LKS BIS Amicus: July 2024

Introduction to BIS

In the dynamic landscape of Indian trade and industry, ensuring quality and adherence to standards is paramount. At the forefront of this regulatory framework stands the Bureau of Indian Standards (‘BIS’), the National Standards Body of India, governed by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The Bureau is primarily tasked with formulating standards, certifying products, and safeguarding consumer interests.

Significance of BIS for the national economy

BIS has been instrumental in providing traceability and tangible benefits to the Indian economy in several ways. These include:

  • providing safe reliable quality goods;
  • minimizing health hazards to consumer
  • promoting exports and imports substitute; and
  • exercising control over proliferation of varieties, etc., through standardization, certification, and testing.
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