TQM Handbook
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Acknowledgement
This book is a product of collective thinking and contributions of a large number of people led by Dr. G. Parameshwara, Hon ble Minister for Higher Education, Karnataka. In fact thewhole TQM movement in Karnataka was steered by him with adefiniteness of purpose, to make Karnataka a world class educational capital of India. We are grateful to the Government for giving us this opportunity to launch the TQM movement in Karnataka.Several people researched and sourced the best of material andinformation from relevant books and journals to put togetherthis book. This effort was led by Shri Kamalakar Halambi, presently working as Private Secretary to the Hon ble Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Government of Karnataka and supported by Dr. Siddalingaswamy, Coordinator for TQM, Office of the Commissioner of Collegiate Education, Dr. Jayaraj, Director, College Development Council, GulbargaUniversity, Dr. Meena Chandavarkar, Principal, Shri S.R.N. Arts and Commerce College, Bagalkot, Shri Morabada Mallikarjuna, Lecturer, Government First Grade College, Hunsur and Sri Shabir Md. Mustafa Principal, Government First Grade College,Srirangapattana.We also acknowledge the contributions of Shri K. N. Shenoy, Ex-Chairman of CII, Shri N. Srinivasan, Deputy Director General,CII and Shri C. P. Rangachar, Ex-Chairman, CII, Southern Region, in shaping this book. We also recognize the contributions