Nagpur: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the national standards body established in 1947 as the Indian Standards Institution (ISI), continues to play a vital role in ensuring quality, safety, and reliability of products across India through its certification, conformity assessment, laboratory services, and hallmarking schemes.
Widely recognised by consumers, the ISI Mark serves as a symbol of quality assurance, while BIS’s Hallmarking Scheme ensures the purity of gold jewellery. In an effort to inculcate a culture of quality among students, BIS has also established over 10,000 Standards Clubs in educational institutions across the country.
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Meanwhile, the Consumer Confederation of India (CCI) has launched a three-month-long Consumer Awareness Bharat Yatra from December 24, 2025, observed as National Consumer Day, to March 15, 2026, with the objective of empowering consumers by enhancing awareness of their rights and responsibilities. The nationwide initiative focuses on consumer rights, fair trade practices, prevention of adulteration, and accurate weighing and measurement, and is being conducted through workshops and seminars.
Spanning over 17,000 kilometres and covering 145 cities across all 28 States and eight Union Territories, the Yatra is being carried out with active support from various government departments and regulatory bodies.
As part of the Yatra’s visit to Nagpur, the BIS Nagpur Branch Office organised a joint interaction programme with CCI, which was attended by all officers and staff of BIS Nagpur. The programme commenced with the welcoming of Dr. Anant Sharma, Founder and National Chairperson of CCI.
Hemant B. Ade, Director and Head of BIS Nagpur, in his address highlighted the importance of consumer awareness initiatives in building an informed and vigilant society. He also briefed participants about the successful organisation of the Manak Carnival by BIS Nagpur at the Raman Science Centre on January 6, 2026, marking BIS Foundation Day, which saw active participation from members of Standards Clubs. He further underlined BIS Nagpur’s continued collaboration with consumer organisations, industry bodies, and jewellers’ associations to strengthen outreach efforts.
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Anant Sharma explained the objectives and national significance of the Consumer Awareness Bharat Yatra. He also elaborated on key provisions of the Consumer Protection Act and sensitised participants about consumer rights and available grievance redressal mechanisms.
The programme concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Isha Khurana, Standard Promotion Officer, BIS Nagpur.
