Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is considering developing standards on municipal solid wastes including garbage segregation. A technical committee has been constituted to develop such standards. This information was given by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Raosaheb Patil Danve in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
The Minister said that Government has entrusted BIS to formulate process standard for quality assurance of potable water supplied through pipelines by municipal and Government agencies and for garbage disposal. BIS has already established Indian Standard, IS 16066: 2012 on Street Food Vendors-Food Safety requirements.
He said that an Inter-Ministerial Group has been set up on Consumer Advocacy which will also oversee implementation of standards.
The standards proposed are to be formulated and implemented as per the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986.
The Minister said that Government has entrusted BIS to formulate process standard for quality assurance of potable water supplied through pipelines by municipal and Government agencies and for garbage disposal. BIS has already established Indian Standard, IS 16066: 2012 on Street Food Vendors-Food Safety requirements.
He said that an Inter-Ministerial Group has been set up on Consumer Advocacy which will also oversee implementation of standards.
The standards proposed are to be formulated and implemented as per the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986.
