FICCI bestows a bouquet of awards on L&T for quality excellence
FICCI confers awards for ‘Excellence in Quality Systems’ to acknowledge organisations with exceptional quality practices that drive systematic improvements in performance and enhance global competitiveness.
This year, as many as three L&T verticals clinched five of the coveted awards – two Platinum (first prize), two Gold (second prize) and a Certificate of Appreciation. The awards were presented by Jitin Prasada, the Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry and Electronics & IT at the 10th FICCI Awards for Excellence in Quality Systems 2024 in New Delhi on 30 July.
L&T Precision Engineering & Systems, Hazira Unit won the Platinum award in the manufacturing sector (large), which was received by Sanjiv Mulgaonkar (VP & Head – Land Platforms & Systems BU & Hazira Strategic Manufacturing Complex), Anand Mistry (Head – Project Management, IT & Digital, TQM and Safety) and Rajni Kushwah (DGM – TQM, IT & Digital).
L&T Heavy Civil Infrastructure secured the Platinum award in construction category, distinguishing itself as the only company in this sector to win the recognition this year. The award was received by T Srinivasan (GM & Head – Quality) and Sankaranarayanan S (GM & Head – Corporate Centre).
L&T’s Transportation Infrastructure vertical was conferred three awards for three projects:
- Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (Bullet Train) C6 Project won a Gold award, which was received by M Ramesh (Task Force Leader), Rajesh Srinivasan (Head – Technical Services) and Pratik Sinha (Manager – QA/QC).
- Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Trackworks Project too won a Gold award.
- Kanpur–Agra Metro Trackworks Project received a Certificate of Appreciation.
The last two honours were received by Sunil Khattar (Head – Metro BU), S B Saraswat (Project Manager – RRTS Project) and Ajay Kumar (Head – QA/QC).
Quality is the hallmark of all things L&T. The FICCI awards reaffirm the Company’s sharp focus on quality.