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 the Bureau 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