GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

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GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
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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

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MAIN ACTIVITIES

• STANDARDS FORMULATION
• CERTIFICATION
• PRODUCT (includes ECO Mark, Gold and Silver Hall
  Marking)
• MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (QMS,EMS,HACCP,OHSMC)
• LABORATORY MANAGEMENT
• STANDARDS PROMOTION
• INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
• OTHERS
• - WTO-TBT ENQUIRY POINT
• CONSUMER AFFAIRS
• RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD

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BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
BUREAU
FINANCE COMMITTEE
CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE
STANDARDS COMMITTEE
CONSUMER POLICY COMMITTEE
PLANNING DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
LEGAL COMMITTEE
LABORATORY COMMITTEE
DIVISION COUNCIL
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COMMITTEE
SUBCOMMITTEE
PANEL
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Overview of BIS Standardization Activity
ADGT / DDGT
ADGT/ DDGT
CED ( 34)
CHD (20)
FAD (20)
ETD (37)
GPD (33)
MED (24)
MSD (7)
MTD (22)
PCD (10)
TED (15)
TXD (19)
WRD (17)
LITD (22)
MEHPD (23)
Fig. in ( ) is the no. of SCs under DC
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AREAS OF OPERATION

• ALL MANUFACTURES
• EXCLUDE
• DRUGS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE,
  EMISSION STANDARDS, ROADS BRIDGES.

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BIS TECHNICAL DIVISION COUNCILS

• GENERAL PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
• CHEMICAL
• CIVIL ENGINEERING
• ELECTRONICS AND IT
• ELECTROTECHNICAL
• FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
• MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS
• MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
• MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND HOSPITAL PLANNING
• METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
• PETROCHEMICAL
• TEXTILE
• TRANSPORT ENGINEERING
• WATER RESOURCES

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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

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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

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STANDARDS FORMULATION

• OVERVIEW
• STANDARDS IN FORCE
  gt18000
• DIVISIONAL COUNCILS
  14
• TECHNICAL COMMITTEES gt
  1160
• TECHNICAL EXPERTS
  gt 26000
• BASIC APPROACHES
• COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
• INTERESTS REPRESENTED
• MANUFACTURERS
• CONSUMERS
• TECHNOLOGISTS
• DOMINANT ROLE BY CONSUMERS ENSURING CONSUMER
  INTEREST
• CONSENSUS PRINCIPLE

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FOCUS OF STANDARDS FORMULATION

• 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)

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COMMENTS
NEW WORK ITEM
CIRCULATION TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SECOND DRAFT
FIRST DRAFT
COMMENTS
PUBLIC CIRCULATION (90 DAYS)
CIRCULATION TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS
MEETING
COMMENTS
MEETING
NATIONAL STANDARD
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
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PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
Modeled on ISO Guide 28
Conforms to ISO Guide 65
ISO TYPE 5 SCHEME


Almost 1200 Products
Voluntary Scheme
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• 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

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Certification ofForeign 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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