GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS GENESIS

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

GENESIS OF BIS • INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION (PREDECESSOR OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS) SET UP ON 6 JANUARY 1947 • OBJECTIVES – PROMOTE STANDARDIZATION , QUALITY CONTROL AND SIMPLIFICATION IN INDUSTRY & COMMERCE • ISI CERTIFICATION MARK ACT, 1952 – PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SCHEME LAUNCHED IN 1955 -56 • BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (BIS) – ESTABLISHED ON 1 APRIL 1987 UNDER BIS ACT, 1986 AS STATUTORY BODY

MAIN ACTIVITIES n n STANDARDS FORMULATION CERTIFICATION – PRODUCT (includes ECO Mark, Gold and Silver Hall Marking) – MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (QMS, EMS, HACCP, OHSMC) n n LABORATORY MANAGEMENT STANDARDS PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OTHERS - WTO-TBT ENQUIRY POINT – CONSUMER AFFAIRS – RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FINANCE CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE LEGAL COMMITTEE STANDARDS COMMITTEE DIVISION COUNCIL COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE PANEL LABORATORY COMMITTEE 14 CONSUMER POLICY COMMITTEE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Overview of BIS Standardization Activity ADGT /DDGT ADGT/ CED ( 34) CHD (20) ETD (37) FAD (20) GPD (33) MED (24) MSD (7) MTD (22) PCD (10) TED (15) TXD (19) WRD (17) LITD (22) MEHPD (23) Fig. in ( ) is the no. of SCs under DC

AREAS OF OPERATION • ALL MANUFACTURES • EXCLUDE: DRUGS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, EMISSION STANDARDS, ROADS & BRIDGES.

BIS TECHNICAL DIVISION COUNCILS n n n n GENERAL & PRODUCTION ENGINEERING CHEMICAL CIVIL ENGINEERING ELECTRONICS AND IT ELECTROTECHNICAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND HOSPITAL PLANNING METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING PETROCHEMICAL TEXTILE TRANSPORT ENGINEERING WATER RESOURCES

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES • PARTICIPATION IN ISO – FOUNDER MEMBER OF ISO - PARTICIPATING MEMBER • DEVCO, COPOLCO, CASCO, INFCO • 53 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES – SECRETARIAT • 4 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES • 5 SUBCOMMITTEES • PARTICIPATION IN IEC – PARTICIPATING SINCE 1949 – PARTICIPATING MEMBER – 46 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES (Cont) • CODEX ALEMENTARIUS COMMISSION • WTO-TBT AGREEMENT • FOCUS – EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINED PARTICIPATION IN ISO/IEC WORK – CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH • REGIONAL GROUPINGS e. g. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY • COUNTRIES HAVING TRADE WITH INDIA

STANDARDS FORMULATION n OVERVIEW n STANDARDS IN FORCE – – – n DIVISIONAL COUNCILS TECHNICAL COMMITTEES TECHNICAL EXPERTS >18000 14 > 1160 > 26000 BASIC APPROACHES – COMMITTEE STRUCTURE – INTERESTS REPRESENTED » MANUFACTURERS » CONSUMERS » TECHNOLOGISTS – DOMINANT ROLE BY CONSUMERS ENSURING CONSUMER INTEREST – CONSENSUS PRINCIPLE

– – – NEED BASED & DEMAND DRIVEN RIGOROUS CRITERIA TO ESTABLISH NEED FASTER DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS CONTEMPORARINESS STATE OF ART TECHNOLOGY HARMONIZATION WITH INTERNATIONAL (ISO/IEC) AND REGIONAL STANDARDS (EEC/EN)

COMMENTS NEW WORK ITEM FIRST DRAFT CIRCULATION TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS SECOND DRAFT COMMENTS CIRCULATION TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMENTS MEETING PUBLIC CIRCULATION (90 DAYS) MEETING NATIONAL STANDARD

PRODUCT CERTIFICATION Conforms to ISO Guide 65 Modeled on ISO Guide 28 ISO TYPE 5 SCHEME Almost 1200 Products Voluntary Scheme

n Certification Process – – – – APPLICATION PRELIMINARY INSPECTION TESTING OF SAMPLES ACCEPTANCE OF SCHEME OF TESTING AND INSPECTION MARKING FEE GRANT OF LICENCE MONITORING/SURVEILLANCE » » » – – – SURPRISE VISITS TESTING IN FACTORY TESTING IN INDEPENDENT LABORATORIES FACTORY SAMPLES MARKET SAMPLES FEEDBACK FROM ORGANIZED CONSUMERS INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS RENEWAL OF LICENCE EVERY ONE/ TWO YEARS

Certification of Foreign Manufacturers and Imported Goods • Launched in September 1999. • Allows Grant of BIS Standard Mark to Foreign Manufacturers and Indian Importers. • Prime Objective of the scheme - Regulating quality of imports

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