Lava International Wins Gold at 12th CII National Kaizen Circle Competition 2026 for Innovative Quality Improvement Initiative

Lava International Limited, India’s trusted homegrown smartphone brand, bagged the Gold Award in the category of “Best Innovative Kaizen for Quality” at the prestigious 12th CII National Kaizen Circle Competition 2026, organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The recognition highlights Lava’s continued focus on efficiency, cost optimization and sustainable manufacturing practices.

Commenting on the achievement, Vipan Singla, SVP – Quality, Lava International Ltd said, "This recognition is a testament to our consistent efforts in improving product quality standards, optimizing costs and delivering enhanced product experiences to our users. Kaizen projects have enabled industries across sectors to set new benchmarks and significantly improve India’s manufacturing capabilities. I appreciate the entire team that has relentlessly worked hard to deliver superlative performance. I am thankful to CII for this recognition, which encourages us to strengthen our design, quality and manufacturing excellence as we continue to build a robust mobile manufacturing brand in India."

Lava received the honour for its project to reduce the Annual Failure Rate (AFR) in the Yuva and Blaze smartphone series. The initiative, led by strong cross-functional collaboration across Market Quality, Hardware Quality, Factory Quality and Data Analytics teams, reflects Lava’s strong commitment to quality-first engineering and structured problem-solving, reinforcing Lava’s manufacturing capabilities and its alignment with the government’s vision.

The event brought together leading industries to showcase Kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives, encouraging companies to continue focusing on affordable, quality-led innovation for Indian customers.

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