Current Context : Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), makes Indian Standards Institution (ISI) mark mandatory for stainless steel and aluminium kitchen utensils through a Quality Control Order.

• ISI Mark is developed by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), assuring of product quality and safety.

ABOUT BIS

• BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act, 2016.
• It comes under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution,
• It aims at harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods.
• Headquarters : New Delhi

 

BIS STANDARDS:

• Hallmark: Official guarantee of purity or fineness of precious metal articles.
• Eco Mark: Labelling of environment friendly products.