Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology

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Nepal Bureau of Standards & Metrology
नेपाल गुणस्तर तथा नापतौल विभाग
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Headquarters Kathmandu, Nepal
Website nbsm.gov.np/index.php

Nepal Bureau of Standards & Metrology (NBSM) is a department under the Ministry of Industry, Nepal. [1] The department was established in 1976 based on the Industrial policy (1974) with an aim to regulate and improve the quality of industrial production. The initial name of the department was Nepal Institute of Standards (NIS). In 1981, with the promulgation of the Nepal Standards (Certification Mark) Act 2037 and Rules 2040 were, it was renamed into Nepal Bureau of Standards (NBS). Later, in 1986 the metrology section was added. In 1988 Department of Weights and Measures of Ministry of Finance was also merged with Nepal Bureau of Standards and was restructured into Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology.

Contents

The Nepal Standard (Certification Mark) Act 2037 formed Nepal Council for Standards (NCS) as the governing body for Quality, Standards, Testing and Metrology (QSTM) activities in Nepal. The NBSM acts as the secretariat to this council. [2]

Publications

NBSM develops national standards and also to formulate concerning acts and rules. The standards are formulated following international practices. Majority of the standards published by NBSM are voluntary standards, however, it could be mandatory to those who apply and comply with the provisions as laid down in Nepal Standards. [3]

It has established national specification for more than 600 industrial items. [4]

See List of Nepal Standards.

Regional Office

Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology(NBSM) has eleven regional offices for implementation of Standard Measure and Weight Act 2025 and rules 2027, and Prepackages Rules, 2077.

  1. Standard and Metrology Office, Jhapa
  2. Standard and Metrology Office, Biratnagar
  3. Standard and Metrology Office, Janakpur
  4. Standard and Metrology Office, Birgunj
  5. Standard and Metrology Office, Kathmandu
  6. Standard and Metrology Office, Pokhara
  7. Standard and Metrology Office, Butwal
  8. Standard and Metrology Office, Nepalgunj
  9. Standard and Metrology Office, Birendranagar
  10. Standard and Metrology Office, Dhangadhi
  11. Standard and Metrology Office, Silgadhi

Departments

NBSM has the following departments:

Noticeable works

Controversy and corruption

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