The 24th Inter-Unit Quality Circle Convention was held today at BHEl, Bhopal. On this occasion Shashi Ranjan Prasad, Executive Director, BHEl, Bhopal; Anuj Bhatnagar, Executive Director,
Corporate Quality; DK Dikshit, General Manager, Quality; K Srikanth, General Manager, Corporate Quality; all general managers and more than 250 participants of 45 quality circles from different units of BHEl were present.
Prasad in his inaugural address said that the quality circle is one platform wherein the employees are encouraged to showcase their skills, and are honoured for the contribution made towards the growth of the organisation. The employees of BHEl possess extraordinary skills in troubleshooting any problems and are prompt to adopt any new technology. He further shared some valuable experiences which on implementation will reap rich dividends, bringing down the input cost. Prasad urged the gathering to invite suggestions from employees who are directly engaged in production related work and are involved with the machining work for resolving the problems along with constant improvement in the processes.
Earlier, Bhatnagar speaking on this occasion said that the quality circle inspires the employees to work in a systematic order. The concept of quality circle evolved in 1962 in Japan and soon lakhs of quality circle started functioning in the industrial arena of Japan. In India the quality circle revolution started in the year 1982, credit for which goes to BHEl. With 05 quality circles starting from Ramachandrapuram unit of BHEl, the move has now 1200 quality circles functioning in each unit of BHEl, added Bhatnagar. In the beginning of the programme, DK Dikshit, General Manager, Quality welcoming the guest threw light on the significance of the quality circles.
He said that the quality circle inspires the employees to work in a proper, disciplined way and at the same time imbibes the value of team work within the employees. Dikshit congratulated the team members & leaders of the 43 quality circles arrived from different parts of the country.
Srikanth thanked and congratulated the participants arrived from different units for their active participation. In the manufacturing category Press Shop Division of BHEl, Bhopal; in the support services category, Finance Division of BHEl, Bhopal and in the new circle category EDN, Bangalore won the first prize while PN Arumugam prize was presented to EDN, Bangalore.