Entry Form for State PSUs - DB India Pride AwardsEntry Form for State PSUs 2016-17 INDIA PRIDE AWARDS 2016-17, an Initiative of Dainik Bhaskar Group Dainik Bhaskar Group - India's

Entry Form for State PSUs

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INDIA PRIDE AWARDS 2016-17, an Initiative of Dainik Bhaskar GroupDainik Bhaskar Group - India's Largest Newspaper Group. 14 States, 62 Editions, 4 Languages

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About India Pride AwardsHistorically, PSUs have played a vital role towards the development of our nation since independence. They have been the

pillars of the Indian economy. As a tribute to the contributions made and excellence achieved in public services specially by

the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in building our country, Dainik Bhaskar Group has instituted 'India Pride Awards'.

India Pride Awards 2012-13 The 4th edition of the Dainik Bhaskar India Pride Awards was held in New Delhi on 28th January 2013. A total of 28 awards were distributed this year, honouring the winners in various categories belonging to the Central and State enterprises, which was followed by the Life Time Achievement Award. The chief guest at the awards ceremony was Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, M Veerappa Moily. The other prominent personalities who attended the event, included Jyoti Narain, Executive Director, Wital See Marketing; Kunwer Sachdev, MD & CEO, Su-Kam Power Systems; Ramesh Chandra Agarwal, Chairman, Dainik Bhaskar Group; and Girish Agarwal, Director, Dainik Bhaskar Group.

India Pride Awards 2009-10: The very first edition of the awards was held on 9th October 2009 at the Taj Palace, New Delhi. The event was presided over by Shri. P. Chidambaram as the Guest of Honor. The function ignited a sense of pride for the people who walked away with accolades.

India Pride Awards 2010-11 The second edition of the awards was held on 13th September 2010 at the Taj Palace, New Delhi. The event was presided over by Shri. Pranab Mukherjee as the Chief Guest. The important highlight of this edition was that in addition to Central PSUs the State PSUs were also honored.

India Pride Awards 2011-12 The third edition of India Pride Awards was held on 21st October 2011 at the Taj Palace, New Delhi. The event was presided over by Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia -Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Govt. of India as the Chief Guest. Shri V Narayanasamy, Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs, Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Shri Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of Rural Development were the Guests of Honour. The highlight of this edition was that in addition to Central and State PSUs, individuals from the society were awarded under two new categories namely Social Change Agents and Impact Creator-Civil Servants for the distinguished work done by them.

India Pride Awards 2013-14 The 5th Edition of India Pride Awards was held on 19th December 2013 at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi. Shri Jagdambika Pal, Chairman PSU Loksabha, Shri Harak Singh Rawat, Minister for Agriculture Uttarakhand, Rajiv Shukla-Minister of State for Planning & Parliamentary Affairs, Shri K.K. Bakshi - C.E.O. PACL Limited, were amongst the guests who attended the award ceremony. Shri. M. M Palam Raju, Hon’ble Union Minister for HRD was the chief guest for the evening.

India Pride Awards 2014-15 The 6th edition of India Pride Awards was held on 4th June 2015 at The Leela Palace, New Delhi. The event was presided over by Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, as the chief guest. The other dignitaries who attended the event, included Prof. K Vijay Raghavan, Secy. Dept. Of Biotechnology, Shri Rakesh Garg, Chairman TC and secy. (T) and Dr. Kush Verma, commissioner NCR, UP.

India Pride Awards 2015-16 :The 7th edition of India Pride Awards was held on 4th April 2016 at The Taj Mansingh Hotel, New Delhi. Sh. M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development, was the Chief Guest of the event while Sh. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology was presiding over the event and Sh. Radha Mohan Singh, Union Minister for Agriculture was our Guest of Honour.



