1. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

2. 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

3. 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

4. BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

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

6. 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)

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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

12. –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)

13. 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

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

15. 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

16. 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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