Govt. to announce quality norms for 2,500 items soon
- Union Commerce, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal said that the Centre will soon bring Quality Control Orders (QCO) for nearly 2,500 items.
Key Highlights
- Addressing a meeting on the 77th foundation day of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), he pointed out that there had been only 14 QCOs for 106 products till 2014
- But this increased to 156 QCOs for 672 products by 2024.
Prime Minister’s vision
- The Prime Minister had put forth the vision of ‘zero defect, zero effect’ to ensure the making of high-quality products that are sustainable, eco-friendly and have zero climate impact
- The Union Minister said the youngsters can promote e-learning
- They can upgrade performance assessment, review, and analysis of knowledge for holistic development (PARAKH) initiatives in colleges and universities.
PARAKH
- It has been launched as part of the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020
- That envisaged a standard-setting body to advise school boards regarding new assessment patterns and latest research, and promote collaborations between them.
- It will act as a constituent unit of the NCERT.
- It will also be tasked with holding periodic learning outcome tests like the National Achievement Survey (NAS) and State Achievement Surveys.
- It will work on three major assessment areas: large-scale assessments, school-based assessment, and examination reforms.
Prelims Takeaway
- National Education Policy (NEP)-2020
- PARAKH