Section 6: Composition and Functions of Standards Advisory Committee

(1) The Standards Advisory Committee shall consists of the following members, namely :-

(i) Director General of the Bureau - Chairman;

(ii) one representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary or equivalent from each of the following –

(a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry;

(b) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change;

(c) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy;

(d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs;

(e) Service Sector Organisation (Tourism or Education or Railways or Transport);

(f) other Standard Development Organisations (Directorate of Standardisation, Ministry of Defence or Automotive Research Association of India or Indian Road Congress or Research Designs and Standards Organisation, Ministry of Railways) ;

(g) Bureau of Energy Efficiency;

(h) Quality Council of India;

(i) Institute of repute in the field of academics;

(j) Department of Consumer Affairs in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution;

(iii) one representative from Industry, Trade and their Associations;

(iv) one representative from any recognised consumer organisation;

(v) any other member as nominated by the Chairman;

(vi) Deputy Director General (Standardisation) of the Bureau - Member-Secretary.

(2) The Standards Advisory Committee shall advise on policy matters relating to –

(i) harmonious development of standards;

(ii) establishment, publication, review and promotion of Indian Standards;

(iii) collaboration with other standards formulating organisations within the country and abroad;

(iv) Bureau's role in the activities of international organisations in relation to standards;

(v) formulation of guidelines for the effective functioning of Division Councils and reviewing their activities;

(vi) recognition or accreditation of institutions engaged in area of standards formulation in India or abroad;

(vii) capacity building or trainings in area of standardisation;

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(viii) review standards formulation on important subjects and emerging fields and suggest improvements, constitution of joint committees in multi-disciplinary areas;

(ix) other matters regarding standardisation.