GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

GENESIS OF BIS INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS(INDIA) ACTING AS THE INDIAN COMMITTEE OF BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION SINCE 6 AUGUST 1919 INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS(INDIA) ACTING AS THE INDIAN COMMITTEE OF BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION SINCE 6 AUGUST 1919 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA RESOLUTION ON 3 SEPTEMBER 1946 FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA RESOLUTION ON 3 SEPTEMBER 1946 FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION (PREDECESSOR OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS)SET UP ON 6 JANUARY 1947 INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION (PREDECESSOR OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS)SET UP ON 6 JANUARY 1947 OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES – PROMOTING STANDARDIZATION,QUALITY CONTROL AND SIMPLIFICATION IN INDUSTRY & COMMERCE ISI CERTIFICATION MARK ACT, 1952 ISI CERTIFICATION MARK ACT, 1952 – PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SCHEME LAUNCHED IN BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (BIS) BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (BIS) – ESTABLISHED ON 1 APRIL 1987 UNDER BIS ACT, 1986 AS STATUTORY BODY

MAIN ACTIVITIES n STANDARDS FORMULATION n CERTIFICATION –PRODUCT –MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (QMS,EMS,HACCP,OSHAS) n LABORATORY MANAGEMENT n STANDARDS PROMOTION n INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION n OTHERS –TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES –WTO-TBT ENQUIRY POINT –CONSUMER AFFAIRS –NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

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

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

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

BIS TECHNICAL DIVISION COUNCILS n GENERAL & PRODUCTION ENGINEERING (33) n CHEMICAL (19) n CIVIL ENGINEERING (34) n ELECTRONICS AND IT (22) n ELECTRONICS & ELECTROTECHNICAL (37) n FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (20) n MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS (7) n MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (24) n MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND HOSPITAL PLANNING (15) n METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING (22) n PETROCHEMICAL (10) n TEXTILE (19) n TRANSPORT ENGINEERING (15) n WATER RESOURCES (17)

INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION IN ISO PARTICIPATION IN ISO –FOUNDER MEMBER OF ISO –MEMBER OF ISO COUNCIL –PARTICIPATING MEMBER DEVCO, COPOLCO, CASCO, INFCO DEVCO, COPOLCO, CASCO, INFCO 53 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES 53 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES –SECRETARIAT 4 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES 4 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES 5 SUBCOMMITTEES 5 SUBCOMMITTEES PARTICIPATION IN IEC PARTICIPATION IN IEC –PARTICIPATING SINCE 1949 –PARTICIPATING MEMBER –46 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES CODEX ALEMENTARIUS COMMISSION CODEX ALEMENTARIUS COMMISSION WTO-TBT AGREEMENT WTO-TBT AGREEMENT FOCUS FOCUS –EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINED PARTICIPATION IN ISO/IEC WORK –CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH REGIONAL GROUPINGS e.g. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY REGIONAL GROUPINGS e.g. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COUNTRIES HAVING EXCLUSIVE TRADE WITH INDIA COUNTRIES HAVING EXCLUSIVE TRADE WITH INDIA

STANDARDS FORMULATION n OVERVIEW As on 30 June 2001 n STANDARDS IN FORCE n STANDARDS HARMONIZED WITH ISO/IEC STANDARDS 3495 –DUAL NUMBER STANDARDS 1233 –TECHNICAL EQUIVALENT STANDARDS 1987 STANDARDS HARMONIZED W ITH EN STANDARDS, REGULATIONS AND DIRECTIVES 155 –DIVISIONAL COUNCILS 14 –TECHNICAL COMMITTEES 1162 –TECHNICAL EXPERTS n BASIC APPROACHES –COMMITTEE STRUCTURE –INTERESTS REPRESENTED »MANUFACTURERS »CONSUMERS »TECHNOLOGISTS –DOMINANT ROLE BY CONSUMERS ENSURING CONSUMER INTEREST –CONSENSUS PRINCIPLE