Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

IN NEWS:

• The government has launched the new BIS-Care app in the country for users to check the quality of ISI and hallmarks of any product.

About BIS-Care app:

• The new BIS-Care app will allow users to check and know about the quality of the products that are ISI and hallmark quality-certified.
• This will allow users to be aware of the authenticity of products and even file complaints about the products that aren't authentic.
• The app is available in both Hindi and English for the ease of use.
• With the app, users can access the complete Complaint Management System and perform the same tasks as the BIS website.

About BIS:

• BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016 for the development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods.
• It came into existence in 1987 after the passage of The Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986.
• It derives its powers from The Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.

Activities

• Activities of BIS include Standards formulation, Certification, Hallmarking, Laboratory Testing of products etc.
• BIS draws market sample for independent testing to check quality of ISI marked products in the market. Action is taken against the erring manufacturers whose product does not conform to the Indian Standard.
•  BIS organizes Consumer Awareness Programmes wherein the consumers are made aware of quality of ISI marked products and its misuse and colorable imitations.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements:
1.Bureau of Indian standards was established under the Weights and measures act,1976.
2.Its responsible for checking the quality of ISI marked products in the market.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2 
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to prelims question