RDSO (Research Design & Standards Organization) of Indian Railways has become the FIRST Institution to be declared SDO under the “One Nation One Standard ” mission of BIS ( Bureau of Indian Standards).

About RDSO

• Research Designs & Standards Organization (RDSO), Lucknow, \ is the sole R&D Wing of the Ministry of Railways.
• It is one of India’s leading Standard formulating Body undertaking standardization work for the railway sector.

Answer this PYQ in the comment box:

Q.Consider the following statements:

1. The Standard Mark of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is mandatory for automotive tyres and tubes.
2. AGMARK is a quality Certification Mark issued by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

What is One Nation One Standard mission?

• The purpose of setting standards and enforcing them is not to bring back “inspection raj” but to ensure that quality products are made available to consumers.
• The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the only national body that frames standards, has come out with more than 20,000 standards for various products and services so far.
• Besides this, there are about 50-odd agencies that have framed about 400 standards in the country.
• There are multiple standards in the country for a single product/service. The new mission is to converge such standards with the BIS.

Objectives of the mission:

• No one should feel the need to go abroad to get a quality certification.
• Lab testing in India should be of world standards. Modern equipment and the latest technologies would be used there.

Why such a move?

• Having uniform national standards will help in making it mandatory for more products.
• The government proposes to set Indian standards in line with the global benchmarks, just like other countries enforce their standards on imported products.
• The Centre, through this move, wants foreign goods coming into India to comply with Indian standards.

Back2Basics: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

• BIS is the National Standards Body of India working under the aegis of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
• It is established by the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 which came into effect on 23 December 1986.
• The organization was formerly the Indian Standards Institution (ISI), set up under the Resolution of the Department of Industries and Supplies in September 1946.
• The ISI was registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
• A new Bureau of Indian standard (BIS) Act 2016 has been brought into force with effect from 12 October 2017.
• The Act establishes the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as the National Standards Body of India.

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