquartered in New Delhi and maintains regional and branch offices throughout the country.

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Functions of Bureau of Indian Standards

• BIS has been providing traceability and tangibility benefits to the national economy in a number of ways by
  • Providing safe, reliable quality goods; 
  • Minimizing health hazards to consumers; 
  • Promoting exports and imports substitute; control over proliferation of varieties etc. through standardization, certification, and testing.
• It operates product certification schemes through which it grants licenses to manufacturers covering practically every industrial discipline, from agriculture and textiles to electronics.