Dare to Dream Awards: Zee Business honours outstanding leaders of MSME sector; check full list of winners
At the Dare to Dream Awards ceremony, these industry leaders not only shared their vision, future prospects, but even their success stories as well.
It is a rare occasion indeed when top leaders from MSME sector gather on a single platform. This happened on Monday at a glittering Zee Business Dare to Dream Awards ceremony, which was held with the express intent to honour and felicitate as many as 43 industry leaders for their outstanding contributions to the sector, for their passion to lead from the front and creation of entities that have become exemplary successes and an inspiration for the youths of the country.
These leaders have overcome various hurdles after choosing to walk a path less traveled. At the Dare to Dream Awards ceremony, these industry leaders not only shared their vision, future prospects, but even their success stories as well. One thing common among all of them was that they all asked young entrepreneurs to think something 'different', something innovative, even unique.
Union Minister of State for MSME Giriraj Singh, MoS Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla and MSME Secretary Arun Kumar Panda were among the key dignitaries who graced the occasion.
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While Union Minister Singh emphasised on use of tech in rural areas to create employment, MoS Finance Shukla explained government's effort to make India a business-friendly country.
Below is the full list of Zee Business Dare to Dream Awards winners and their categories:
Dare to Dream Awards: Full list of winners
| S.No | Winner Name | Category |
| 1 | Ramesh Agarwal | Business Person of the Year |
| 2 | Manjinder Singh Sachdeva | Business Person of the year |
| 3 | Pankaj Poddar | Young Business Leader |
| 4 | Dinesh Agarwal | Inspirational Leader |
| 5 | Ramesh Babu | Inspirational Leader |
| 6 | KS Rathee | Inspirational Leader |
| 7 | Radha Venkatesan | Women Enterpreanuer |
| 8 | Himanshu Baid | Emerging Company of the Year |
| 9 | BR Bhatia | Emerging Company of the Year |
| 10 | Anshuman Singh | Emerging Company of the Year |
| 11 | Vimal Kedia | Emerging Company of the Year |
| 12 | Ajay Kumar Gupta | Emerging Company of the Year |
| 13 | Ajit Lakra | Company of the year |
| 14 | Damodar Krishan Aggarwal | Company of the year - Financial Services |
| 15 | Sanjay Bhatia | Company of the Year - Packaging |
| 16 | Sudhanshu Srivastava | Company of the Year - Agriculture |
| 17 | Devendra Shah | Company of the Year - Dairy Products |
| 18 | Tarit Sarkar | Company of the Year - EPC |
| 19 | Kapil Jhaver | Company of the Year - Healthcare |
| 20 | Rohit Gera | Company of the Year - Construction |
| 21 | Rahul Kulkarni | Company of the Year - Silicone Products |
| 22 | Sanjay Nayak | Company of the Year -Telecom Products |
| 23 | Gyanesh Chaudhary | Company of the Year - Green Energy |
| 24 | Abhinandan Sethi | Company of the Year - Infra |
| 25 | Meghana Musunuri | Company of the Year -Education |
| 26 | Balakrishna | Company of the Year -Water Purifier |
| 27 | Pradeep Cholayil | Company of the Year - Wellness |
| 28 | Ajay Agarwal | Service Excellence Award |
| 29 | Dr. Arvind Agarwal | Best Enterprising Business |
| 30 | I.C. Agarwal | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 31 | N.K.Choudhary | Employer of the Year |
| 32 | Venkatesh | Corporate Citizen Award |
| 33 | Dr. Baldeep Singh | Corporate Citizen award |
| 34 | S B Jakhotiya | Business Innovation award |
| 35 | Shailendra Kumar Jain | Business Innovation Award |
| 36 | Gaurav Kumar Gupta | Emerging Company of the Year |
| 37 | Ajay Kumar Gupta | Emerging Company of the Year |
| 38 | Surjaram Meel | Best Enterprising Business |
| 39 | Veerendra meel | Best Enterprising Business |
| 40 | CS Sharma | Mosy Enterprising Business |
| 41 | K Srinivasan | Company of the Year - Export |
| 42 | Pradeep Dadha | Emerging Company of the Year |
| 43 | Durgesh Garg | Employer of the year |
'Dare to Dream Awards' series had first started in Delhi on October 15.
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