These Advisory Groups were entrusted with the task of studying, in detail, the present status of applicability and relevance and compliance of relevant standards and codes, reviewing the feasibility of compliance and the time frame over which this could be achieved given the prevailing legal and institutional practices, comparing the levels of adherence in India, vis-à-vis in industrialized and also emerging economies particularly to understand India’s position and prioritize actions on some of the more important codes and standards, and to chalk out a course of action for achieving the best practices.
BIS Review 62/2001  7  All Advisory Groups are chaired by eminent experts not generally holding official positions in Government or other regulatory bodies. The members are generally non-official experts in relevant subject areas. This process enables an objective, independent and ‘external’ assessment within the confines of the domestic economy.