As the secretariat to NCS, Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology prepares a preliminary draft standard for an identified subject to be discussed in the technical committee meeting. The technical committees are generally constituted of technical personnel, experts, and representatives from concerned public and private organizations along with consumer forums. Detail discussions take place in this committee and as a result, a final draft standard is prepared in consensus. Comments are also sought from concerned authorities and are included in the draft. The final draft standard, so prepared, is put forward to National Council for Standards. The draft standard is discussed upon and is approved with amendments if any. The approved standard is published as National Standard. As of December 2004, more than 500 National Standards have been formulated.