Government Schemes and Policy · 11 February 2026

SATYA Portal launched to digitise STQC certification services

Exam-focused facts from the 11 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Jitin Prasada, inaugurated the STQC Lab Automation Portal – SATYA under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
  • The SATYA portal provides a single, integrated, user-friendly digital platform for end-to-end automation of laboratory and certification processes of the Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate.
  • The portal reduces manual intervention, improves turnaround time, and enhances transparency across all stages of testing and certification.
  • It lowers procedural and compliance burdens for startups and MSMEs, enabling quicker market entry for products meeting quality and security standards.
  • SATYA aligns with Digital India, Minimum Government – Maximum Governance, and Ease of Doing Business initiatives.