QUALITY CONTROL OF INDIA

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Shri Jaxay Shah has been appointed as the Chairman of the Quality Council of India (QCI) for three years.
- He succeeds Shri Adil Zainulbhai.
Mr Shah founded the “Savvy Group” one of India’s largest infrastructure conglomerates and held the position of national chairman of CREDAI, the apex body of private Real Estate developers in India.

Quality Council of India

The Union Government established the Quality Council of India (QCI) in 1997 through a Cabinet decision.
It was set up through a public-private partnership (PPP) model as an independent autonomous organization with the support of the Union Government and the Indian Industry represented by the three premier industry associations;
- Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
- Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
It was registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860, as a non-profit organization.
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, was designated as the nodal point for all matters connected with quality.
It provides a mechanism for independent third-party assessment of products, services and processes.
It aims to promote quality through national accreditation of testing, inspection and certification bodies which are internationally recognized.
It manages capacity-building initiatives for sensitizing industry and consumers on quality and running a national quality campaign.
It has the power to accredited organizations, emerging technologies, and a dynamic workforce to help the government with various flagship schemes to assess the quality of education, healthcare, food, sanitation, groundwater management, and natural resources like coal.
It played important role in expanding India’s quality of RTPCR testing capacity through accreditation during COVID-19.
It also played an important role in the success of many schemes such as Swachh Bharat Mission, Government e-Marketplace (GeM), PM Ujjwala Yojana, PM Awas Yojana, Atal Innovation Mission, Atal Bhujal Mission, Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED), etc, by developing a robust focus on monitoring and effectiveness in public service delivery and governance.