Standard is a document that provides agreed solutions to recurring problems. These could be specifications, procedures and guidelines to ensure that products, services and systems are safe, consistent and reliable.
Standards are developed by technical committees of Standards Developing Organizations, that comprises of stakeholders such as manufacturer, consumer, R&D and scientific institutions, academia, Govt. departments/ Ministries, Regulators and testing laboratories. The nominated experts of such organizations develop standards based on proposals received from any stakeholder following process and practices of good standardization through a process of consensus building aimed at arriving at a common stand point.
As per the BIS Act 2016, standard that is established and published by BIS (the National Standards Body) in relation to any good, process, system or service is an Indian Standard.
Division Councils are created by the Standards Advisory Committee, who decides on its composition in accordance with Rule 19 (2) of BIS Rules 2018. However, any individual/ organization can apply to BIS online for a membership in a Division Council of his interest which would then be considered by the concerned Division Council for co-option; keeping in consideration the balance of representation of various interest groups in the committee and maintaining a workable size of the committees.
Division Councils are created by the Standards Advisory Committee, who decides on its composition in accordance with Rule 19 (2) of BIS Rules 2018. However, any individual/ organization can apply to BIS online for a membership in a Division Council of his interest which would then be considered by the concerned Division Council for co-option; keeping in consideration the balance of representation of various interest groups in the committee and maintaining a workable size of the committees.
A Sectional Committee is constituted by its Division Council for the work of formulation of Indian Standards in specific areas defined in their scope of work. In accordance with Rule 17(2) of BIS Rules 2018, every Sectional Committee shall comprise of representative of various interest such as consumers, regulatory & other Govt. bodies, industry, testing organizations, laboratories or calibration laboratories, scientists, technologists, experts in personal capacity, consumer interests and concerned officers of the Bureau.
Any Organization/ individual (as an expert) can express their interest to become a member of a Sectional Committee for active involvement in standards development by applying to BIS online. The request is then considered by the Sectional Committee for co-opting the organization/ individual expert; keeping in consideration the balance of representation of various interest groups in the committee and maintaining a workable size of the committees.
Membership in Sectional Committees (or in Division Councils) are free of any fees/ charges. Therefore, an organization or individual does not have to pay to become a member of Sectional Committees.< /p>
Any person, being a Ministry of the Central Government, State Government, Union territory administration, consumer organisation, industrial unit, industry-association, professional body, member of the Governing Council, member of a technical committee or any individual who proposes for establishment of an Indian Standard or for amending or for revising or withdrawing an established Indian Standard may submit the proposal to the Bureau in writing for the purpose.
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All established standards are reviewed periodically, at least once in five years, to determine the need for revision or withdrawal. Standards which in the opinion of the Sectional Committee need no revision or amendment are reaffirmed by the Sectional Committee.
Indian Standards are dynamic in nature and are periodically reviewed by BIS. However in case any stakeholder desires to make any comment on the Indian Standard, the same can be submitted through the prescribed Performa.
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