World Standards Day 2022

About World Standards Day 2022:

• World Standards Day is celebrated every year on October 14.
• This day, also known as International Standards Day, strives to educate consumers, policymakers, and businesses about the value of standardisation.
• The International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) was founded in 1947.

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS):

• BIS is the National Standard Body working under the Ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, Government of India.
• It is established by the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 which came into effect on 12 October 2017.
• Objective is the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, product testing and quality certification of goods in the country.

Source : PIB

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