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India’s accreditation system ranked 5th globally; overall quality infrastructure system in the Top 10

The Quality Council of India (QCI), India's national certifying body, was recently placed 5th worldwide in the Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021. The 184 economies in the world are ranked by the GQII according to the quality of their infrastructure (QI). The standards system (under BIS) is ranked 9th, while the metrology system (under NPL-CSIR) is ranked 21st in the world, keeping India's overall QI system status in the top 10.

This is a sign of a New India in the Amrit Kaal with a focus on quality. The youngest of India's three QI pillars is its accreditation system, and in just a year, India has moved up to 5th place globally. Under the direction of Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi and the Commerce & Industry Minister Mr. Piyush Goyal, QCI is dedicated to building the "Made in India" brand's reputation for reliability and quality across the world. The time is right to provide our companies additional assistance as they work to improve their quality, according to Mr. Jaxay Shah, Chairperson of QCI.

With metrology, standardisation, certification, and conformity assessment services offering dependability and confidence between trading partners, QI serves as the technical foundation for global trade. In India, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL-CSIR) is the country's national metrology institute, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the country's standards body, and the constituent national accreditation boards, which are supported by the Quality Council of India, are in charge of maintaining the country's national accreditation system.

The GQII gauges the relative progress of each nation's quality of life. Based on each nation's placement in the sub-rankings for accreditation, standards, and metrology, a formula determines each nation's score. With a few exceptions, like as India (10th), Brazil (13th), Australia (14th), Turkey (16th), Mexico (18th), and South Africa, the top 25 QI systems are primarily situated in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific (20th).

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