Minister in charge Piyush Goyal lists five mottos for the growth of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

31. March 2022

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal named the five mottos to grow BIS at the institution’s 75th anniversary celebration. He said the Bureau of Indian Standarsd (BIS) should be a modern service provider and not be perceived as a hindrance by businesses and the public. Maintaining quality standards should not be too expensive and must take into account the profit margin of companies, Goyal added. In his thanking speech, the minister praised the contribution of BIS to India’s national economic performance with the main tasks of “standardization and certification” by BIS. “The Indian nation and BIS will be one hundred years old in 2047. Therefore, it is a great challenge to set a 25-year plan for the BIS. The contents of which should help make India a world power and great nation,” Goyal said in his speech.

The Bureau of Indian Standards, or BIS, was established in 1947 as the Indian Standards Institution (ISI) and celebrated its 75th anniversary on Jan. 6. On the five mottos of BIS’s future growth, Goyal said the following: First, he said, BIS must work as a facilitator, not an “obstructor.” Second, the BIS should become a global organization by learning and integrating global standards. Third, BIS needs to conduct a gap analysis of its laboratory capabilities and establish modern QA laboratories throughout the country. Fourth, BIS should achieve a quality or standard “revolution” through the “One Nation One Standard” program. Last and fifth, BIS should ensure that compliance with quality standards does not cost too much, but remains in proportion to the further costs of enterprises.

Goyal also said that standardization and certificates of conformity ensure safe, reliable and high-quality products for consumers, and therefore the importance of BIS will increase in the coming years. BIS must inform and raise awareness among consumers about quality assurance, the minister added at the end of his speech.

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