The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution has announced the annual awards and commendation
certificates for the seventeenth prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National
Quality Awards for the year 2010.
The Best of All Awards has been won by Vikram Cement Works (A unit of
Ultratech Cement Limited), Khor, Madhya Pradesh. The other category
award winners include Ashok Leyland Limited, Bhandara, Maharashtra
(Large Scale Manufacturing Industry); Kudale Instruments Private
Limited, Pune, Maharashtra (Small Scale Manufacturing Industry); and
Chaitanya Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab (Small Scale Service Industry).
In addition to these awards, ten organizations have been selected for commendation certificates under various categories.
The award winners and recipients of commendation certificates were
selected from a total of 64 applicants from various sectors following
vigorous evaluation by a group of qualified and trained professionals
from different spheres of intellectual activity. Awards would be
presented by Prof. K.V. Thomas, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and
Public Distribution in a ceremony scheduled to be held later on.
The awards, given annually, were instituted by the Bureau of Indian
Standards in the year 1991 with a view to encouraging Indian
manufacturing and service organizations to strive for excellence and
giving special recognition to those, who are considered to be the
leaders of quality movement in India.
