Mr. Analjit Singh to be conferred the Padma Bhushan

Mr. Analjit Singh to be conferred the Padma Bhushan

Mr. Analjit Singh, Chairman Max India Group, has been selected for the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award, one of India’s highest civilian honours, by the Government of India on the eve of the 62nd Republic Day. The Award is a reaffirmation of Mr. Singh’s immense contribution towards building India Inc.

The Padma Awards are one of India’s most esteemed honours and are awarded to recognize distinguished service of a high order to the nation, in any field. The award will be conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in April 2011.

A self made entrepreneur, Mr. Analjit Singh has been leading the charge of reinventing and restructuring the Max India Group with a vision to be amongst India’s most admired companies for Service Excellence. Mr. Analjit Singh is the Founder & Chairman of Max India Limited, Chairman of Max New York Life Insurance Company Limited; Max Healthcare Institute Limited and Max Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited. He has been the driving force behind the Max India Group’s sustained growth and success since the mid 80’s. Max India Group’s turnover for Calendar Year 2010 was over INR 78,360 million with a customer base of 4.4 million. The total investment in various businesses at the end of Year 2010 stood at INR 22,500 million. The Group has over 400 offices across India; with people strength of over 73,000.

As one of India’s leading business-persons, Mr. Analjit Singh is a Member of the Prime Minister’s Joint Indo-US CEOs Forum. He is the non-executive Chairman of Indus Towers, India’s leading ‘Shared Telecom Infrastructure’ Services Company. He is a Director on the board of several leading Indian companies such as Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI Ltd.), Vodafone Essar, Tata Tea and Hero Honda Motors. He is also the Vice Chairman of one of India’s leading industry Associations, Assocham.

Mr. Analjit Singh is the Consul General (Honorary) of the Republic of San Marino in India.

Senator Hillary Clinton, on behalf of The Indian American Center for Political Awareness (IACPA), awarded Mr. Analjit Singh for his ‘outstanding achievement’ in presenting the international community with an understanding of a modern and vibrant India. The IACPA has particularly lauded his efforts in forging several successful Joint Ventures with leading American companies and promoting business ties with the US.

Mr. Analjit Singh is an alumnus of Doon School, Dehradun; Shriram College of Commerce, University of Delhi; School of Management and the Graduate School of Management, Boston University, Boston, USA.

Mr. Analjit Singh has always taken keen interest in enhancing India’s academic excellence. He is currently an Executive Board Member of the Board of Governors, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, where he is jointly funding a new campus at Mohali, Punjab and actively facilitating it as the Chairman, Mohali Campus Advisory Board, ISB. In addition he is the Chairman, Board of Governors, The Doon School, Dehradun.

Mr. Analjit Singh is actively involved in social service, through his role as the Chairman and Chief Patron of Max India Foundation (MIF), the Social Service arm of Max India Group. Committed to fostering an inclusive society, MIF spearheads the CSR initiatives of the various Max India Group companies and also partners with several reputable NGOs such as SOS Children’s Village, Manav Seva Sannidhi, CanSupport and Chinmaya Mission. He is also the Life Chairman, Bhai Mohan Singh Foundation and Member, Governing Board of Bharti Foundation.

About Max India:

Max India Limited is a multi-business corporate, focused on People and Service-oriented Businesses of ‘Life’. Max India Group is present in the areas of Life Insurance (Protecting Life) through Max New York Life Insurance, a Joint Venture with a Fortune 100 company New York Life; Healthcare (Caring for Life) through Max Healthcare; Health Insurance (Enhancing Life) through Max Bupa Health Insurance; a Joint Venture with Bupa Finance Plc U.K. Clinical Research (Improving Life) through Max Neeman Medical International; BoPP & Speciality Foils manufacturing through its division Max Speciality Films.

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