Indian electronics companies get relief on BIS Certification
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE
There is a sigh of relief for those electronic companies who have not got the BIS certification for their products yet. As per the latest information, the Indian Government has decided to extend the deadline for mandatory registration of all the products they sell.
Earlier, companies were given a deadline till 3rd October to get their products (including videogames, microwave ovens, laptops, tablet computers, projectors, servers and LCD televisions) certified by theBureau of Indian Standards (BIS), a compulsory requirement for the sale of such products in India.
The crucial decision was taken at a meeting between Kapil Sibal, the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology (IT), and the representatives of the industry along with some other trade lobby groups.
It is worth noticing here that the Government has already extended the deadline twice because of absence of enough labs where the products can be registered. A person familiar with the matter informed the VARINDIA team that only 50 per cent of the products have got BIS certification, as of now.
According to J. V. Ramamurthy, President of the Manufacturers’ Association of Information Technology (MAIT), and President and Chief Operating Officer of HCL Infosystems Ltd, “With new applications being submitted every day, it is impossible to clear the entire backlog before 3 October.”
However, it is difficult to say anything confirmed on this as no official from the Indian Government has announced anything about the extension of the due date for BIS certification. So, stay tuned to varindia.com to get further update on this........See More
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