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22/10/22 20:03 PM IST

Shri Jaxay Shah nominated as the new Chairman of Quality Council of India

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  • Shri Jaxay Shah, former Chairman of CREDAI and founder Chairman of Savvy Group has been appointed as the Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI) for a period of three years effective from 21st October 2022.
About Jaxay Shah 
  • He founded one of India’s largest infrastructure conglomerates, the Savvy Group in 1996 and held the position of national chairman of CREDAI, the apex body of private Real Estate developers in India.
  • In addition, he also holds the position of the Chairman of the ASSOCHAM Western Region Development Council and serves as the Advisor at the PharmEasy Accelerator Program, which offers 1 lakh+ medicine and health products.
About QCI 
  • QCI was established in 1997 through a Cabinet Note by the Government of India.
  • QCI is mandated to promote quality in the country through national accreditation of testing, inspection and certification bodies which is internationally recognised, driving third-party assessments across sectors.
  • It also undertakes capacity building initiatives for sensitizing industry & consumers on quality and running a national quality campaign to ensure quality of life for every Indian citizen.
  • Over the years, QCI has become an organization serving the aspiration for quality of more than a billion people of India.
Source- PIB 

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