Bureau of Indian Standards should give attention to sector-specific requirements: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje

Union Minister of State for MSME and Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje burdened {that a} sturdy high quality infrastructure was very important to speed up industrial development, improve international competitiveness, and safeguard client pursuits.

Speaking on the World Standards Day 2025 celebrations organised by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Bengaluru Branch Office, on the J.N. Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), on October 16, she counseled BIS’s outreach by means of Standards Clubs and consciousness programmes, describing them as essential to nurturing a ‘quality-first’ tradition throughout the nation.

Ms. Karandlaje urged the event of extra sector-specific requirements to place India as a worldwide chief in manufacturing, commerce, and innovation. “Standards usually are not merely technical specs. They are devices that decide how aggressive our industries might be in international markets,” she stated.

Bengaluru Rural MP C.N. Manjunath, who additionally addressed the gathering, underscored the important want for adopting and implementing requirements throughout numerous sectors, similar to healthcare, analysis, and manufacturing, to realize sustainable growth and guarantee public well being and well-being.

“Standardisation bridges the hole between innovation and real-world software, significantly in areas like medical know-how and diagnostics,” he stated, including that adherence to requirements was important for selling sustainability and public well-being.

The occasion, themed ‘Shared Vision for a Better World – Spotlight on SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals’, introduced collectively policymakers, business representatives, and academicians.

Senior BIS officers, together with Meenakshi Ganesan, Deputy Director General (Southern area), and Sushma Rao Mantradi, Director and Head of BIS Bengaluru Branch Office, participated within the programme.

Technical classes, felicitation of Standards Champions, and cultural performances by college students from Standards Clubs marked the event.