Jaxay Shah, Founder Chairman of Savvy Group and former Chairman of CREDAI will assume the role of the Chairman of the Quality Council of India (QCI) for a period of three years effective from the 21st October 2022. The incumbent chairman succeeds the former McKinsey India Chief Shri Adil Zainulbhai who served as the Chairman of QCI through three terms for a period of eight years from 2014 to 2022.
Jaxay Shah has been appointed based on his vast industry experience which shall contribute to further propelling the wheels of Quality, a legacy established by the former Chairpersons of QCI. Shri Shah 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.
Speaking of this new journey, Shah conveyed, “QCI is a vibrant organisation of 1000+ people who are improving the quality of life for 140 crore Indian citizens. I am a huge believer in the India story and confident that QCI will be pivotal in fulfilling PM's vision of India as a developed country by 2047. This will be achieved on the pillars of quality and credibility of everything that is 'Made in India' for the world.”
“As I complete my tenure as Chairman QCI, I feel proud and deeply honoured to serve the country through this organisation over the last 8 years. I congratulate Jaxay on his appointment as the new Chairman of QCI. I am confident that under his leadership, QCI shall continue on its mission to improve the quality of lives of Indian citizens,” said Adil Zainulbhai fondly looking back at his tenure. “We have had many luminaries as Chairman of QCI, Shah being the latest. In this august company, we welcome him and believe that his youthful exuberance will add to the speed and agility of this organisation!” said Dr. Ravi P. Singh, Secretary General, QCI, welcoming Shah’s appointment.
QCI was established in 1997 through a Cabinet Note, jointly by the Industries Department (now DPIIT) Ministry of Commerce & Industry and prominent industry associations like CII, FICCI & ASSOCHAM. 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 sensitising industry and consumers on the quality and running a national quality campaign to ensure the quality of life for every Indian citizen.
Many of QCI’s contribution in schemes such as Swachh Bharat Mission, Government eMarketplace (GeM), PM Ujjwala Yojana, PM Awas Yojana, Atal Innovation Mission, Atal Bhujal Mission, Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana have helped develop robust focus on monitoring and effectiveness in public service delivery and governance. Besides these, QCI has also been leading pioneering transformational projects such as the Open Network for Digital Commerce, Unnati Employment Network, Made in India Scheme, National Programme Management Policy and Framework, CPGRAMS redress monitoring, and Transformation of Food Corporation of India – many of which have been undertaken in the spirit of Hon. PM’s vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
