With a view to creating an institutional mechanism for effective coordination and synergy with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of the country, in the development promotion and implementation of the Indian Standards (IS) to create a robust quality ecosystem in the country, as envisaged in the Indian National Strategy for Standardization, a Standardization Cell is formed with the composition and functions of the Standardization cell are shown below:

Category Role Name
Chairperson - Additional Secretary / Joint Secretary
Members - Representatives of Department/Autonomous/subordinate organisations
Member Secretary - Director
Category Role Name Designation Organization Email Contact
Chairperson - Additional Secretary / Joint Secretary   
Members - Representatives of Autonomous/subordinate organisations   
Members - Representatives of the public sector undertakings   
Members - one or two professionals/domain area experts associated with the Ministry/Department   
Members - Representatives of two-three states, if felt necessary   
Member Secretary - Director   

  

Functions :

The Cell will help the Ministry/Department in -

  • Identification of the new areas and subjects for Standards Development.
  • Preparation of the Annual Programme for Standardization.
  • Identifying and nominating experts to the Technical committees and working panels of BIS.
  • Examination of the Indian Standards to be included in the guidelines for the programmes and schemes of the department.
  • Identification of the Indian Standards for mandating compulsory certification and drafting of QCOs.
  • Organising consultation with the industry and other stakeholders to promote the use of Indian Standards and sharing the feedback with BIS and
  • Leveraging the capacity-building programmes of BIS.

    • Frequency of meeting :

  • The Cell will meet at least once a quarter.