Dr. Raghupati Singhania, Chairman & Managing Director, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., has received the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 from the Udaipur Chamber of Commerce & Industry (UCCI). The honour is in recognition of his visionary leadership, determination, humanitarianism and exemplary community services undertaken in Rajasthan.
The Award was presented by Ms. Shobana Kamineni, Executive Vice Chairman of Apollo Enterprise Ltd., and Mr. Hans Raj Choudhary, UCCI President, at a glittering ceremony in Udaipur on the occasion of UCCI’s Foundation Day.
Commenting on the occasion, Dr. Singhania said: “I am humbled and grateful to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 from Udaipur Chamber of Commerce & Industry. I dedicate this Award to over 30,000 people of the JK Group. It is their hard work and dedication that has culminated in the success we have achieved over the years. I would also like to congratulate UCCI for the excellent work being done in promoting the cause of trade and industry in this part of Rajasthan. I wish them profound success in this great endeavour.”
JK Tyre’s CSR programmes aim to provide solutions for sustainable livelihood to local communities. The company’s adult literacy programme that started in 2004 at all manufacturing locations has already transformed the lives of thousands of rural illiterate women who did not get formal education. The success of this initiative can be gauged through the recurring incomes that are generated by the women in these communities.
Particularly in Rajasthan, the company started the Parivartan Project in the tribal areas of Kankroli. The program that provides maternal and child healthcare services to community members has significantly brought down maternal and infant mortality rates in the region.