BIS should help facilitate zero defect, zero effect policy: Piyush Goyal

Hopes bureau will emerge as a global player and pioneer in standardisation, says standards are the new patents and those who control them, control markets, prices, manufacturing and innovations

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) should become a benchmark for quality control, quality assessment and quality assurance and as the National Standards Body it should act as a facilitator for the industry by formulating Standards that support Zero defect, Zero effect, said Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Textiles and Commerce & Industry, in an event organised by BIS.

He added that the bureau should also emerge as a global player and pioneer in the field of standardisation, and said standards are the new patents and those who control standards, control markets, prices, processes, manufacturing