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India Pride Awards ‘15 - 16 Awardees

Central PSUsEnergy and Power - NTPCEnergy and Power - PGCILFinancial Services - Govt. NBFCs – PFCFinancial Services - Banks – SBIFinancial Services - Insurance - LICMetals, Minerals & Trade Including Mining - NMDCInfrastructure Development - AAITransport - CONCORConsumer Industry - IRCTCHeavy Industries - BHELOil & Gas - ONGCOil & Gas - Oil India Ltd.India Image Enhancement - NBCCIndia Image Enhancement - IREDAIndia Image Enhancement - BIRACIndia Image Enhancement - TCILCSR/ Environment Protection and Conservation - SAIL CSR/ Environment Protection and Conservation - PNB Housing Finance Ltd. CSR/ Environment Protection and Conservation - EIL CSR/ Environment Protection and Conservation - IRCONCSR/ Environment Protection and Conservation - NALCODefence Related - BELAutonomous Body - ESICAgriculture & Associates - RCF

Excellence as HODExcellence as HOD (Comm./Opr./Projects) - ONGC - Mr.Pallab BhattacharyaExcellence as HOD (Corp. Affairs & Comm.) - PGCIL - Mr.Chetan VarmaExcellence as HOD (Corp. Affairs & Comm.) - NBCC - Mr.Yogesh J.P.Sharma

State PSUs Energy & Power - NHDC (M.P.)Energy & Power - UJVNL (Uttarakhand)Industrial Development - MIDC (Maharashtra)Infrastructure Development - KSRTC (Karnataka)Infrastructure Development - MDDA (Dehradun)Agriculture & Associates - RSDDC (Rajasthan)Agriculture & Associates - PSCMPFL (MILKFED - Chandigarh)

Advertising Agency (Creative Campaign)Goldmine Advertising

Lifetime AchievementLife Time Achievement - Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya - Chairperson, SBI



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It is the flagship Hindi daily of Dainik Bhaskar Group - India's Largest Newspaper Group, which covers14 States with 62 Editions in 4 Languages reaching 4.4 crore readers everyday.

Dainik Bhaskar, started in 1958, stands as an example of achieving perfection through determination. Today the newspaper highlights many positive values that have driven India, its growth and aspiration. It is depicted as a change agent through its philosophy “Har Buri Zid Ka Ilaj hai Ek achi Zid”

The Group has a strong presence in radio business. 94.3 MY FM, the radio brand of the group is the 5th Largest radio network in India, with presence in 21 cities across 7 states. The digital arm of the group, DB Digital has 2.5 billion page views per month with 70 million unique visitors across its portals in four languages, Hindi, Gujarati, English and Marathi. The Group has its mobile application in three languages, Hindi ,Gujarati and English.

The Group also has diversified interests in Power, Textile, Real Estate and Hospitality Sectors.



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Introduction

Dainik Bhaskar Presents INDIA PRIDE AWARDS

The ethos behind these awards is to identify and celebrate excellence in Public

Service with the strong focus on PSUs and to felicitate their relentless work

towards building our country.

The awards for 2016-17 will be given in a function scheduled to be held at New

Delhi.

• Winners will be awarded a trophy and a certificate

• Jury holds the discretion of giving none or more than one award for any

category

• Each category in The INDIA PRIDE AWARDS will be judged separately

• The winners are given the right to use the INDIA PRIDE AWARDS logo on their

stationary and other promotional print material for a period of 1 year. The

logo carries a clear mention of the year in which the winner has been

awarded. Kindly contact the INDIA PRIDE AWARDS team for details on the

construct of the logo that can be placed by the winners in their promotional

communication. However, any communication regarding winning of the

award (without usage of the logo) can be done without IPA approvals.



Categories

THERE IS 1 CATEGORY OF AWARD

CATEGORY 1: STATE PSUsCLASSIFICATION A - FILL FORM A, B, C, F1 Electricity & Power CODE : S012 Agriculture & Associates CODE : S02 Includes irrigation3 Infrastructure Development Including Transportation CODE : S034 Water CODE : S045 Health CODE : S05

CLASSIFICATION B - FILL FORM A, B, C, D, E, F Awards are given for special drive, efforts and results obtained by the PSUs in identified areas.

1. CSR/Environment Protection and Conservation : CODE : S06

CSR or Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives are long-term activities/initiative/projects undertaken by the organization toward societal benefit with no apparent or hidden business interest. These are preferably in the area which does not have a direct linkage with the organizations business. These are not the activities by which the organization is trying to mitigate/negate adverse effects of their business in society and environment. These may include activities across a vast spectrum like-Education, Disaster management, Social reforms, talent identification and grooming, women empowerment or even promoting good practices.

