Govt rolls out 12 new standards across AI, payments security, audit data and industrial systems

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: In a major move, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has notified 12 new standards in a single round, covering artificial intelligence, secure financial cryptographic devices, audit data systems, lifts, campus facilities, rotating electrical machines and optical fibre testing, as per two separate government orders.

The notification aligns India’s technical norms with the latest global International Standards Organization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) frameworks as regulatory agencies step up efforts to modernise digital and industrial infrastructure. Mint reported on 28 August 2024 that the BIS was preparing a comprehensive set of standards for AI-related applications in India.

The new standards also drew significant attention, as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)released a policy paper on Tuesday recommending a mandatory blanket licensing framework for AI developers. The most significant standards have been introduced into the artificial intelligence domain, where BIS has established four new AI data-quality standards in line with global practices.

These standards define how data used in analytics and machine-learning systems should be classified, measured, managed and audited. As AI models become increasingly embedded in banking, insurance, logistics, and government systems, regulators have been flagging the lack of uniform data governance norms.

These standards aim to create a common language for data quality, helping organisations reduce model errors, mitigate bias and improve system accountability. The beneficiaries will include banks, fintech companies, digital public infrastructure projects and platforms