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Standards of Weights and Measures (Numeration) Rules, 1987

The Standards of Weights and Measures (Numeration) Rules, 1987

Published Vide Notification G.S.R. 946(E), Dated 2-12-1987, published in the Gazette of India, Extra Part 2, Section 3(i), dated 2-12-1987.

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G.S.R. 946 (E) dated 2.12.1987 - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 83 of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 (60 of 1976), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:—

FACT SHEET 6

 

Vide G.S.R. 946(E), dated 2-12-1987, published in the Gazette of India, Ext., Pt. II, Section 3(i), dated 2-12-1987.
  1. Short title and commencement- (1) These rules may be called The Standards of Weights and Measures (Numeration) Rules, 1987.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

  1. Numeration—how to be made- (1) Every numeration shall be made in accordance with the decimal system.

(2) Every number shall be represented on base ten.

[(3) In representing any number in digits, the International form of Indian numerals, namely, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or a combination thereof shall be used]:

Provided that for a period of ten years from the commencement of these rules, any other numerals may be used for the purpose aforesaid, except where the use of such other numeral is prohibited by any law for the time being in force.

  1. Manner in which numbers exceeding three digits (how to be expressed) shall be written in words- Numbers expressed in digits exceeding three shall be written in words in the manner specified in the Schedule annexed to these rules.

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  1. Manner in which numbers shall be written (how to be written)- (1) In writing, according to any Indian terminology, any number in digits exceeding three, the decimal point shall be taken as the starting point and the first three digits, whether to the left or right of the decimal point, shall be grouped together and the subsequent digits shall be divided in groups of two and neither dots nor commas shall be inserted in the spaces intervening between such groups of digits.

Example: 23 14 345, 732 23 50

(2) In writing according to English terminology, any number in digit exceeding three, the decimal point shall be taken as the starting point and the digits, whether to the left or to the right of the decimal point, shall be divided into groups of three, starting from the decimal point and, neither dots nor commas shall be inserted in the spaces intervening between such groups of digits.

Example: 123 345, 732 456.

[SCHEDULE]

(See rule 3)

Sl.

No.

 Numeral Hindi numeration in

Roman Scripts

 Hindi numeration in

Devanagiri script

 Numeration in English
1. 103 Hazar gtkj Thousand
2. 104 Das Hazar nl gtkj Ten thousand
3. 105 Lakh yk[k Hundred Thousand
4. 106 Das Lakh nl yk[k Million
5. 107 Crore djksM Ten Million
6. 108 Das Crore nl djksM Hundred Million
7. 109 Arab + vjc Billion
8. 1010 Das Arab nl vjc Ten Billion
9. 1011 Kharab [kjc Hundred Billion
10. 1012 Das Kharab nl [kjc Trillion
11. 1013 Neel uhy Ten Trillion
12. 1014 Das Neel nl uhy Hundred Trillion
13. 1015 Padam in~e Thousand Trillion
14. 1016 Das Padam nl in~e Ten Thousand Trillion
15. 1017 Shankh 'ka[k Hundred Thousand Trillion
16. 1018 Das Shankh nl 'ka[k Thousand Thousand Trillion]