Balmer Lawrie bags non-ticketing business from BIS

New Delhi: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. at BIS HQ Manak Bhawan in New Delhi for the arrangement of various non-ticketing services throughout the year on a Pan-India basis. Under this MoU, Balmer Lawrie will manage various programs, events, workshops, seminars, and exposure visits to be organized at different locations across India for various BIS offices.

Balmer Lawrie will handle all requirements, including booking meeting venues, hotel accommodations, travel arrangements, local transport, food arrangements, venue management (such as audio-video arrangements, reception management, and registration desk), banners and standees, emcees, video conferencing facilities, printing materials, fabrication and stall/stage and hall setup, and organizing cultural programs including artists and obtaining necessary licenses/approvals for BIS Branch Offices, Regional Offices, Departments at HQs, Training Institutes, and HQ of BIS.

The MoU was signed by BIS's Director General Pramod Kumar Tiwari (IAS) and Balmer Lawrie's Director (Service Business) Adhip Nath Pal Chaudhuri in the presence of senior officials from both organizations. From BIS, Lt. Col Kumar Shantanu, DDG (Administration), and Neha Singhal, Deputy Director (General Services), and from Balmer Lawrie, Ashok K. Gupta, COO (Travel), and Neerav Gupta, National Head (Sales & Business Development), were present at the MoU signing ceremony.