APMP works closely with the Asia Pacific Accreditation Corporation (APAC) to facilitate the development and implementation of standards and conformances infrastructure to manage and expand mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) among accreditation bodies and promote economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
At present, APMP has One Executive Committee (EC), Twelve Technical Committees (TCs), Six Focus Groups (FGs), One APMP-APAC Joint Proficiency Testing Working Group (APMP-APAC PTEG), and one Developing Economies’ Committee (DEC); which is responsible for initiating and coordinating work programs to address the needs of APMP member Developing Economy NMIs (DENs). APMP has 47 full members from 28 economies and 12 associate members from 12 economies. Please visit www.apmpweb.org for further details.
About CSIR- National Physical Laboratory, India
The CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, India (NPLI) is the National Metrology Institute of India and a Premier Research Laboratory in Physical Sciences. NPLI was conceptualized in 1943 by the Governing Body of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), to pave the way for utilizing Science and Technology for the country's Socio-Economic growth. NPLI was among the first research laboratories of CSIR and was inaugurated on January 21, 1950. Over the years, the laboratory has fulfilled its primary mandate as the custodian of Measurement Standards at the national level and substantially expanded its research activities to emerge as a leading national institution for research in a whole gamut of areas in the Physical Sciences. It provides traceability to the industries and stakeholders in all base units and several derived units. Please visit www.nplindia.org for further details.
Mandate of the CSIR-NPLI
CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL-India) is mandated to be India’s “National Metrology Institute” (NMI) by the act of Parliament and is the custodian of “National Standards” with a responsibility of the dissemination of measurements to the needs of the Country.
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