Strengthening Accessibility: BIS publishes six New Standards for Priority Assistive Products

• Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the national standards body under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, has notified six new Indian Standards for priority assistive products under the NLEAP framework of ICMR.
• Standards cover mobility aids (crutches, walking sticks, tripod sticks), structural aids (portable ramps) and accessible-design standards (tactile guide maps, Braille on signage).
• Relevant for UPSC under disability rights, social-justice schemes, standardisation architecture, and accessibility mandates of Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan and RPwD Act, 2016.