GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

GENESIS OF BIS OBJECTIVES ISI CERTIFICATION MARK ACT, 1952 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 STANDARDS FORMULATION CERTIFICATION PRODUCT (includes ECO Mark, Gold and Silver Hall Marking) MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (QMS,EMS,HACCP,OHSMC) LABORATORY MANAGEMENT STANDARDS PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OTHERS - WTO-TBT ENQUIRY POINT CONSUMER AFFAIRS RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

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

Overview of BIS Standardization Activity ADGT / DDGT ADGT/ DDGT 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 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 OVERVIEW STANDARDS IN FORCE >18000 DIVISIONAL COUNCILS 14 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES > 1160 TECHNICAL EXPERTS > 26000 BASIC APPROACHES COMMITTEE STRUCTURE INTERESTS REPRESENTED MANUFACTURERS CONSUMERS TECHNOLOGISTS DOMINANT ROLE BY CONSUMERS ENSURING CONSUMER INTEREST CONSENSUS PRINCIPLE

FOCUS OF STANDARDS FORMULATION 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)

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

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

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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