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World Standards Day Celebrations

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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