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Minister Pitches National Test House as Global Certification Organisation
The National Test House checks whether products are safe and work properly.
Minister Pralhad Joshi wants it to become a testing organisation trusted around the world.
He said India needs strong testing facilities as it makes more products.
NTH may start testing newer products such as electric vehicles, aircraft equipment and electronics.
The government will study whether NTH should become a company.
A new electric-vehicle battery testing facility has opened in Bengaluru.
NTH also offers an online service for sending products and receiving test results.
The minister said NTH’s income has grown and that it has begun receiving samples from several places outside India.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi urged the National Test House to become a globally recognised testing and certification organisation.
Joshi said NTH should expand into electric vehicles, renewable energy, aerospace, defence and electronics.
The government will explore converting NTH into a company to strengthen its operations and the worldwide acceptance of its certificates.
NTH inaugurated a new building and has expanded facilities, including electric-vehicle battery testing in Bengaluru.
Joshi said NTH’s turnover has grown to about Rs 50 crore and that it has received samples from Sri Lanka, Dubai, Bahrain and Bhutan.
- Who
- Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and the National Test House.
- What
- Joshi called for transforming NTH into a globally accepted testing and certification organisation, with a possible conversion into a company.
- Where
- New Delhi; the referenced electric-vehicle battery testing facility is in Bengaluru.
- When
- Saturday, during NTH’s 115th Foundation Day celebration.
- Why
- To support India’s manufacturing expansion, improve product safety and reliability, and reduce dependence on imports.
Key facts
- Organisation
- National Test House (NTH)
- Foundation milestone
- 115th Foundation Day
- Proposed change
- The government will explore converting NTH into a company.
- New facility
- An electric-vehicle battery testing facility was inaugurated in Bengaluru.
- Turnover
- NTH’s turnover has risen to around Rs 50 crore from about Rs 10-20 crore earlier.
- International samples
- NTH has received testing samples from Sri Lanka, Dubai, Bahrain and Bhutan.
- Online service
- The NTH Suvidha application allows products to be submitted for testing and results to be received online.
Quotes
Pralhad Joshi
Union Minister who addressed NTH’s 115th Foundation Day celebration
“The only thing we need is a good testing facility. People should feel that if there is an NTH certificate then we can take that product with our eyes closed. This arrangement has to be made by NTH.”
thehansindia.com
“We will try to make it a company where this company which issues the certificate, worldwide its acceptance should be there.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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