Accelerated market entry: Govt permits parallel testing for electronics from manufacturers

Subject: Economy

Section: National economy

Context:

Products of electronics and mobile manufacturers like Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, Lenovo, Dell and others will now reach the market faster as the government has now allowed parallel testing of 64 electronics devices.
These devices include mobile phones, wireless earphones, headphones, laptops, notebooks and tablets.

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Manufacturers can opt for parallel testing voluntarily, while those preferring the traditional sequential method could continue to do so.
Electronics and IT hardware makers can save as much as 4 to 13 weeks in the compliance process with the recent guidelines issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS):

According to the Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) electronic products, whether imported or manufactured locally are required to be mandatorily tested.
They need security approvals from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) before being deployed as final products and sold to customers.

About Parallel Testing:

In parallel testing different components are simultaneously tested unlike sequential testing where the tests are done one after another.
Components can be deployed and can reach the market faster in parallel testing compared to sequential testing.
Under parallel testing, the lab will test the first component and issue a test report.
The voluntary adoption of parallel testing not only streamlines the compliance process for manufacturers but also significantly accelerates the go-to-market strategy compared to the traditional sequential testing methodology.
This initiative enhances the speed of doing business, allowing companies to introduce cutting-edge products to Indian consumers more swiftly, thus contributing to the success of the Make in India mission.

About Bureau of Indian standards (BIS):

It is the National Standard Body of India.
It was established under the BIS Act 2016 for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods.
It works under the aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
The Minister in charge of theMinistry or Department having administrative control of the BIS is the ex-officio President of the BIS.
The organization was formerly the Indian Standards Institution (ISI) which was set up under the Resolution of the Department of Industries and Supplies.
It is one of the founding members of International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
BIS has its Headquarters at New Delhi and its 05 Regional Offices (ROs) are at Kolkata (Eastern), Chennai (Southern), Mumbai (Western), Chandigarh (Northern) and Delhi (Central).
BIS has 500 plus scientific officers working as Certification Officers, Member secretaries of technical committees and lab OIC’s.
The organization was formerly the Indian Standards Institution (ISI) which was set up under the Resolution of the Department of Industries and Supplies.