DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION

Press Release

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.