India to deploy AI-driven machine-readable standards to ease retail compliance burden

Consumer Affairs Ministry and BIS are building SMART, machine-readable standards using AI to cut compliance friction. BIS is repositioning from regulator to facilitator, opening space for private testing infrastructure as quality becomes a pillar of the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.

— Filed Thu, 4 Jun, 2026, 14:54 IST · Source BL · Consumer & Economy · Updated

India's Consumer Affairs Ministry plans to develop AI-driven, machine-readable SMART standards to reduce compliance burden. BIS is shifting from regulator to facilitator, promoting private testing infrastructure, with quality central to Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.

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