ISI ACT was passed in 1952. This ACT gave power to the institute to the test the quality and characteristics of agriculture product and mark them with “AGMARK”. It also gave power to the producers of quality product to use mark ‘959’.
Progress of ISI:
ISI established its own network of testing its laboratories at Delhi (Sahibabad), Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Chandigarh and Patna. This institution also gives training to the engineers. Government of India has launched a scheme of compulsory quality control for export promotion. In this scheme all products which are to be exported must be quality prescribed by the institution. ISI has established liaison with national standard bodies of other countries both their technical work and in their policy planning and its associated with International Standard Organization (ISO) and International Electro Technical Commission (IEC). ISI is playing a very important role in protecting the interest of consumer.
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