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Quality India

INAUGURAL
SESSION

Left to right: Mr. Pankaj Tibak, Head, FICCI Gujarat State Council; Mr. Shyam Bang, Chairman, FICCI Task Force on
Manufacturing Excellence and NABCB; Mr. Deepak Mehta, Chairman, FICCI Gujarat State Council; Mr. C K Biswas,
CEO, NBQP and Mr. Sunil Parekh, Co-Chairman, FICCI Gujarat State Council during the Inaugural Session

mentioned that if we look at China, they and unskilled labour force and therefore anywhere at lowest prices and selling
were able to improve the quality of their the theme chosen for the Conclave has a to the available markets at maximum
products because they focussed largely great relevance. possible prices. He also supported
on export markets. Had they been looking India’s decision to move out of RCEP and
solely at domestic markets, they would He stated that manufacturing industry mentioned that it was a good step to
never have been able to up their quality must be supported by strong quality remain out of this deal. He also said that
game. The fact that export markets systems. According to him, the only it might be the case that we are chasing
demand higher quality for the products way we can control our trade deficit is wrong set of goals nationally. Talking
demand to be sustainable, helped China by increasing exports and for providing about Ease Of Doing Business and global
to improve quality of its products. Hence a push to exports, it is essential to competitiveness, India has reached to
focussing on quality is one way of making manufacture quality products. He 77th rank up by 53 positions in the EODB
Indian products export capable. Also, threw light on the increased share of index created by World Economic Forum.
according to him the product which has Manufacturing in Gross Value Added He highlighted that when China became
gone through higher quality standards (GVA) from almost 11% in 1950-51 to the largest manufacturing country in the
in manufacturing has better life, better 17% in 2014-15 and the target to take world, its EODB index was 87 indicating
aesthetics, is much more durable and it to 25% by 2022. He also stated that that there is a direct disconnect between
brings in a lot more competitiveness. improving performance of a production ease of doing business and reducing
process yields much greater returns than the cost of production. Looking at the
Mr. Shyam Bang, Chairman, FICCI Task improving quality control systems. countries which top the list of EODB Index
Force on Manufacturing Excellence such as Singapore, Hong Kong, etc there
and NABCB, delivered the theme Mr. Sunil Parekh, Co-Chairman, FICCI are no products manufactured in these
address and emphasised on the need of Gujarat State Council proposed The countries that are globally competitive.
manufacturing quality products in India. Vote of Thanks and stated that in the
Mr. Bang mentioned that manufacturing globalised world, there are global value
is a crucial sector for our economy as chains functioning all across and each
it provides employment to both skilled country can buy raw materials from
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