The Quality Council of India (QCI), a Government of India body which propagates the adoption and adherence to quality standards in all important spheres of activities, has announced the 11^th edition of its flagship event- National Quality Conclave (NQC) 2016 today. The focus of this event is to bring together leaders from varied industries on a common platform, providing them an opportunity to share and discuss new ideas to promote best quality practices in various sectors.

Each year the Conclave adopts a theme based on current economic trends to inspire questions related to quality control standards. This year, the event which will be held on 19^th-20^th August at Le Meridien (New Delhi), based on the theme “Improving Quality for our 125 Crore Citizens”, will be flagged off by the chief guest Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Railways.

Commenting on the conclave, Mr Adil Zainulbhai, Chairman, QCI, said, “India’s recent growth and development has been one of the most significant achievements of our times. Over the past six and half decades, the country has brought about landmark revolution in all spheres and has witnessed a series of new initiatives that have unfolded a host of opportunities. India now has that rare window of opportunity to improve the quality of life for its 125 Crore citizens and lay the foundations for a truly prosperous future. QCI being the national organisation for quality infrastructure, accreditation and certification is organising the 2-day event with an intent to deliberate on key issues that impact the nation and to facilitate continuous improvement in the quality of lives of the citizens.”

The landmark NQC 2016 event will be attended by more than 1000 delegates from various sectors. It will have 12 concurrent sessions, 2 plenaries besides the inaugural and valedictory sessions and award distribution. The deliberations are aimed at industry leaders, managers from public and private sectors, government, scientific and professional institutes, NGOs, academicians, students and all other stakeholders who have interest in improving the quality of products, services and ultimately the life of the citizens of our nation.

The conclave will witness sessions by some of the most prominent industry leaders from across industries. They would be discussing on a wide range of topics like Propagating Quality to the Grass Root Level in India, The Challenges of Implementation- New Standards and New Quality Initiatives, ZED, Industry 4.0, Skilling for Employability, Swachh Bharat, Enough Clean Water, Food Safety, Empowering through Education, Quality of Care for Universal Health Coverage, Addressing Private Sustainability Standards enabling International Trade, Regulatory Reforms in Drug & Medical Devices, Strengthening Patients’ Safety: Focus on Injections Safety among many others.

“Over the last few years, QCI has taken several initiatives to promote quality in industry, healthcare, environment, education including skill upgradation and public services. The conclave is an endeavour to enhance understanding on the best quality practices and the innovative ways to deal with quality issues in other parts of the world, thus providing directions for shaping a better future of our citizens”, Mr Zainulbhai further added.

NQC 2016 will also host the QCI-DL Shah Quality Awards. The Awards would recognise and felicitate successful projects of an organisation that have resulted in continuous improvement of products and/or services, better and effective operations as well as increased customers/stakeholders satisfaction.

About Quality Council of India (QCI):

Set up in association with the Government of India, The Quality Control of India (QCI) is a non-profit autonomous society registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. QCI aims to involve the right stakeholders to emphasize on adherence to quality standards through various activities including its annual flagship event ‘National Quality Conclave’.

Ever since its inception, QCI has been playing a pivotal role to help stakeholders propagate, adhere and adopt quality standards across all spheres of life such as education, healthcare, environment protection, governance, social sectors and infrastructure sector and such other areas of organized activities that have significant bearing in improving the quality of life and well-being of the citizens of India. Chaired by Mr. Adil Zainulbhai, the former Chairman of McKinsey India, and his dynamic team of 38 members from varied industries are working towards the broad direction set by the Prime Minister for minimum government, maximum governance, making government's interface with citizens easier.

The organisation is known for undertaking noteworthy projects like the Swachh Bharat Mission (Making India clean by 2019), Yoga Certification for Yoga professionals (providing Yoga certification to yoga teachers and yoga training schools) and ZED (Zero Defects Zero Effects- manufacturing goods in the country with "zero defects" and to ensure that the goods have "zero effect" on the environment).

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