Standards critical to control markets, induce manufacturing innovations: Union Minister Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, Oct 15 (KNN) Standards are the new patents and those who control standards, control markets, prices, processes, manufacturing and innovations, said Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry on Friday.

He said this in his message on World Standards Day celebration organized at Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) headquarters.

The Union Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister, standards are considered as a key pillar of growth. 

He said that BIS should become a benchmark for quality control, quality assessment and quality assurance.  

The minister further said that BIS, as the National Standards Body should act as a facilitator for the industry by formulating Standards that support Zero defect, Zero effect and should emerge as a global player and pioneer in the field of standardization. 

He encouraged all concerned to pledge to make India a quality conscious nation and make Indian quality a matter of pride for every Indian.

“BIS must revise and add sustainability in the existing standards for the new standards they create as a part of National Action Plan,” said the minister.

In his message on further improvement in the functioning of BIS, the Minister said that BIS must look at the analysis and setup additional labs across the country and modernize the existing labs.   (KNN Bureau)