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 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 (includes ECO Mark, Gold and Silver Hall Marking) –MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (QMS,EMS,HACCP,OHSMC) n LABORATORY MANAGEMENT n STANDARDS PROMOTION n INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION n OTHERS - WTO-TBT ENQUIRY POINT –CONSUMER AFFAIRS –RAJIV GANDHI 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 (20) 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 (23) LITD (22)

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

BIS TECHNICAL DIVISION COUNCILS n GENERAL & PRODUCTION ENGINEERING n CHEMICAL n CIVIL ENGINEERING n ELECTRONICS AND IT n ELECTROTECHNICAL n FOOD AND AGRICULTURE n MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS n MECHANICAL ENGINEERING n MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND HOSPITAL PLANNING n METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING n PETROCHEMICAL n TEXTILE n TRANSPORT ENGINEERING n 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 >18000 –DIVISIONAL COUNCILS 14 –TECHNICAL COMMITTEES > 1160 –TECHNICAL EXPERTS > n 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)

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

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

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 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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