Appendix XI
The Bureau of Indian Standards
The ‘Indian Standards Institution’ was established in the year 1947 for (i) formulation of standards and (ii) promotion and implementation of standards.
It was reconstituted as ‘Bureau of Indian Standards’ in 1986 by an Act of the Parliament. The standards are formulated on various topics by a committee taking into consideration the consciousness of all interested through a wide circulation of the draft. About 18000 standards on various groups have been finalized.
The B.I.S. has its headquarters in Delhi (Manak Bhawan 9, Bahadur Shah Jafar Marg, New Delhi, 110002, India) and regional and branch offices all over the country.
The B.I.S. publications are priced publications and are available at all these ...
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