The government has decided to take the ordinance route to amend the
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act, 1986, to empower government to
bring any article or process which it considers necessary from the point
of view of public health and safety under mandatory certification,
sources said.
The proposed amendment is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's action plan, and has been cleared by Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth.
This will remove restrictions of only listing certain industries as specified from the BIS Act and enable the government to act firmly against those selling spurious and sub-standard goods and enhance the quality of products, sources said.
The draft cabinet note has got approval of all ministries concerned, they added.
The government also plans a comprehensive amendment at a later stage and some of the planned proposals are expanding mandatory standards certification under BIS from existing 102 products and services to 2,300 items.
Besides adding more products under BIS certification, amendments will also include provisions for recalling products, raising penalty and reduction in long-process of litigation.
A regulator to address consumer grievances and take penal action against defaulting companies is also being planned by the Centre.
Source : ND TV , 27th Sep 2014
The proposed amendment is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's action plan, and has been cleared by Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth.
This will remove restrictions of only listing certain industries as specified from the BIS Act and enable the government to act firmly against those selling spurious and sub-standard goods and enhance the quality of products, sources said.
The draft cabinet note has got approval of all ministries concerned, they added.
The government also plans a comprehensive amendment at a later stage and some of the planned proposals are expanding mandatory standards certification under BIS from existing 102 products and services to 2,300 items.
Besides adding more products under BIS certification, amendments will also include provisions for recalling products, raising penalty and reduction in long-process of litigation.
A regulator to address consumer grievances and take penal action against defaulting companies is also being planned by the Centre.
Source : ND TV , 27th Sep 2014
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