Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel Jyotiraditya Scindia presented the 13th AIMA Managing India Awards to the country’s high-performing management leaders and institutions for their contribution to nation building.
Drawing on the diversity of the awards and awardees, Scindia said that the ceremony projected the vibrancy between the old and the new, between ingenuity and entrepreneurship, and between brick and mortar and technology. “This capability is the essence of the story of new India,” he said.
Highlighting the achievements in the civil aviation sector, Scindia pointed out that in the last 9 years, 74 additional airports, waterdromes, and, heliports have been built, which has doubled the number of airports to 148.
“It is our resolve to bring wholistic growth such that the civil aviation sector can support a $20 trillion economy by 2047,” the minister said.
- The AIMA Outstanding PSU of the Year Award went to National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) of the UPI fame.
- Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group, received the Business Leader of the Decade Award.
- TV Narendran, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Steel Ltd was honoured with AIMA JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award on the occasion.
- Sanjiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj Finserv Ltd received the Transformational Business Leader Award.
- Venu Srinivasan, Chairman Emeritus, TVS Motor Company was given the Outstanding Institution Builder Award for making the TVS group a major force in the domestic and international automotive markets.
- The Outstanding PSU of the Year Award went to National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) of the UPI fame.
- Vishwanath Krishnamurthy, Chief Risk Officer and Sampath Rangasamy, Chief of New Product Development accepted the award on behalf of the organisations. They credited the government and the RBI for NPCI’s success.
- ABB India Ltd got the MNC in India of the Year Award.
- Samir Mehta, Chairman, Torrent Group received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He attributed the recent growth of the group to its founder’s values.
AIMA President, Shrinivas Dempo said that this year’s Managing India Awards reflected achievements across the entire spectrum of Indian economy — from conventional economy to avant-garde ventures, from young entrepreneurs to empire builders, from public sector to multinationals.
