Consider the following statements about Quality Council of India (QCI):

It is a not-for-profit organization registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.

Chairman of QCI is appointed by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

Quality Council of India (QCI) was established as a National body for Accreditation in 1996.
Accordingly, QCI was set up through a PPP model as an independent autonomous organization with the support of Government of India and the Indian Industry represented by the three premier industry associations, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
QCI is a non-profit organization registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.
Nodal Ministry is the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
It is governed by a Council of 38 members with equal representations of government, industry and consumers.
Chairman of QCI is appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendation of the industry to the government.
Jaxay Shah, founder chairman of Savvy Group and former chairman of CREDAI has been appointed as the chairman of the Quality Council of India (QCI) for three years. He will succeed former McKinsey India chief Adil Zainul bhai, who served as the chairman of QCI through three terms for eight years from 2014 to 2022.

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Neither 1 nor 2

Quality Council of India (QCI) was established as a National body for Accreditation in 1996.
Accordingly, QCI was set up through a PPP model as an independent autonomous organization with the support of Government of India and the Indian Industry represented by the three premier industry associations, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
QCI is a non-profit organization registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.
Nodal Ministry is the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
It is governed by a Council of 38 members with equal representations of government, industry and consumers.
Chairman of QCI is appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendation of the industry to the government.
Jaxay Shah, founder chairman of Savvy Group and former chairman of CREDAI has been appointed as the chairman of the Quality Council of India (QCI) for three years. He will succeed former McKinsey India chief Adil Zainul bhai, who served as the chairman of QCI through three terms for eight years from 2014 to 2022.

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