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World Accreditation Day 2025
- 10 Jun 2025
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The Quality Council of India (QCI) celebrated World Accreditation Day (WAD) 2025 on 9th June to highlight the role of accreditation in trade and economy, with the theme "Accreditation: Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)".
- QCI also launched the revamped NABL Portal and Gunvatta Samarpan Initiative to enhance digital accreditation access for MSMEs and promote public commitment to quality standards
Accreditation
- Accreditation is a formal verification that an institution meets quality standards in testing, inspection, or certification. It enhances quality in sectors like health, education, and food, promotes standardization, and boosts global competitiveness.
Quality Council of India (QCI)
- Established: 1997 as an autonomous body under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- Chairperson: Appointed by the Prime Minister based on industry recommendations.
- Mandate: To develop and manage the National Accreditation Structure (NAS) for conformity assessment bodies in sectors like health, education, and quality promotion.
- Key Bodies: National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) and National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) are the 2 accreditation boards of the QCI.
- These work closely to support the Government and regulators to ensure that the data provided by accredited conformity assessment bodies is robust, reliable, trustworthy in terms of decision making, compliance testing and standards setting.
- Industry Representation: Includes ASSOCHAM, CII, and FICCI, reflecting strong industry-government collaboration.
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