One Nation One Standard
Summary of One Nation One Standard
- RDSO (Research Design & Standards Organization) of Indian Railways has become the FIRST Institution to be declared SDO under “One Nation One Standard” mission on BIS.
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- About the News
- What is One Nation One Standard ?
- RDSO (Research Design & Standards Organization)
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Key Facts
- This unique initiative of two organizations under GOI is going to set a template for all the rest of leading research and standard development organizations in the country to follow and adapt World Class Standards.
- National Standards Body, has launched a scheme which provides for Recognition of SDO.
- In the process, RDSO reviewed its Standard Formulation procedures to realign them with the Best Practices of Standardization.
- Encoded in the WTO-TBT Code of Good Practice
- Also mandated by the Bureau (BIS) as essential criteria for recognition as SDO.
One Nation One Standard
- Aims to ensure quality products in the country.
- The purpose is to converge multiple standards with the BIS which is a recognised national body for standardisation in India.
- The uniform national standards will help in making it mandatory for more products.
Research Design & Standards Organization
- To enforce standardisation and co-ordination amongst various railway systems were integrated into a single unit named Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in 1957.
- It is the under Ministry of Railways at Lucknow.
- It is the one of India’s leading Standard formulating Body undertaking standardization work for railway sector.
Bureau of Indian Standards
- BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016
- Established for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods
- It benefits to the national economy in a number of ways
- Providing safe reliable quality goods
- Minimizing health hazards to consumers
- Promoting exports and imports substitute
- Control over proliferation of varieties etc. through standardization, certification and testing.
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