Question : VIGILANCE AUDITS BY BIS

(a) the number and details of preventive vigilance investigation audits conducted by the Vigilance Department of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) during each of the last three years;

(b) the details of preventive vigilance investigations conducted during the said period; and

(c) the details of the pending investigations?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K. V. THOMAS)

(a) & (b): Number and details of preventive vigilance audits conducted by the Vigilance Department of Bureau of Indian Standards during each of the last three years :

Year	No. of preventive vigilance	Details of Regional Offices/	audits conducted	Branch OfficesAudited
2008-09	06	i) Hyderabad Branch Office	ii) Marks Department Delhi-II	iii) Jaipur Branch Office	iv) Visakhapatnam Branch Office	v) Rajkot Branch Office	vi) Ahmedabad Branch Office
2009-10	04	i) Western Regional Office, Mumbai (Marks	Department-I,& II)	ii) Western Regional Office, Mumbai (Marks	Department –I, II &III)	iii) Visakhapatnam Branch Office	iv) Central Laboratory, Sahibabad
2010-11 up	03	i) Jaipur Branch Office
to February	ii) Kanpur Branch Office	iii) All India Electrical Mat	Licensee audit