New Delhi, May 25 -- . The Department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has amended the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013 to strengthen India's legal metrology ecosystem and expand the country's verification infrastructure for weights and measures.

Under the amended rules, five additional categories of fuel dispensing systems have been brought under the Government Approved Test Centre (GATC) framework. These include petrol and diesel dispensers, CNG dispensers, LPG dispensers, LNG dispensers and hydrogen dispensers. With the latest additions, Government Approved Test Centres will now be authorised to undertake verification and re-verification of 23 categor...