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

• INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS(INDIA) ACTING AS THE
  INDIAN COMMITTEE OF BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION
  SINCE 6 AUGUST 1919
• GOVERNMENT OF INDIA RESOLUTION ON
  3 SEPTEMBER 1946 FOR
  ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION
• INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION (PREDECESSOR OF
  BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS)SET UP ON
  6 JANUARY 1947
• OBJECTIVES
• PROMOTING 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
• MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (QMS,EMS,HACCP,OSHAS)
• LABORATORY MANAGEMENT
• STANDARDS PROMOTION
• INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
• OTHERS
• TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
• WTO-TBT ENQUIRY POINT
• CONSUMER AFFAIRS
• 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 (19)
FAD (20)
ETD (37)
GPD (33)
MED (24)
MSD (7)
MTD (22)
PCD (10)
TED (15)
TXD (19)
WRD (17)
LITD (22)
MEHPD (15)
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 (33)
• CHEMICAL (19)
• CIVIL ENGINEERING (34)
• ELECTRONICS AND IT (22)
• ELECTRONICS ELECTROTECHNICAL (37)
• FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (20)
• MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS (7)
• MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (24)
• MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND HOSPITAL PLANNING (15)
• METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING (22)
• PETROCHEMICAL (10)
• TEXTILE (19)
• TRANSPORT ENGINEERING (15)
• WATER RESOURCES (17)

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INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION

• PARTICIPATION IN ISO
• FOUNDER MEMBER OF ISO
• MEMBER OF ISO COUNCIL
• 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
• CODEX ALEMENTARIUS COMMISSION
• WTO-TBT AGREEMENT
• FOCUS
• EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINED PARTICIPATION IN ISO/IEC
  WORK
• CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH
• REGIONAL GROUPINGS e.g. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

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STANDARDS FORMULATION

• OVERVIEW As on 30 June
  2001
• STANDARDS IN FORCE
  17641
• STANDARDS HARMONIZED WITH ISO/IEC STANDARDS
  3495
• DUAL NUMBER STANDARDS
  1233
• TECHNICAL EQUIVALENT STANDARDS
  1987STANDARDS
  HARMONIZED WITH EN STANDARDS,REGULATIONS AND
  DIRECTIVES
  155
• DIVISIONAL COUNCILS
  14
• TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
  1162
• TECHNICAL EXPERTS
  26126
• BASIC APPROACHES
• COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
• INTERESTS REPRESENTED
• MANUFACTURERS
• CONSUMERS
• TECHNOLOGISTS
• DOMINANT ROLE BY CONSUMERS ENSURING CONSUMER
  INTEREST
• CONSENSUS PRINCIPLE