2. India Image Enhancement/Creating a Global Brand : CODE : S07

These will encompass activities and initiatives taken by the organization that aims or results in enhancing the image of Brand India. It again has a vast spectrum, the list though not inclusive may include; Creating breakthrough product and services, reaching new milestones in term of product innovation or service qualities, promoting India as a destination or as a technology hub and examples like this.

Please note:In any category the jury and the concerned council has the right to award more than 1 or no awards irrespective of entries received.

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Eligible PSUs

1. Public Sector Units (PSUs) - State PSUs Organizations in public sector operating in India at state level may send their entries for appropriate categories. The

decisive factor for eligibility, operations of the applicant must adequately correspond to all the award criteria and should be verifiable at the time of evaluation.

A PSU can enter in more than one category of awards. For each category a separate entry forms must be submitted.

IMPORTANT:• All entry forms must be signed by the Senior Most member of the PSU governing body• The name and designation of the appointed representative (the single point of contact and co-ordination from the PSU)

for further communication and clarification must be filled in capital letters along with complete address and contact details.

• The entry must provide details (name, address and contact details - email, mobile, landline) of the person who will collect the award in case the PSU is declared as a winner

Application fee There is an application fee of 25,000/- A DD/Cheque in favour of D. B. Corp Ltd. A/C No. 0200103000000037 must be sent with every entry. Each entry shall

require a separate DD/Cheque.

Online Payment Details• Account Name - D.B Corp Limited• Address - 6, Press Complex, Zone I, M.P. Nagar, Bhopal• Account Number - 0200103000000037• Account Type - Current Account• IFSC (NEFT) Code - IBKL0000200• Bank Name - IDBI Bank Ltd.• MICR Code - 110259028• Bank Address - HI A/30, Sector 63, Noida, U.P.

Important : The Company needs to attach the latest Annual Report (FY 2015-16) along with the filled entry form.

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Rules & Regulations*

Dainik Bhaskar – INDIA PRIDE AWARDS Secretariat (IPAS) reserves the right to alter the awards list or reclassify any entry into another suitable category basis the jury interpretation and decision. Only fully complete entries in the prescribed forms will be accepted. IPAS reserves the right to award more than one trophy each year or to withhold awards in any / all categories if the required standards are not met. Disqualification of any entry is at the sole discretion of IPAS on a case to case basis, where entries do not comply with the defined rules or the entry does not comply with the stature or objectives of the awards. IPAS accepts no liability (directly or indirectly) for any loss resulting from the disclosure of information concerning an entry, though all reasonable precautions will be taken to maintain secrecy.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL THE PAGES OF THE ENTRY CARRIES THE SIGNATURE OF THE SENIOR MOST PERSON AND THE SEAL OF THE ORGANISATION.

IPAS reserves the right to offer changes in the award scheme from time to time and no applicant or any party can question these rights. Participating by submitting an entry, a PSU accepts all rules and regulations contained in this document or amended/ rectified/ changed/ altered at any future stage. IPAS is governed by a council that has the responsibility and full authority to suggest, recommend, authorize any change in the format or debar any applicant. The council has its members as senior representatives of Dainik Bhaskar Group. IPAS will not undertake to return documents or supplementary material submitted with any entry. By the process of sending the entry or by accepting the awards, the PSU grants IPAS the rights to publicize / print / refer/ telecast / broadcast / podcast / webcast / audio or video references or any medium that it deems fit, the details provided in the entry and the coverage or the award function in any format. Participating in the awards tantamount to agreeing to all the rules and regulations as changed / devised from time to time. If at any time, any information provided by the applicant is found to be incorrect in any manner, then the participant will be disqualified from further consideration for the awards. If the information is found to be incorrect post the award distribution, then the entrant PSU will be liable to return the award, which for the integrity of the awards, IPAS may decide to publicize.

The authority for classification of any information as incorrect resides with IPAS. The decision of IPAS in this regard will be final and binding. IPAS has the right to ask for proof of information provided / verify the information provided. If such a request is made (to the authorized representative) and the entrant does not comply, the entrant could be disqualified. Efforts will be made by IPAS to stick to the datelines envisaged below. However in the event of circumstances beyond the control of IPAS, these timelines may need to be altered. IPAS and its associates cannot and shall not be held accountable / liable for any disruption

/ stoppage / interruption / cancellation / rescheduling of the awards or its ceremony on account of any factors beyond its control.

