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Gain insights into India's EMC/EMI compliance status for IT products, including production and exports data, standards followed, available testing facilities, governmental initiatives, and proposed approaches for improvement.
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EMC/EMI WORKSHOP Status of India’s EMC/EMI Compliance of IT Products R.C.SACHDEVA Director Department of Information Technology Government of India
INDIA’S ELECTRONICS PRODUCTION India’s total production of electronic hardware US$ 7.6 billion (in 2002)
INDIA’S EXPORTS India’s total exports of electronic hardware US$ 1.36 billion (in 2002)
STATUS OF EMC IN INDIA • Standards followed IEC / CISPR • Not mandatory • However, consumers like Defense /Telecom demand EMC compliance • Facilities for commercial testing exist at 8 Centres operated by Govt. in Major Cities. FCC (Federal Communications Commission, USA) listed sites also available • An initiative taken by Department of Information Technology by launching voluntary certification scheme. • Centres offer Training, Facilities for Product Design & Development, Testing for international compliance and certification
INDIA’S APPROACH • Expansion of labs and testing infrastructure • Up-gradation of skills of test and certification engineers • Legislative Measures planned • Activate consumer forums by educating them about benefits of EMC/EMI Compliance
POSSIBLE APPROACHES • Harmonization of EMC standards at global level (Like US requires mainly emission control whereas EU requires Immunity control as well) • Evolution of mutually acceptable test & certification system • Mutual Recognition scheme to be broad based to cover parameters like factory inspection, if made mandatory by different countries