1. Standards and Conformity Assessment Bodies - India
IAF
PAC
ILAC
APLAC
QCI
Quality Council of India
NABCB
National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies
NRBPT
National Registration Board for Personnel and Training
NQC
National Quality Campaign
MST
Ministry of Science and Technology
DST
Department of Science and Technology
NABL
National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories
FCAMIN
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
DCA
Department of Consumer Affairs
Weights and Measures
OIML
BIS
Bureau of Indian Standards
National Institute of Training for Standardization
TRAI
Telecom Regulatory Authorities India
WTO/TBT
Inquiry point
MOC
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
STQC
Standardization, Testing and Quality Certification
IEC
JTC1
ISO
DOT
Department of Telecommunication
CCA
Controller of Certifying Authorities
APMP
APT
DAE
Department of Atomic Energy
BARC
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
NPL
National Physical Laboratory
BIPM
ITU
MOHFW
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
NCC
National Codex Committee
Codex
Regional
Government
MOA
Ministry of Agriculture
Inquiry point
WTO/SPS
International
Non-Government

2. Standards and Conformity Assessment Bodies - India
Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Promoting new areas of Science & Technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting S&T activities in the country
Quality Council of India (QCI)
Setup as an Autonomous body by the Government of India to establish and operate National Accreditation Structure for conformity assessment bodies.
National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories (NABL)
To provides laboratory accreditation services to laboratories that are performing tests / calibrations in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025
National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB)
Undertakes assessment and accreditation of Certification Bodies applying for accreditation as per the Board's criteria in line with international standards and guidelines.
National Registration Board for Personnel and Training (NRBPT)
Registration of Auditors, Consultants and Training Programs
National Quality Control (NQC)
To spread awareness on advantages of compliance to quality standards & continuous improvement.

3. Standards and Conformity Assessment Bodies - India
Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)
Responsible for the formulation of policies for consumer cooperatives, monitoring prices, availability of essential commodities, consumer movement in the country and controlling of statutory bodies like the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and Weights and Measures
Weights and Measures
The central authority for dealing with wights and measures; is required to handle all matters falling within the purview of the central government
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
National Standardization body and certification body
National Institute of Training for Standardization (NITS)
Training Institute established by BIS
Telecom Regulatory Authorities India (TRAI)
Regulatory body for Telecoms
Establishment of standards for Service Quality
Department of Telecommunications
Responsible for grant of licenses for Unified Access Service Internet and VSAT service
Responsible for frequency management in the field of radio communication
Enforces wireless regulatory measures by monitoring wireless transmission of all users in the country

4. Standards and Conformity Assessment Bodies - India
Standardisation, Testing and Quality Certification (STQC)
The program has received substantial technical and financial support from the german government under the Indo-German Technical Cooperation project spanning 15 years ( )
Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA)
IT Act provides for the CCA to license and regulate the working of Certifying Authorities. The Certifying Authorities (CAs) issue digital signature certificates for electronic authentication of users.
National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Establish, maintain and update the national standards of measurement and calibration facilities for different parameters
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)
NMI in the field of nuclear technology

5. Standards and Conformity Assessment Bodies - India
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The information contained in this presentation was compiled by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in collaboration with its public and private sector members and also with its international partners. The primary purpose of the chart is to attempt to portray, in high-level, block diagram form, the entities of the standards and conformity assessment systems of the particular economy and their primary inter-relationships and relationships to international and regional organizations – all on one slide.
While many organizations have many subdivisions, only those subdivisions most directly related to standards and conformity assessment are shown.
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