About Bureau of Indian Standards:
- It is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016.
- Objective: It was established for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking, and quality certification of goods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- It is the successor of the Indian Standards Institution (ISI), which was created in 1947 to ensure quality control and competitive efficiency in the rapid industrialization era.
- Functions of Bureau of Indian Standards
- BIS has been providing traceability and tangibility benefits to the national economy in a number of ways by
- Providing safe, reliable quality goods;
- Minimizing health hazards to consumers;
- Promoting exports and imports substitute; control over proliferation of varieties etc. through standardization, certification, and testing.
- It operates product certification schemes through which it grants licenses to manufacturers covering practically every industrial discipline, from agriculture and textiles to electronics.
- BIS represents India in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
- Nodal Ministry: It is functioning under the administrative control of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
- Headquarter: It is headquartered in New Delhi and maintains regional and branch offices throughout the country.
