About Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS):
- BIS is the National Standards Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016.
- Objective: Harmonious development of the activities of standardisation and quality assurance of goods and articles.
- It works under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
- BIS represents India in International Organization for Standardization (ISO)and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
What is ISO?
- It is an independent, non-governmental international organisation with a membership of 167 national standard bodies.
- Through its members, it brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market-relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.
What is IEC?
- The IEC is a global, not-for-profit membership organisation whose work underpins quality infrastructure and international trade in electrical and electronic goods.
- The IEC brings together more than 170 countries and provides a global, neutral and independent standardisation platform to 20 000 experts globally.
- It administers 4 Conformity assessment systems whose members certify that devices, systems, installations, services and people work as required.
