New Delhi, Sep 12 (UNI) Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday said Indian Standards should be set as per global benchmarks and just like other countries enforce their standards on imported products.
It was stated by Mr Paswan while chairing a meeting on the Standard formation process of Bureau of India Standard (BIS) and their enforcement with the senior officials from 14 Ministries.
'Indian Standards should be set as per global benchmarks and just like other countries enforce their standards on imported products. Similarly, foreign goods coming into India should also comply with Indian standards,' Mr Paswan asserted. He said that this should be done on a reciprocal basis for International goods and a system should be put in place for effective monitoring and checking to ensure that they are effectively enforced.