Mumbai,
August 8, 2025 - In a grand ceremony held at Hotel Sahara Star, Shri
Shishir Bajaj, Chairman of Bajaj Foundation and patriarch of the Bajaj Group,
was honoured with the ‘SarvottamNagrikSanman 2025’. The award ceremony was
graced by hon’ble Maharashtra Governor Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan and thefelicitation
wasdone by Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council Shri Ram Shinde and
Cabinet Minister of Culture Shri Ashish Shelar along with other dignitaries.
The SarvottamNagrik Sanman presented
by Meghashrey Foundation and Shrimati Seema Singh celebrates and recognizes
individuals who have made significant contributions to society through their
quiet dedication and serviceand led to meaningful societal change through their
work. This year, the ceremony saw a gathering of luminaries, including Padma
Vibhushan Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Padma Bhushan Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Padma Shri Dr.
Shankar Mahadevan, Imtiaz Ali, Padma Bhushan Anupam Kher, and Padma Shri
Vijender Singh.
On receiving the prestigious
honour, Shri Shishir Bajaj said, "Our efforts began back in 1926 when
my grandfather Shri Jamnalal Bajaj founded the group to support India’s freedom
struggle. Our first sugar factory was set up in 1932 in Uttar Pradesh with a
vision to make India self-sufficient in sugar production. Since then, the group
has been instrumental in both business and CSR front with the common purpose of
nation-building and making Indian villages Aatmanirbhar. Today, we are
working in 1000 villages in Sikar, Rajasthan where my grandfather was born and in
over 1000villages in Wardha, Maharashtra where he worked for the nation, under
Mahatma Gandhi’s guidance. We are working towards developing the natural and
human resources, and the socio-economic development of rural India as it plays
a major role in leading us to a Viksit and Aatmanirbhar Bharat as
envisioned by our Prime Minister by 2047.”
Bajaj Foundation, under the
leadership of Shri Shishir Bajaj and his two sons Kushagra Bajaj and Apoorv
Bajaj, has been working tirelessly to empower rural communities through various
initiatives. The Foundation has been instrumental in empowering over 6 lakh
families and improving the lives of about 22 lakh individuals in villages
across Wardha, Sikar, and Lalitpur through these initiatives namely Water
Conservation through Rainwater Recharge, River Rejuvenation, Micro- irrigation
facilities and more, Sustainable Agriculture Practices like Natural Farming,
Horticulture, Kisan Paathshalas, Women Empowerment through self-help groups,
implementing renewable energy
Following the philosophy of “Nation
Building Through Business and Service”, the Bajaj Group has emerged as one
of India’s most respected and diversified conglomerates. This side of the Group
led by Chairman, Kushagra Bajaj includes flagship companies like Bajaj
Hindusthan Sugar Ltd., India’s
largest integrated sugar company operating 14 sugar mills and 6 ethanol plants in Uttar Pradesh; Bajaj Energy Pvt Ltd., that runs 6 power plants in Uttar Pradesh including one of the largest super critical thermal power station named Lalitpur Power Generation Company Limited that’s producing 1980MW of Bajaj’s total power generation capacity of 2,430 MW supplying about 10% of the state’s electricity demand and Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd., market leader in the premium hair oil category with its flagship brand Bajaj Almond Drops Hair Oil . The Group continues to blend industrial excellence with social responsibility and the SarvottamNagrik Sanman to Shri Shishir Bajaj is indeed a testament to that.
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