~Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas; Minister, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India presided over as Chief Guest ~
~Mr. RC Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India and Mr. R Chandrasekar, President, NASSCOM facilitated the winners of coveted ‘LEADERS OF TOMORROW’ awards~
New Delhi, March 12, 2018: ET NOW, India’s leading English Business News channel, hosted the 6th edition of the ‘LEADERS OF TOMORROW’ (LOT) awards. India’s most coveted awards for MSMEs, ‘LEADERS OF TOMORROW’ (LOT) awards recognises and celebrates MSMEs who are shaping the future of Indian economy.
‘LEADERS OF TOMORROW’ awards 2018 was presided by Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas; Minister, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India as the Chief Guest. Pioneers from various industries including Mr. RC Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India, Mr. R Chandrasekar, President, NASSCOM and Mr. V Vaidyanathan, Founder & Executive Chairman, Capital First felicitated the winners of coveted ‘LEADERS OF TOMORROW’awards across ten categories.
Delivering the keynote address at ‘Leaders of Tomorrow’ Awards, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas; Minister, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, Dharmendra Pradhan, said, “A lot of economic activities in India are based on emerging entrepreneurial models. But the challenge in the Indian scenario is that we do not have any formal financial leakage accountability. We should assess our requirements and know our strengths. We have to create a technologically driven world. I congratulate ET Now for this great initiative and I’m sure that the thinking group will jot down a new pathway for new aspirations and youngsters of this country.”
The glittering awards night saw a large number of high profile dignitaries like Gopal Krishna Agarwal, Member- MSME Task Force, Ministry of Finance & National Spokesperson- Economic Affairs, BJP, Gaurav Kapoor, Senior Head – Industry Partnership, CSR, Media and Advocacy at National Skills Development Corporation, Sunita Singh, Senior Director, National Entrepreneurship Network, Archana Garodia Gupta, Chair- MSME Committee, FICCI, Chandrakant Salunkhe, Founder & President, SME Chamber of India, Hiru Bijlani, Managing Director, Leadership Management
International, India, Vineet Nayar, Former CEO, HCL Tech & Founder, Chairman, Sampark Foundation, to name a few.
In association with ET NOW, the LOT Awards has had five successful editions and organised the 6th edition on March 8th, which received 1000 nominations from across the country. In this season of ‘LEADERS OF TOMORROW’, the winners of the most inspiring MSMEs were shortlisted after a country-wide selection process, where their extraordinary contribution to the sector has been appropriately acknowledged. This year, the Presenting Partner Capital First, Associate Partner LMI, Supported by MSME department and Knowledge Partner SME Chamber of India ensured complete process compliance and veracity of the data received from nominee MSMEs.
Catch the Indian entrepreneurs’ undying spirit on the most definitive MSME platform which will as 2 part Awards special onET NOW - India’s leading English Business News channel on March 21st and 22nd.
The ‘LEADERS OF TOMORROW’ Awardees are:
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Category
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Winner
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Name of representative
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Industrial Manufacturing
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Vidya Herbs Private Limited
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Mr. K.Shyamprasad,
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Fintech
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Airpay Payment Services
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Mr. Rohan Deshpande
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Electricals and Electronics
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HGS (India) Limited
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Mr. Anil Dass
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Transport and Logistics
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Sarjak Container Lines Pvt Ltd
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Mr. Ashish Sheth
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IT ITeS & StartUps
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Gadgetwood E-Services Pvt Ltd
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Mr Jayant Jha
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Agriculture & Food processing
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Willowood Crop Sciences Pvt Ltd
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Mr. Parikshit Mundhra
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Education
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Marougen Education Foundation (T. John Group Of Institutions)
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Dr. Thomas P. John
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FMCG & Consumer Durables
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Kamathsourtimes Ice Creams Pvt. Ltd.
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Mr. Raghunandan S. Kamath
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Textile, Apparels & Accessories
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The Monarch Enterprises
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Mr. Murtaza Tinwala
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SME OF THE YEAR
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Category
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Winner
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Name of representative
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FMCG & Consumer Durables
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Kamathsourtimes Ice Creams Pvt. Ltd.
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Mr. Raghunandan S. Kamath
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