The proposed change will allow the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to evolve as a National Standards Body for goods and services with emphasis on self-certification and market surveillance instead of inspectors visiting factories. "It is very important to harmonise standards with those practices internationally... We have to move in that line," a senior government official told ET. Towards this end, the government is planning far-reaching amendments to the Bureau of Indian Standards Act that will give it more teeth to ensure quality products reach consumers, the official said.
