One Nation, One time: Govt drafts rules for mandatory adoption of Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time (IST) across all official and commercial platforms, with the Consumer Affairs Ministry seeking public feedback by February 14. The Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2024, aims to establish a legal framework for standardising timekeeping practices, mandating IST as the sole time reference for legal, administrative, commercial, and official documents.
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«IST shall be the mandatory time reference across all sectors, including commerce, transport, public administration, legal contracts, and financial operations,» as per the draft rule.
Key provisions include, prohibition of time references other than IST for official and commercial purposes, mandatory display of IST in government offices and public institutions and requirement for time-synchronization systems to ensure reliability, availability, and cybersecurity.
The proposal comes as part of efforts to ensure precise timekeeping in critical national infrastructure, including telecommunications, banking, defence, and emerging technologies like 5G and artificial intelligence.
«Precise time with nanosecond accuracy is essential for strategic and non-strategic sectors,» a senior government official told PTI.
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