BIS to develop standards for 43 products under Make in India programme
Updated: Sep 23, 2015 05:16:46pm
New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has taken up development of standards for 43 products identified by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) for manufacturing quality products in the country under ‘Make in India’ programme.
It will also develop or upgrade standards for basic consumer services like potable water and waste collection and disposal besides revising National Building Code to promote safe and environment friendly construction in the country.
This was informed during the meeting of governing body of BIS chaired by Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, here on Wednesday.
Reviewing the performance of BIS, Paswan directed that labs of the bureau in each state should be upgraded on priority basis and facilities for testing of more products should be arranged. He also asked the BIS to develop or revise standards regarding street food and products of day to day.
He also stressed that mass awareness campaign should also be launched to make people quality conscious.
Underlining the importance of transparency in licensing of standards, the minister asked BIS to encourage industry to adopt self-declaration scheme for adopting standards.
Paswan also informed that the roadmap for computerisation of BIS has been prepared to make its all functions and processes IT enabled and directed BIS to complete the work by March 2016.
The meeting was attended by Members of Parliament, representatives of various central ministries and technical experts from different sectors.
They suggested that BIS should arrange promotion of ISI marked consumer products with the help of state governments, should take up standardisation of Ayurvedic products also.
They also suggested standards for biodegradable packaging of drinking water and other consumer products should be explored. (KNN Bureau)
It will also develop or upgrade standards for basic consumer services like potable water and waste collection and disposal besides revising National Building Code to promote safe and environment friendly construction in the country.
This was informed during the meeting of governing body of BIS chaired by Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, here on Wednesday.
Reviewing the performance of BIS, Paswan directed that labs of the bureau in each state should be upgraded on priority basis and facilities for testing of more products should be arranged. He also asked the BIS to develop or revise standards regarding street food and products of day to day.
He also stressed that mass awareness campaign should also be launched to make people quality conscious.
Underlining the importance of transparency in licensing of standards, the minister asked BIS to encourage industry to adopt self-declaration scheme for adopting standards.
Paswan also informed that the roadmap for computerisation of BIS has been prepared to make its all functions and processes IT enabled and directed BIS to complete the work by March 2016.
The meeting was attended by Members of Parliament, representatives of various central ministries and technical experts from different sectors.
They suggested that BIS should arrange promotion of ISI marked consumer products with the help of state governments, should take up standardisation of Ayurvedic products also.
They also suggested standards for biodegradable packaging of drinking water and other consumer products should be explored. (KNN Bureau)
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