8 Economy The Economic Times, Kolkata, Saturday, 15 February 2014 Bengal Inc Basks In the Glory Of A Legend ET BENGAL CORPORATE AWARDS BK Birla, felicitated for lifetime contribution, & super-achievers of Corporate Bengal form a galaxy to pave way for a brighter future cisions getting taken quicker and man- OUR BUREAU day losses becoming almost non-existent KOLKATA with a proactive administration abso- A packed Taj Bengal Crystal Room al- lutely determined to speed up the process most cowered as Amit Mitra thundered: of industrialisation of the state. “Where are the naysayers?” And then Ambuja Group Chairman Harsh Neotia went on to assert that West Bengal is very spoke about how the state government, firmly on the path of economic and in- after overcoming the initial inertia, got dustrial recovery with growth so far out- its act together. “We expect far more rap- stripping national growth rates by miles id progress and more activity on the across parameters like industrialisa- ground once the Lok Sabha elections get tion, agriculture and man-day loss. over,” he said. Usha Martin Chairman It was a kind of event that Kolkata would Prashant Jhawar spoke about the ties be talking about for quite some time: The that his group has had with BK Birla. ET Bengal Corporate Awards. It was or- Addressing Bengal Inc, so to say, Amit ganised jointly by The Economic Times Mitra minced no words. He said that the and the Association of Corporate Advis- The Birla family The Who’s Who of Bengal Inc government was giving all projects fast- ers and Executives on Thursday evening. track clearance and rattled off instances Apart from the odd person, anybody on over `. 300 crore! Even Mitra was to con- The awards rained and Amit Mitra gave where it has done so already. “After tak- the city’s Who’s Who corporate list was fess later how emotional the moment had them all away. Best financial perform- ing over charge as industry minister, the present. been for him. “I felt so deeply honoured to ance was awarded to Ghanshyam Mishra state cabinet has passed 10 land allot- Every event has a moment that literally present him with the award,” he said. & Sons (sub-`. 300 crore), RS Software In- ments from the reservoir of 3,500 acres defines it. On Thursday evening, it was There was almost the entire Birla fam- dia (`. 300 crore-`. 1,000 crore) and Emami available in various industrial parks. when West Bengal’s finance, commerce ily present as the legend came down — SK Ltd (above `. 1,000 crore). Fastest growing Land is being allotted through a trans- and industry minister handed over the Birla and his wife Sumangala, Nirmala company award went to Vedant Fashions parent process. Some 8,000 square feet ar- Legend award for lifetime achievement Birla, wife of the late GP Birla, Rajashree Pvt Ltd (sub-`. 300 crore), Flexituff Inter- ea for bus terminuses is now being auc- to Basant Kumar Birla. Ramrod straight Birla, mother of Kumar Mangalam Birla, national (`. 300 crore -`. 1,000 crore) and tioned. Issues relating to projects, if any, even at a blessed 93 years, Birla walked up Jayshree Mohta and Manjushree Khai- Srei Equipment Finance Ltd (above are getting sorted out in a jiffy. All these the three steps to the podium to receive tan — the two daughters of Basant Ku- `. 1,000 crore). The highest job creator have been possible due to a change in the award and the felicitations that fol- mar — and their daughters Maitree Kan- award went to Maheshwari Mining Pvt work culture and highest level of trans- lowed, even as the audience stood to a doi and Vidula Jalan along with their Ltd (sub-`. 300 crore), Apollo Gleneagles parency being followed at the govern- man to give the doyen a resounding ova- husbands. Hospital Ltd (`. 300 crore-`. 1,000 crore) and ment,” said Mitra. tion. And, of course, there was Sarala Birla, Himadri Chemicals & Industries Ltd The state’s finances, he said, are slated It was a humbling moment for many of who said “congratulations” as her hus- (above `. 1,000 crore). The best CSR idea to improve despite a `. 2-lakh-crore debt them too. “To think of all that he has band BK reached her and took the chair award went to Bandhan. and an interest burden of `. 28,000 crore achieved in his life — it makes me feel so by her side. Next up on stage to get felici- Speaking on the occasion, RP-Sanjiv because tax collection “will improve fr- insignificant and we talk of ego!” said an tated was Sarala Birla herself and as she Goenka Group Chairman Sanjiv Goenka om `. 21,000 crore to about `. 40,000 crore by Sarala Birla followed her husband industrialist who preferred to be re- came down, it was BK’s turn to congratu- said how Bengal is beginning to change, March 2014”. He said some 31 major poli- to the stage. The Award Moment: BK Birla & Amit Mitra ferred to as one whose business is just late her. how issues are getting resolved faster, de- cy reforms have been taken up recently. Photos: Subhajit Pal All Live Indices, Stock Quotes, ETF prices from BSE & NSE, and Market Stats including Gainers, Losers, Movers, Market Intelligence Powered By: ETIG Database New Highs & Lows are available on Mobile and Web. Log in to www.economictimes.com/markets. 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