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Dainik Bhaskar India Pride Awards recognises power of PSUs
The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to MD Mallya, Chairman & MD, Bank of Baroda. This year the award has expanded its scope by adding two new categories
Neha Saraiya | Delhi | October 24, 2011
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The third edition of 'Dainik Bhaskar India Pride Awards' took place at a power-packed evening last week in New Delhi. Chief guest Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, handed over the awards for excellence in public sector.
Some of the prominent faces present at the awards function were Gautam Adani, Chairman of Adani Group; Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister for Rural Development; and V Narayanasamy, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, among others.
The function commenced with a performance by two-time Grammy award winner Robin Hogarth and Indian classical vocalist Padamshree Sumitra Guha. It was a fusion of traditional African and Indian classical music. Adding glitter to the function was well-known Sufi singer Kailash Kher, who enthralled the audience.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to MD Mallya, Chairman & Managing Director, Bank of Baroda. Prof VN Rajasekhran Pillai was awarded a Special Recognition Award for showing excellence in the education sector.
Speaking about the awards, Jaideep Dhagat, Senior General Manager and Business Head, Dainik Bhaskar Group, said, “This year we received 111 entries, which is 35 per cent more than in 2010. This year the award has expanded its scope by adding two new categories, 'Social Change Agent' and 'Impact Creators'. The 'Social Change Agent' award is for an individual or organisation that has done distinguished work for the welfare of society, while 'Impact Creators' is specific to civil servants who have shown exemplary initiative to make an impact which is iconic in nature.”
He added, “Among central PSUs, the awards were distributed in 14 categories. Two PSUs were conferred with the special jury award for contribution to society. In the social change agent category, five awards were given and an equal number of awards given in the 'Impact Creator - Civil Servant' category.”
A total of 33 awards were given. Dhagat extended special thanks to the Title Sponsor, SKNL, who have supported the awards right from its inception in 2009. He also thanked the Principal Associate Sponsor, Adani Group, and Associate Sponsor Videocon for supporting the initiative.
Detailed list of winners of 'India Pride awards' 2011
| Category | Award Name | WINNER | Award Received by | |
| State PSU | ||||
| 1 | Electricity & Power | Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corp Ltd | K. Vijayanand, Managing Director | |
| 2 | Agriculture & Associated Including Irrigation | HAFED | Anil Malik, Managing Director | |
| 3 | Infrastructure Development including Transportation | Rajasthan State Industrial Dev & Investment Corp Ltd | Rajendra Bhanawat, Managing Director | |
| 4 | Water | UP Jal Nigam | Navneet Sehgal, Chairman | |
| 5 | Corporate Social Responsibility | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd | PN Singhal, Chairman and Managing Director | |
| 1 | Special Recognition Award | Prof VN Rajasekharan Pillai | VN Rajasekharan Pillai | |
| Central PSU for | ||||
| 1 | Consumer Industry | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd | RK Upadhay, Chairman and Managing Director | |
| 2 | Financial Services - Banks | Bank of Baroda | MD Mallya, Chairman and Managing Director | |
| 3 | Financial Services - Non Banking Financial Services | IREDA | Debashish Majumdar, Chairman and Managing Director | |
| 4 | Financial Services - Insurance Companies | LIC of India | Vipin Anand, Executive Director-Corporate Communication | |
| 5 | Energy & Power | Coal India Ltd | NC Jha, Acting Chairman & Director | |
| 6 | Heavy Industries | Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd | Anil Sachdev, Shri Atul Saraya. Director HR and Director Power | |
| 7 | Metals, Minerals & Trade Including Mining | Steel Authority of India Ltd | CS Verma, Chairman | |
| 8 | Oil & Gas | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd | RS Butola, Chairman and Managing Director | |
| 9 | Transport | Container Corporation of India Ltd | Anil K Gupta, Managing Director | |
| 10 | Agriculture & Associate | KRIBHCO | R Kamra, Finance Director | |
| 11 | Infrastructure Development | IRCON Ltd | Mohan Tiwari, Managing Director | |
| 12 | Defence | Bharat Electronics Ltd | IV Sarma, Director (R&D) | |
| 13 | Autonomous Bodies | NSIC Ltd | HP Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director | |
| 14 | Corporate Social Responsibility | Punjab National Bank | KR Kamath, Chairman and Managing Director | |
| 15 | Special Jury Award For Contribution to the society | Indraprastha Gas Ltd | Rajesh Vedvyas, Chairman and Managing Director | |
| 16 | Special Jury Award For Contribution to the society | Power Finance Corporation | Satnam Singh, Chairman and Managing Director | |
| Impact Creator - Civil Servants for | ||||
| 1 | Creating Socio-Economic Impact through Innovative Implementation | R Balakrishnan | ||
| 2 | Creating Socio-Economic Impact through Governance & Reforms | Aakash Tripathi | ||
| 3 | Creating Socio-Economic Impact through Innovative Implementation | Parikipandla Narahari | ||
| 4 | Creating Socio-Economic Impact through Education | Ajit Joshi | ||
| 5 | Creating Socio-Economic Impact through Governance & Reforms | John Kingsley | ||
| Social Change Agents for | ||||
| 1 | Being a Change Agent in the field of Social Development & Equity | Dr Nirmala Srinivasan | ||
| 2 | Being a Change Agent in the field of Social Development & Equity | Nand Kishore Chaudhary | ||
| 3 | Being a Change Agent in the field of Social Development & Equity | Dr Achyuta Samanta | ||
| 4 | Special Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement | Jainab | ||
| 5 | Special Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement | Ashish Chatterjee | ||
| LTA | ||||
| 1 | Lifetime Achievement | MD Mallya, Chairman and Managing Director, Bank of Baroda | ||