At the same time IPAS holds the sole rights to decide / alter / change the timelines for IPA.

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Rules & Regulations* Contd...

Entries Open: 27th December 2016

Entries Close: 20th January 2017

IPAS does not encourage any contact by the applicant with any of the jury member or any attempt to influence their decision or selection of winners. Any such attempt will immediately disqualify the applicant. The decision of the IPAS, on the recommendations of the Jury is final and binding. No appeal or communication in this regard will be entertained by IPAS. Any of these rules and regulations may be changed by IPAS without prior notice, prospectively or retrospectively. The decision of the JURY or the council as the case maybe shall be final and binding on all participants. Clarification needed by any entrant will be addressed by IPAS on a best effort basis. Participant PSU agrees that mere inclusion in the process or acceptance of their entry does in no way entitle the entrant for an award.

Non-Disclosure & Confidentiality

Names of applicants, commentary of their entries and scoring information developed during the review of applications are regarded as proprietary by IPAS and are kept confidential. Such information is available only to those individuals directly involved in the assessment and administrative process for the purpose of selecting the winners. IPAS will take all reasonable action to ensure that applications and information provided therein are treated in strict confidence. However, in no way can IPAS be held responsible for any loss of confidentiality to a third party. Moreover, IPAS cannot be held liable for any damage (to goods, or persons, financial loss or consequential) incurred through the breach of confidentiality or otherwise by the applicants or any third party.

It is understood that the applicant is only providing information available in public domain. Applicant in no terms will share or enter any information that is confidential, sensitive or has impact on societal or national security.

All disputes (if any) relating to the awards or arising out of awards shall be subject to the laws of India, and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of competent jurisdiction at Bhopal, India. All entrants agree that they shall hold harmless Award management, IPAS, its employees, officers, contractors, business associates or other person and shall defend them against any loss, claim, demand, cost, damages, judgement, expenses or liability arising out of or in connection with any or all claims whether or not groundless, that maybe brought against award management by any third party in connection with their award.

If participants or their representatives are not clear of any of the provisions, rules or any element of the award or experience difficulties of any kind, they can write in their question, problems or queries to the following email address: [email protected] or call Mudit Mathur at +919810473404. IPAS shall endeavor to the best of its ability to respond thereof.

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Application Process

Download the form from www.dainikbhaskar.com, www.divyabhaskar.com, www.divyamarathi.com or www.dbindiaprideawards.com. Fill in the form in minimum 12 pt. font size in English.

Print the completed form (or fill them by hand) only on one side of A-4 size paper

Ensure that the Organization Self-Appraisal Report filled in is legible: this report will be based on IPAS Guidelines and criteria, applicable to individual category. The guidelines consist of a set of questions which when answered, duly supported by the objective evidence, would help in appreciating the extent of excellence achieved by the applicant. The applicant is advised to submit additional support material to further facilitate evaluation by jury panel. In addition to the form there is a limit to number of pages (A4 size) that can be submitted as support data and reference as mention below in point No. 8 & 9. All the support material must be itemized and sent in a single envelope (one envelope per category) addressed to: Mudit Mathur C/o India Pride Awards Secretariat, Dainik Bhaskar Group, D-143, Ground Floor, Sector-63, Near Capital Hyundai Showroom, Noida, UP-201301

In case the support material is in any other language other than ENGLISH it needs to be accompanied by a literal translation in English. For any clarification on process-eligibility or filling up of the application, the applicant may address their queries to [email protected] or contact Mudit Mathur at +919810473404

The completely filled entry forms must be sent by POST or courier or hand delivered at IPAS (Noida office)

The forms must reach IPAS by 20th January 2017. IPAS will not be responsible for any delays in receipt of the entry

IPAS will only acknowledge receipt of entry through e-mail addressed to the designated person of the applicant organization as mentioned in the entry form

General Instructions for filling the Entry Form

1. The forms must be completed in permanent black ink

2. Incomplete and/or illegible entries may be disqualified

3. The form must be completed in English

4. Answer all questions – it helps in jury decision process

5. In case any question is not applicable to your company, mention 'not applicable' or 'NA'

6. PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL THE PAGES OF THE ENTRY CARRIES THE SIGNATURE OF THE SENIOR MOST PERSON AND THE SEAL OF THE ORGANIZATION

