Uteshiya Medicare Achieves ZED Gold Certification: Advancing Quality with Zero Defect, Zero Effect

Uteshiya Medicare proudly holds the prestigious ZED Gold Certification, recognizing its excellence in quality manufacturing and sustainable practices.

In today’s competitive world, manufacturing excellence is not just about producing more — it’s about producing better. The Government of India’s ZED (Zero Defect, Zero Effect) initiative is a major step in promoting quality, efficiency, and environmental responsibility among Indian manufacturers.

🔹 What is ZED?

ZED stands for Zero Defect, Zero Effect — a visionary program launched by the Ministry of MSME, Government of India, to create a globally recognized and sustainable manufacturing ecosystem.

The idea is simple yet powerful:

Zero Defect means manufacturing products that meet the highest quality standards with no defects, ensuring reliability, consistency, and customer satisfaction.
Zero Effect means that while producing these products, manufacturers must ensure zero negative impact on the environment — reducing pollution, conserving energy, and managing waste responsibly.

Together, these principles help Indian industries become more competitive, clean, and credible on a global scale.

🔹 The Purpose of the ZED Certification Scheme

The ZED certification encourages organizations, especially MSMEs, to adopt best practices in quality and environmental management.
It aims to:

Promote world-class quality manufacturing.
Ensure resource efficiency and sustainable production.
Reduce rejections, waste, and environmental harm.
Prepare Indian industries to compete internationally.

The certification has three levels – Bronze, Silver, and Gold, representing progressive excellence in performance and sustainability.

🔹 The Meaning of the ZED Gold Certificate

Achieving the ZED Gold Certificate reflects the highest level of commitment to both quality and sustainability.
It signifies that the organization:

Has robust systems ensuring Zero Defect production.
Adheres to eco-friendly, energy-efficient practices.
Meets or exceeds global quality standards.
Promotes safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.

This recognition is not just a badge — it’s a promise to customers, employees, and society that the organization stands for excellence with responsibility.

🔹 Zero Defect and Zero Effect in Action

In practical terms, Zero Defect focuses on:

Precision in design and manufacturing.
Strict quality control and testing.
Continuous skill development and process improvement.

While Zero Effect emphasizes:

Reducing carbon footprint and waste generation.
Using eco-friendly materials and technologies.
Ensuring compliance with environmental standards.

Together, they represent the perfect balance between industrial growth and environmental care.

🔹 Why ZED Matters for the Future

The ZED initiative supports the national vision of “Make in India” and “Atmanirbhar Bharat”, encouraging industries to produce world-class products sustainably.
It builds trust and credibility for Indian manufacturers in global markets and inspires a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

How the ZED Scheme works

Enterprises register and pledge to follow the zero defect & zero effect principle.
They are assessed/rated on many parameters: quality management, process automation, energy efficiency, waste management, safety, etc.
Certification levels: Bronze → Silver → Gold (and in some earlier versions Diamond/Platinum) depending on how many parameters are satisfied and how mature the process is.
The scheme offers financial assistance/subsidies for certification cost, hand-holding, technology up-gradation.

How many industries / MSMEs have joined so far

Here are some recent figures:

As of October 2023, over 102,403 MSMEs had registered under the ZED scheme. Of these, 44,166 obtained Bronze certification, 234 Silver, and 231 Gold certification.
According to another source, over 141,661 MSMEs had obtained Bronze certification, 391 Silver, and 415 Gold.
Earlier, in Nov 2021, about 23,948 MSMEs had registered with intent to adopt ZED principles.
In the state of Gujarat alone, 41,556 industrial units had been ZED-certified (68 Gold, 90 Silver, and 41,398 Bronze) by August 2024.

These numbers show growing uptake, but also that there’s still large potential for many more enterprises to join.