(a) whether Bureau of Indian Standards has decided to strictly implement Indian Standards on the wide range of imported products/goods;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether imposition of BIS standards will check the inflow of sub-standard
imported goods; and
(d) if so, to what extent?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRASAD)
(a) & (b): Ministry of Commerce, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, have
issued a Notification on 24th November, 2000 making import of 131 items subject
to compliance of the mandatory Indian Quality Standards as notified by the Bureau
of Indian Standards (BIS) and also applicable to domestic goods.
(c) & (d): The above requirement is intended to ensure that imports of any of
the 131 items specified meet the standards laid down by BIS.