The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published standards for USB Type C receptacles, plug and cables, which is aimed at providing common charging solutions for the smartphones and other electronic devices sold in the country.
In a statement, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said the BIS has published three ‘significant’ Indian Standards in the area of Electronics. ‘The first standard is Indian Standard for digital television receivers with built in satellite tuners. Bureau of Indian standards, through its technical Committee has published an Indian Standard IS 18112:2022 Speci?cation for television with built in satellite tuners. TVs manufactured as per this Indian standard would enable reception of Free-To-Air TV and Radio channels just by connecting a dish antenna with LNB mounted on a suitable place, at roof top/side wall of the building.’
‘The second standard is Indian Standard for USB Type C receptacles, plug and cables. Bureau of Indian standards has published Indian standard IS/IEC 62680-1-3:2022 USB Type-C® Cable and Connector Specifcation. This Indian standard is adoption of existing International standard IEC 62680-1- 3:2022,’ said the statement issued on Monday.
As per the statement, ‘This standard provides requirements for USB Type-C port, plug and cables for use in various electronic devices like mobile phone, laptop, notebook etc.’
‘This standard would provide common charging solutions for the smartphones and other electronic devices sold in the country. This would facilitate in reduction in number of charger per consumer as consumers will no longer need to buy di?erent chargers every time they buy a new device. This would help in achieving Government of India’s mission to reduce e-waste and move towards sustainable development,’ the statement said.
USB Type-C common charge issue
The ministry had constituted an inter-ministerial task force to examine uniformity in charging ports. In November, a consensus emerged on adopting USB Type – C as a common charging port.
‘Earlier consumers have to keep di?erent chargers for various electronic devices they possess which leads to extra expenditure, increase in e-waste and a lot of inconvenience. Countries worldwide are working to address these issues,’ it said.
As per the statement, ‘The third Standard is Indian Standards for Video Surveillance Systems. Bureau of Indian Standards, through its technical committee on Alarms and Electronic Security Systems has developed a series of Indian Standard (IS 16910) on Video Surveillance Systems for use in Security Applications. IS 16910 series of Standards is an adoption of the International Standard IEC 62676 series.’
‘Video Surveillance System (VSS) is an essential security component that is used almost everywhere to capture any unwanted activity. Due to the multitude of video cameras ofered for sale in the marketplace, and the seemingly in?nite variety of camera features and options available, eforts to procure the right video surveillance system that produce images of suitable quality for the intended use have become confusing and technically challenging. Also, the owners and or installers do not have a clear idea of the purpose of each video surveillance system and the level of detail needed to achieve that purpose,’ it added.
The move comes in wake of steps taken by the ministry on the common charge issue. The ministry had constituted an inter-ministerial task force on the issue.
A ‘broad consensus’ had emerged among stakeholders on adoption of USB Type – C as a charging port for electronic devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops, during a meeting of the task force on November 16, 2022.