About QCI

• Quality Council of India (QCI) was set up in 1997 jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry.
• Its mandate is to establish and operate a national accreditation structure and promote quality through the National Quality Campaign.
• The Ministry of Commerce & Industry is the nodal ministry for QCI.
• The Chairman of QCI is appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendations of the industry to the Government.

Why in News?

• Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal asked the Quality Council of India (QCI) to strive to bring about convergence of all the various quality and standards organizations in the country so that they may work in tandem towards building a world-class quality system in India and make quality a national mission.

Reference:

1. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1865651