Centre frames draft rules for gas meters

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has framed the rules projects for gas meters under the Rules of Legal Metrology (General), 2011. Photo credit: Getty Images/Istockphoto

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has framed the draft rules for gas meters under the Rules of Legal Metrology (General), 2011, which makes it mandatory for all gas meters used for national, commercial and industrial purposes to undergo tests, verification and print. “The reverification of these gas meters is also prescribed under the rules to guarantee their correction when they are in use,” the center said in a press release here on Monday.

The Ministry said that the main objective of these new rules was to guarantee the precision, transparency and reliability in gas measurement. “Verified and print gas meters will avoid overload or non -commissioned officer, reduce disputes and provide guaranteed protection to consumers against defective or manipulated devices. Consumers will benefit directly through a fair turnover, energy costs that are heard in cloud energy with cloud energy with cloud energy with nominal energy,” said the release of the government.

The rules will also provide a structured compliance framework for manufacturers and gas distribution companies, aligned with international best practices and the international organization of legal metrology standards. “This alignment strengthens India’s commitment to global standards, increases credibility in international trade and encourages innovation and quality guarantee within the national manufacturing ecosystem,” said the ministry.

A Technical Committee was established consisting of representatives of the Indian Institute of Legal Metrology (IILM), Regional Standard Reference Laboratories (RRSLS), Industry experts and voluntary consumer organizations (VCO) to frame the draft. “Simultaneuouse, the Office of Indian Standards (BIS) promised to examine the draft and provide scientific and technical supplies,” the ministry that the rules of the draft were widely distributed among the interested parties, including manufacturers, cities and states, and states, and states, and states and states and states, and states, and states, and states, and states, and states, and states, and states, states, states, states, states, states, states, states, states, states, states, states, and states and states, and states, and states and states and states and states, and states, and states, and states, and states, and states, and states, and states, and states, and states, and states, and states and states and states and states and states and states) departments of metrology. “His comments were carefully analyzed and incorporated into the final draft, where necessary,” said the ministry.