Quality Council of India celebrates World Accreditation Day in more than 20 cities across India

• Quality Council of India (QCI) celebrated World Accreditation Day across more than 20 cities in India, with The theme “Accreditation: Empowering Tomorrow and Shaping the Future,”

Highlights:

• Several industry leaders, government officials, and company heads, discussed the role of accreditation in shaping the quality of life in all spheres.
• strengthening the accreditation body and the entire quality system is not just a necessity but a strategic move towards excellence.
• Both NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) and NABCB (National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies) constitute the accreditation infrastructure in India and
  • are signatories to the Multilateral Recognition Arrangements.
  • NABL has over 8000 accredited labs and NABCB has over 260 accredited CABs (Conformity Assessment Bodies).’
• The Quality Council of India, established in 1997 by the Government of India and the Indian industry,
  • is the apex organization in India responsible for establishing and operating the third-party national accreditation system,
  • improving quality across sectors and advising the government and other stakeholders on all matters concerning quality.

Prelims Takeaway:

• QCI
• MSME