Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority
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Components

1. Standards Development Centre (SDC)
   • [Established  1951 Ministry of Industries (MoST 1995)]
     Formulation of National Standards as per mandate of the PSQCA Act, keeping in view the concept of quality, safety, health efficiency as basic parameters for the sustainable development.
2. Quality Control Centre (QCC)
   • [Established  1951 Ministry of Industries (MoST 1995)]
     The QCC undertakes testing of industrial raw material and finished products for conformity assessment to establish their quality, with reference to national/international standards.
3. Technical Services Centre (TSC)
   • [Established  1975 Ministry of Industries (MoST 1995)]
     The TSC is focused on research and development on metal and metallurgical industrial products.
4. System Certification Centre (SCC)
   • [Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), being responsible to develop and strengthen the Quality Infrastructure of Pakistan, has established SYSTEM CERTIFICATION CENTRE (SCC). SCC is an independent operational arm of PSQCA. Main responsibilities of SCC is to provide certification and training services to local SMEs in particular and all businesses in general in the areas of Management System Standards.