ISI & BIS AGMARK 916 HALLMARK

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS - BIS

ISI - Indian Standards Institute

The Indian Standards Institution, as national standards body of India.the Bureau of Indian Standards was established with effect from April 1, 1987 under the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards, Act 1986. The Bureau took over the functions, assets and liabilities of the Indian Standards Institution.

BIS officials are expected to adhere to this Manual scrupulously. Amendments to the Manual will be circulated from time to time with the approval of the Competent Authority.

The Bureau is assisted in its functions by Executive Committee and the Advisory Committees on finance, certification, standards formulation, laboratories, planning & development, legal and consumer policy.

BIS was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in January, 1947 in pursuance of Government of India Resolution No. ISTD (4)/45 dated 03 Sept 1946 with the objective to prepare and promote standards. The Indian Standards Institution Certification Marks Act, 1952 covered the operation of the Certification Marks Scheme. Though considerable progress had been made by ISI in its multifarious activities like standards formulation, certification, setting up laboratories and promotional activities, need was felt for 


a) providing legal recognition and status to the organization to enable it to discharge its functions effectively and efficiently towards acceptance and promotion of Indian Standards; 

b) according priority to the functions in line with the national priorities; 

c) making a provision in the enactment for introduction of mandatory certification in the public interest; 

d) extending outside India services of the Bureau for inspection, testing and similar other purposes; 

e) providing more stringent punishment against misuse of Standard Mark.


Registration Schemes Product Certification Schemes: 

  • Scheme for Domestic Manufacturers 
  • Scheme for Foreign Manufacturers 
  • ECO Mark Scheme 
  • Halmarking of Gold and Silver jewellery & artefacts 
  • Registration Scheme
Including of 

1. Water, food and drink beverages, COMMON SALT, Dairy and MILK FOODS, Ghee SOLUBLE COFFEE-CHICORY POWDER, TEA. 

2. PORTLAND SLAG CEMENT, Adhesive, FLOORING TILES and BRICKS.

3. PVC, Water Tanks and All Plastics, FITTINGS FOR RIGID NON-METALLIC CONDUITS, GENERAL PURPOSE VALVES. 

4. Electronic devices 

5. Electrical devices ( include of Bore Pumps, Cables, House Goods, STABILIZER, IRON BOX and also ).

6. Metal in TMT, PUMPS, Stainless steel and All Raw materials and Metal products.

7. Laboratories of scientific products. 

8. Rubber for House use.

9. LAUNDRY SOAPS and All Washing powder, LIQUID for Cleaning preparation.

10. Paints, DISTEMPER, White cement.

11. MARINE PLYWOOD, Veneers, STEEL DOORS, WINDOWS AND VENTILATORS.

IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 

It is expected that total time of about 9 months will be taken from the date of approval of the scheme for complete implementation. Break-up of the activities and relative time for each of them is shown below:

Nature of Time Activity (in months) 

1. Preparation of Project 0-1 month and its approval 

2. SSI Provisional 1-3 months Registration 

3. Sanction of Loan 2-5 months

4. Clearance from 2-5 months Pollution Control Board and taking permission from Municipal Health Authority/BIS etc.

5. Placement Order for 4-6 months machinery of equipment 

6. Installation of machine- 6-8 month’s ery and equipment

7. Power connection 2-6 month’s arrangement from Electricity Board

8. Appointment of staff 5-8 months etc.

9. Trial run 8-9 months 

10. Commencement of 9 months Production and perm- onwards net registration/marketingWe are doing to all ISI CODE registration.