<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today stressed that India must recognize and accept the importance of quality to become a developed nation. He was addressing the gathering on the occasion of 76th Foundation Day of Bureau of Indian Standards in New Delhi today.  </span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">The Minister applauded BIS for launching several transformational initiatives including Standards National Action Plan (SNAP) 2022 – 27 and setting up around four thousand Standards Clubs across the country. He suggested creating an outreach program where retired experienced people can engage with students to create quality consciousness among them. He assured that Government is committed to making the testing infrastructure ecosystem in India at par with the world class. Portal for mapping of Industrial Units and Laboratories was launched on the occasion. It is a centralized platform for information on industrial units and laboratories across the country. It will enable analysis of test facilities in the country and help entrepreneurs in accessing information about testing facilities. </span></p>