The Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award is the national quality award given by the Bureau of Indian Standards to Indian organisations that show excellence in their performance.
It is named after Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, and was introduced in 1991 after his death.
[1] The award aims to promote quality services to the consumers and to give special recognition to organisations that contribute significantly towards the quality movement of India.
Furthermore, there are 14 commendation certificates for organisations showing excellence in various fields, including but not limited to biotechnology, chemicals, electronics, food and drugs, metallurgy, textiles, jewelry, education, finance, healthcare and information technology.
The commendation certificate carries a financial incentive of ₹100,000 (US$1,200).