Bureau of Indian Standards Foundation Day celebrated

79th BIS Foundation Day was celebrated with a launch and release of key initiatives in New Delhi today. The occasion was graced by Prahlad Joshi, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy, along with B. L. Verma, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Social Justice & Empowerment.

Addressing the gathering, Shri Prahlad Joshi stated that BIS is continuously evolving in the field of standardisation by formulating and adopting internationally accepted best practices. He noted that Indian Standards today extend far beyond traditional sectors and now cover renewable energy, electric mobility, smart infrastructure, digital technologies, sustainability, green products, as well as emerging areas such as bomb disposal systems and electric agricultural tractors.

Bharat Khera, Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, emphasised that BIS plays a critical role in the country’s quality architecture by building consumer confidence and supporting Atmanirbhar Bharat.

In his address, Sanjay Garg, Director General, BIS, stated that 2025 has been a landmark year for BIS. During the year, BIS developed over 600 new standards, taking the total to 23,293 standards, covering diverse fields such as AYUSH, robotics, artificial intelligence, ecology, and other emerging technologies.

Amandeep Singh (DGM, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.) has been conferred with the prestigious 1906 IEC Award for his exceptional contributions towards the development of IEC Working Group member from his experiences of Indian UHV transmission line engineering.

The Foundation Day event was attended by various stakeholders, including industry associations, officers from the Department of Consumer Affairs, academia, and others. Additional Secretary & the Finance Advisor to DOCA Sanjiv Shankar, H J S Pasricha, DDG (Certification), Lt Col (retd) Kumar Shantanu and were also present on this occasion(updated o 7th january 26)