Bangalore will host the 14th World Congress on Total Quality from January 23 to January 25.

The theme of the event, which is being held for the first time here, is "Triple bottom line approaches for building corporations that last."

Importance of theme

Explaining the theme, the Chairman of World Quality Council, Madhav Mehra, said: " One of the biggest task of corporations today is to bridge disparities; that is why the focus is on the triple bottom-line: profit, people and planet."

The focus on profit alone would sharpen disparities and create a wedge in society, Dr Mehra said.

"Disparity and inequality are the biggest time bombs for business and can threaten its survival. It is in the interest of business to ensure equality, transparency and quality," he said.

'Scenario not good'

"Despite predictions of the Sensex soon touching the 6,000 mark, things are not all that good on the economic scene.
The second half of the 1990s saw a fall in food production while 30 million were added to the population.

Literacy is still low and hunger prevails," Dr Mehra pointed out.

The three-day event will see the Golden Peacock Awards for Quality, Innovation management Product/ Service being presented.

A jury headed by the former Chief Justice of India, A M Ahmedi, is now sifting through the nominations.
The would congress will also have 65 speakers and nearly 350 participants.

The would congress will focus on the application of the Six Sigma principle for quality in the service sector, corporate social responsibility and environment management systems.