SELECTION OF AWARDS:-

Role of Jury & the Council:-

          The Council provides the entire organizational and professional   support in administering the selection process. It is responsible for designing the questionnaire and widely circulating the questionnaire among the organizations, receiving and analyzing the data as well as placing the result before the jury specially constituted for each category.

          A separate expert committee cum jury is constituted for each industrial category. The committee comprises of eminent personalities from various walks of life like eminent Indian

Industrialists, Research & Professional Institutions etc. the expert committee cum jury for each category / group on the basis of the basic data and the analysis presented to them, decide the best entry for the award.

     The criteria of award instituted by the selection board, are the parameters like Growth percentage, Low cost production, manufacturing, Improvements, Areas of quality, Quantity, Export performance, Import substitution, R&D efforts, Innovations, Technological adaptations, Exemplary services & contributions to Indian industrial sectors.

         Although the particulars filed by nominees under their signature and seal of their firm are sufficient to arrive at a decision as to the conferment of awards on them, but in certain doubtful cases and in cases where the final selection committee feels it necessary to have further information it may adopt the following procedures

Call for more details or the information on any item to support their case.

In cases not accompanied by test certificates or standard certification like ISO 9000, it may call for samples.

     The members of the advisory board of the final selection committee may visit the industries to adjudge the performance.The Council provides comprehensive organizational and professional support throughout the selection process, taking responsibility for designing a detailed questionnaire and ensuring its widespread circulation across targeted organizations. It meticulously manages the collection, collation, and thorough analysis of responses, ultimately presenting the findings to a specially designated jury for each award category.

For each industrial sector, a dedicated expert committee and jury are constituted, comprising distinguished professionals and thought leaders from various fields, including prominent Indian industrialists, academic and research experts, and representatives from professional institutions. This esteemed committee rigorously reviews all data and analyses, exercising impartial judgment to identify the most deserving candidates for recognition in each category.

The award criteria established by the selection board incorporate a range of performance indicators and parameters, including growth rate, cost-effective production methodologies, manufacturing efficiency, quality enhancements, output volume, export performance, import substitution efforts, research and development (R&D) contributions, pioneering innovations, technological advancements, and exemplary contributions to the Indian industrial sector.

The Council relies on the documented information submitted by nominees, verified under their signature and official company seal, to make award determinations. However, in certain complex or exceptional cases where additional validation is warranted, the Council may implement the following procedures:

• Request supplementary data or evidence supporting the nominee’s qualifications in specific areas.
• Call for additional documents or certifications, such as ISO 9000 standards, particularly in cases where test certificates are not provided.
• Request product samples for review, especially where quality assurance certifications are missing.
• Arrange site visits by advisory board members or the final selection committee to conduct firsthand evaluations and assess the industrial performance of nominees.

Through this comprehensive, multi-step evaluation process, the Council ensures that the awards reflect not only industry excellence but also a commitment to innovation, sustainable growth, and contributions to India’s economic and industrial advancement.

Income Clause:-

  The income earned by the Council and the properties movable and immovable shall be solely utilized towards promoting the aims and the objects and for the betterment of the Council. No member of the Council shall have any personal claim on any properties of the Council or on any portion of the income earned in the form of profit and bonus or in any manner what so ever by virtue of his membership.

     The members also have to bear their own expenditure incurred on the day of the function like:

     The expenditure of the Nominees in exhibiting their products on the day of the Function

     Expenditure of the advertisement published in different newspapers on the day of the function, etc.

 Guaranteed Benefits:-

     The CITD award winner is guaranteed a number of benefits which Inter-alia includes wide publicity of their products through mass media. It may not be out of place to mention here that the awardees are permitted to display boldly a mention of the award on the labels of their product put for marketing by them. The awardees can make use of their award photographs or Logo for their purpose of advertisement of the product. A complete Video, T.V. and Radio coverage, apart from news coverage in leading National and Regional Dailies will be provided.