Quality Council of India (QCI)

IN NEWS:

• The Quality Council of India (QCI) recently celebrated World Accreditation Day (WAD) to highlight the role of accreditation in trade and economy.

QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA:

• QCI is an independent autonomous body that worked towards assuring quality standards across all spheres of economic and social activities.
• The Council works under the directions of its Governing Body (GB) having equal representation of government, industry and industry associations.
• It is a self-sustaining non-profit organization with its own Memorandum of Association (MOA) and Rules and does not get funded by the government.
• Chairman of QCI is nominated by the Prime Minister of India and is a non-executive post.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Q. Consider the following statements regarding Quality council of India:

1. It is an independent autonomous body.
2. Chairman of QCI is nominated by the Prime Minister of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to Prelims question