Hyderabad: 8th Nov 2021 – Introduced in 2017, the esteemed ‘Industry Awards’ is a statewide competition that recognizes and rewards exceptional achievements made by Telangana based businesses, covering both large & small organizations.
For the 4th time in a row, the award application was hosted by ‘Telangana State-GlobalLinker’, a networking platform with over 3,50,000+ SMEs across the world.
Applicants could participate in 6 categories – Best Export performance, Best Innovation, Best Sustainability practices, Best Startup, Best CSR Practices, Special Contribution (IT Services).
The awards were presented to the winners by the chief guest Shri KT Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister of Industry & Commerce, IT, E&C and Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Government of Telangana.
Shri KT Rama Rao also inaugurated the Made In Telangana mall – madeintelangana.linker.store, that has been initiated to support and encourage entrepreneurs in the state by providing commission-free services to the sellers allowing them to access more customers and grow their businesses through increased outreach.
The platform curates the finest products and crafts of the state, including pearls, apparel, home decor, appliances, consulting services and more. The portal will provide buyers the convenience of finding Telangana originated products and sellers in a single place.
The Mall, hosted by GlobalLinker, is currently inviting more sellers to list their products & services and by January 2022, the mall will be open to buyers to enjoy buying their favourite products and services.
The awards were facilitated by the Department of Industries & Commerce under the guidance of Mr. Jayesh Ranjan IAS, Principal Secretary, Government of Telangana.
“It is heartening to see the industrial growth in Telangana through companies which are not only innovative but also have sustainability built into their fabric. The future belongs to such companies which not only create wealth for themselves but are also socially responsible.” – Jayesh Ranjan
The prestigious 4th edition of Telangana State Industry Awards 2021 session was hosted by Ms. Malavika Jaggi, Director, GlobalLinker.
“Hosting awards at this scale requires meticulous planning & implementation. With the GlobalLinker platform, The Telangana Government was able reach out to businesses across the state, invite and process applications effortlessly. Moreover the evaluation and scoring by the panel of judges was objectively managed and final results were collated seamlessly.” – Malavika Jaggi
“We are extremely pleased to host the Telangana State Industry Awards on the GlobalLinker platform for the fourth year in a row. It’s wonderful to see the enthusiastic participation and as a jury member I can say that selecting the best of the best was no easy feat.”
Sameer Vakil – CEO & Founder, GlobalLinker
The elite panel of judges included Mr.Jayesh Ranjan IAS, Principal Secreatry, Government of Telangana, Mr. Manicka Raj, IAS, Commissioner of Industries, Government of Telangana, Mr. E V Narasimha Reddy, VC & MD, TSIIC, Mr. Yerram Raju, Former Advisor & Director, Telangana Industrial Health Clinic, Mr. Ajit Rangnekar, Director General at Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad Partner, SVP India and Former Dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB), Ms. Vatsala Mishra, OSD, Industries and Commerce Dept., Govt. of Telangana and Mr. Sameer Vakil, Co-founder and CEO at GlobalLinker.
“The contestants revealed the growth of industrialization in the State and the maturity of innovations. It has been a wonderful experience and a tough journey to go through the outstanding profiles of the industrialists of Telangana in various fields. Innovation-led entrepreneurship establishes its uniqueness of Telangana translating policy into action. Those who missed the Awards this year are no less winners than those who received them. Hearty congratulations and best wishes to all.” – Yerram Raju
“The variety of scale, industries and types of innovation was very impressive. We got to see so many innovations which we would otherwise not have known about, thanks to this initiative. Keep it up.” – Ajit Rangnekar
The ceremony was held at the flagship program (ManExe) of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at ITC Kakatiya, Hyderabad.
The winners are :
- Best Export performance
- Gold- Kalyani Rafael Advanced systems
- Silver- Optimus Drugs Pvt. Ltd.
- Bronze- Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd
- Bronze- Shree Malani Foams (P) Ltd
- Best Innovation
- Gold- Bharat Biotech
- Silver- Skyroot Aerospace Pvt Ltd
- Silver- Sensa Core Medical Instrumentation
- Bronze- Optimus Drugs Pvt. Ltd.
- Best Sustainability Practices
- Gold- L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Ltd.
- Silver- Roligt Foods Pvt. Ltd.
- Silver- Ctrl S Datacentres Ltd
- Bronze- Khetan Corru Case Pvt. Ltd
- Best CSR Practices
- Gold- Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd.
- Silver- J K Fenner (India) Ltd.
- Bronze- Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
- Best Start-up
- Gold- Maithri Aquatech Pvt. Ltd.
- Silver- Befach 4x Pvt. Ltd.
- Bronze- Hesa Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
- Special Contribution (IT Services)
- Large Category- Tata Consultancy Services
- Medium Category- 24-7 Intouch (Knoah)
Media Contact
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