7. The IPAS and the jury are authorized to contact the representative marked in Form A for any further details any information provided by him/her will be taken at face value

8. Use extra sheets (if required) for answering any questions. Remember to mention the question number in additional sheets. Total number of sheets allowed for support details or extension of the answers contained in the main form is limited to 10. In case there are more than 6 sheets, Jury will only refer to the first 6 sheets

9. Attach evidence wherever required to illustrate an issue, case studies, survey/research data and documented information such as company records

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CATEGORY:___________________________________________________ CODE : __________________________

ORGANISATION:_________________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS:_______________________________________________________________________________________

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CITY:__________________________STATE: ___________________________PIN: ____________________________

Telephone No.:__________________________________Fax No.:__________________________________________

Year of Establishment: _____________________________________________________________________________

Contact Person NAME: ____________________________________________________________________________

Contact person Designation:________________________________________________________________________

Mobile:________________________Landline:_________________________Direct line:________________________

Email Address (for all official communication with respect to INDIA PRIDE AWARDS):

____________________________________________@__________________________________________________

Name and designation of the Senior Most member of PSU signing the entry (all pages must carry signature and the seal of the organization)

Name:__________________________________________________________________________________________

Designation:___________________________________

Name of the person who will accept the award on behalf of the organisation, incase it is decleared a winner

NAME:__________________________________________________________________________________________

Designation:___________________________________

Email :____________________________________ Mobile :______________________Landline: _________________

Declaration : We hereby declare that the above information is true. We hereby acknowledge that we have also read the rules regulation and all the conditions referring to the award and we accept them.

Signature _________________________ Seal of the Organisation:

FORM - A (For State PSUs)

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Category applied for CODE :

Organisation:

Use separate form for each category in case applying for more than 1 category of awards

List of additional pages provided with the entry form

The boxes are meant for checking at IPAS (Please do not fill the boxes)

1. __________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________

4. __________________________________________________________

5. __________________________________________________________

Declaration : We hereby declare that the above information is true.

Signature ______________________ Seal of the Organisation:

FORM - B (For State PSUs)

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FORM - C (For State PSUs)

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CATEGORY:___________________________________________________ CODE : __________________________

ORGANISATION:_________________________________________________________________________________

Details:

(Attach the copy of latest Annual Report)

List of not more than 5 awards / achievements won by the organisation



2013-2014

Turnover (Cr.)

Employees

Profit (Cr.)

Title / Year 2015-20162014-2015

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FORM - D (For State PSUs)

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CLASSIFICATION B

Special AWARD category applied for: ____________________________________________CODE: ______________

Please state in not more than 400 words,

Why should your organization be considered for the award in this category?



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FORM - E (For State PSUs)

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Please state in not more than 200 words.

What has been the impact of your initiative on society and company?



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FORM - F (For State PSUs)

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Please state if there is anything more and unique in your case that the jury must evaluate while considering your

organization for the award



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Advisory for winners

In case you are a winner you need to follow the below mentioned guidelines:

• Person designated in Form A will be the representative to collect the award.

• The Master of Ceremonies will announce the category of award. 1 or 2 senior industry representatives will be called to list out the nominees and announce the winner. On declaration of the winner, the designated person should immediately walk towards the stage to receive award.

• At the time of receiving the award, he/she should use the steps on the right to access the stage and should stand on the left of the Chief Guest, facing the audience.

• A trophy and citation will be awarded. Trophy will be handed over by Chief Guest and citation will be handed over by a senior representative of Dainik Bhaskar Group, Sponsor or any person designated during the award function

• The trophy will be handed over first, followed by citation.

• Keeping the magnitude of the event and schedule of the Chief Guest in mind, there is no provision for any speech by the awardee. After receiving the citation and photo-op, the respective person should leave the stage.

• In rare cases, there may be a few questions asked by the MC which may be replied to, before leaving the stage.

• There may be a request for a special photo of winners with the trophy after the event and we would request the winners to comply with this for later communication.

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Documents

Entry Form for State PSUs - DB India Pride AwardsEntry Form for State PSUs 2016-17 INDIA PRIDE AWARDS 2016-17, an Initiative of Dainik Bhaskar Group Dainik Bhaskar Group - India's