Chandigarh, 14th October, 2016: The
World Standards Day was celebrated by Bureau of Indian Standards, Northern
Regional Office, Chandigarh today. Celebrated worldwide as the Foundation Day
of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a seminar was
organized on the occasion, which was inaugurated by His Excellency, Prof.
Kaptan Singh Solanki, Governor of Haryana.
In
his inaugural address His Excellency, Prof. Solanki said that the theme of this
year's celebrations "Standards Build Trust" indeed is very apt since
it truly coincides with the principles and concepts of Standardization. He said
that Bureau of Indian Standards has been established for harmonious development
of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of
goods and for related matters and thus building the trust. With trust,
businesses and consumers embark on a lifelong journey towards solutions that will
meet their mutual expectations – productivity, performance and quality of life.
Sh.
Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to Administrator U.T. Chandigarh, in his keynote
address praised the work carried out by BIS and highlighted the importance of
International Standards and their pivotal role in promoting commercial,
scientific and technological exchanges among the countries of the world. As
more people connect through technologies, and global businesses continue to
adopt methods to increase efficiency and streamline operations, Standards
remain an integral part of the process.
Sh.
M.V.S.D. Prasada Rao, Deputy Director General, Nortern Regional Office, Bureau
of Indian Stnadards (BIS), in his welcome address extended hearty welcome to
the chief guest and the delegates. Sh. Rao in his welcome address said that
every year on 14 October world standards this day is celebrated to pay tribute
to the efforts of thousands of experts world over who colloborate with
International Organization for Standardazation (ISO), International Electro
Technical Commission (IEC) and International Telecom Union (ITU).
The
technical seminar organised by BIS was chaired by Prof. Kapil Setia, Chief
Architect, Chandigarh. Sh. Setia
conducted the technical session in which presentation were made by Sh. Sukhwinder
Singh, Head Quality, Danone Nutricia, SAS Nagar Punjab, Sh. Sandeep Srivastava,
Kalinga Cables & Conduit Co. Sonipat Haryana & Sh. D. P. Singh Plant
Head, Ardison Associate, Mohali Punjab.
The
programme was attended by industry, BIS licences, Consumer Organization etc.
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