BISBureau of Indian

Standards

MOCMinistry of

Communications and Information

Technology

ITU

PAC

IAF

ILAC

WTO/SPS

WTO/TBT

JTC1IEC

DSTDepartment of Science and Technology

ISO

Codex

International

Regional Government

Non-Government

MOHFWMinistry of Health

and Family Welfare

NABLNational Accreditation

Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories

BIPM

APMP

OIML

Inquiry point

Inquiry point

APT

NCCNational Codex

Committee

DOTDepartment of

Telecommunication

FCAMINMinistry of

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public

Distribution

DCADepartment of

Consumer Affairs

MSTMinistry of

Science and Technology

Weights and Measures

National Institute of Training for

Standardization

APLAC

STQCStandardization, Testing and Quality Certification

TRAITelecom

Regulatory Authorities India

CCAController of Certifying

Authorities

NABCBNational

Accreditation Board

for Certification Bodies

QCIQuality Council of India

NRBPTNational

Registration Board for Personnel

and Training

NQCNational Quality

Campaign

MOAMinistry of Agriculture

NPLNational Physical

Laboratory

DAEDepartment of Atomic Energy

BARCBhabha Atomic Research

Centre

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Department of Science and Technology (DST)– http://dst.gov.in/– Promoting new areas of Science & Technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising,

coordinating and promoting S&T activities in the country

Quality Council of India (QCI)– www.qcin.org – Setup as an Autonomous body by the Government of India to establish and operate National

Accreditation Structure for conformity assessment bodies.

National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories (NABL) – www.nabl-india.org – To provides laboratory accreditation services to laboratories that are performing tests / calibrations in

accordance with ISO/IEC 17025

National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB)– www.qcin.org/html/nabcb/index.htm – Undertakes assessment and accreditation of Certification Bodies applying for accreditation as per the

Board's criteria in line with international standards and guidelines.

National Registration Board for Personnel and Training (NRBPT)– www.qcin.org/html/nrbpt/nrbpt_policy.htm – Registration of Auditors, Consultants and Training Programs

National Quality Control (NQC)– www.qcin.org/html/nqc/nqc.htm – To spread awareness on advantages of compliance to quality standards & continuous improvement.

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Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)– http://fcamin.nic.in/cons_ind.htm– Responsible for the formulation of policies for consumer cooperatives, monitoring prices, availability of

essential commodities, consumer movement in the country and controlling of statutory bodies likethe Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and Weights and Measures

Weights and Measures– http://fcamin.nic.in/wm_ind.htm– The central authority for dealing with wights and measures; is required to handle all matters falling within

the purview of the central government

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) – www.bis.org.in – National Standardization body and certification body

National Institute of Training for Standardization (NITS)– www.bis.org.in/trg/train.htm – Training Institute established by BIS

Telecom Regulatory Authorities India (TRAI)– www.trai.gov.in – Regulatory body for Telecoms– Establishment of standards for Service Quality

Department of Telecommunications– www.dot.gov.in – Responsible for grant of licenses for Unified Access Service Internet and VSAT service– Responsible for frequency management in the field of radio communication – Enforces wireless regulatory measures by monitoring wireless transmission of all users in the country

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Standardisation, Testing and Quality Certification (STQC)– http://stqc.nic.in/– The program has received substantial technical and financial support from the german

government under the Indo-German Technical Cooperation project spanning 15 years (1980-1995)

Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) – www.cca.gov.in – IT Act provides for the CCA to license and regulate the working of Certifying Authorities. The

Certifying Authorities (CAs) issue digital signature certificates for electronic authentication of users.

National Physical Laboratory (NPL)– www.nplindia.org – Establish, maintain and update the national standards of measurement and calibration facilities for

different parameters

Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)– www.dae.gov.in

Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)– www.barc.ernet.in – NMI in the field of nuclear technology

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Note:

The information contained in this presentation was compiled by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in collaboration with its public and private sector members and also with its international partners. The primary purpose of the chart is to attempt to portray, in high-level, block diagram form, the entities of the standards and conformity assessment systems of the particular economy and their primary inter-relationships and relationships to international and regional organizations – all on one slide.

While many organizations have many subdivisions, only those subdivisions most directly related to standards and conformity assessment are shown.

The chart is one perspective of the systems, with emphasis on identification and representation of the various entities. The chart would look different if the entities were drawn proportional to their relative work volumes in the systems, or if they were drawn proportional to their respective standards and conformity assessment revenues or budgets.

Such a representation will have inaccuracies which will require correction. The chart is a work in progress and we welcome comments and suggestions for consistent improvement for purposes of accuracy and education.

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