QCI aims to certify 22,000 MSMEs this year

The Quality Council of India (QCI) today said it aims to certify about 22,000 MSMEs this year under the 'ZED scheme' initiated by the Prime Minister.
QCI Chairman Adil Zainulbhai said the process for the same will begin in the next 15 days.
He was speaking at a Ficci event on 'Sustainable Industry Growth through Quality Systems' under the theme 'Quality Systems to Achieve Goal of Make in India'.
Zainulbhai said the ambitious ZED programme hopes to certify one million MSMEs in the next three years.
The government under the Zero Effect Zero Defect (ZED) certification scheme hand-holds MSMEs across the country in Make in India sectors through quality control cells and rates them after carrying out assessment of their products.

To meet this target, he urged the industry giants to acquire products and services only from certified merchants and mandate MSMEs to secure at least the bronze standards for their products and services, a Ficci statement said.
He also said that consumers need to demand quality goods and services and reject substandard products.
The quality of products and services at the ground level in India did not even meet the minimum standards, he said, adding, "This can be changed only by measuring quality and enforcing quality standards in all spheres of life.