Skoch Challenger Lifetime Achievement Awardees
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Mr. Sam Pitroda
Chairman, National
Knowledge Commission |
Dr. C. Rangarajan
Hon’ble Chairman
EAC to the PM
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Mr. C. B. Bhave
CMD
NSDL |
Dr. R. H. Patil
Chairman
CCIL |
Dr. Deepak B. Phatak
IIT-Mumbai |
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"Skoch Challenger Lifetime Achievement Award is special to me because I am part of the community of developmental people. I accept this award on behalf of the young people in telecom who worked with me 25 years ago. I thank my wife, who has withstood with me during all these times" |
“Skoch Challenger Lifetime Achievement is the most moving of the awards that I have received This, because of the elegance and the affection with which it has been conferred. |
“Paperless trading was achieved in India in perhaps the shortest time in the world. NSDL is proud to have been a part of the process that proved to the world and to ourselves that such achievements are possible right here in India.”
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We are one of the most advanced security markets in the world. Institutions like NSE, NSDL and now Clearing Corporation of India have ensured that transactions take minimum time with minimum costs.”
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“Indians on the wrong side of divide deserve to live comfortably & honorably. Inclusion agenda of the Skoch Summit must be acted upon by our confi dent nation.” |
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Some of our Eminent Skoch Challenger Awardees
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Dr. Raman Singh
Hon’ble Chief Minister Chhattisgarh |
Capt. Amrendra Singh
Hon’ble Chief Minister Punjab |
Dr. Y. S. R. Reddy
Hon’ble Chief Minister
Andhra Pradesh |
Mr. Pawan K. Chamling
Hon’ble Chief Minister
Sikkim |
Mr. Tarun Gagoi
Hon’ble Chief Minister
Assam |
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“My vision is to make each and every village in Chattisgarh a partner in our growth. During the next two years we would ensure that they have schools, a Panchayat building and road connectivity.”
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“Suwidha is the only citizen services delivery project in the country that covers all the Districts and Sub-Divisions of a state on a self-sustaining basis. We would like to take it to the top not just on national but on international benchmarks through innovative delivery models.”
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“Rural masses and their well being happens to the area of prime importance for us. Transformation is taking place and Rural e-Seva Kendras have already become rural business centres in the villages of Andhra Pradesh”
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“I dream of making Sikkim the best state in the country. I want to extend the benefi ts of IT to its entire populace. Human resource is our asset and I want to leverage that.”
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“E-governance is for effi- ciency, transparency and economic development. We are improving our services delivery using technology to bring government at the doorstep of the people.” |
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Mr. Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Industries |
Mr Wajahat Habibullah
Chief Information Commissioner
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Mr Subas Pani
Secretary, Planning
Commission |
Dr. M. Ramachandran
Secretary
Ministry of Urban Development |
Mr. A. K. Purwar
Chairman
SBI |
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“Skoch Challenger Award is a tribute to the young people at Reliance, to their perserverance, to their creativity.”
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"It is very kind of Skoch for conferring
this award on me. It’s a
tribute that the Right to
Information is bringing confidence
to the citizens of India.
It is further going to strengthen
the democracy values that we
all cherish."
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"I dedicate this award to the Indian voter who has accepted what I would like to term as Technology Osmosis, without too much fuss. I also thank the entire team at Election Commission who made it happen. And of course,thank you Skoch."
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“Under JNNURM we aim to upgrade the functioning of the cities. Finances to the city bodies should undergo a change so that they are in a better position to be able to deliver services more effi ciently.”
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“We have always focused on masses. If you see our customer base, it is more than a 100 million. You name the customers; you name the businesses, we are there and we are there as leaders.”
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Mr. M. V. Nair
CMD, Union Bank |
Ms. Neelam Dhawan
MD, Microsoft India |
Dr. Bakul Dholakia
Director, IIM-Ahmedabad |
Dr. Gautam Barua
Director, IIT-Guwahati |
Justice G. C. Bharuka
Chairman, e-Committee |
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“Skoch Award is a great honor for 27,000 Unionites. This would encourage Village Knowledge Centres that have already been extended to 175 centres.”
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“Digital inclusion is imperative to sustainable sucess of fi nancial inclusion. It will help the micro-credit industry grow while meeting the developmental objectives.” |
“While majority of our graduates are absorbed in corporate sector, we also prepare them for a career in management in nonconventional sectors like agriculture, health, e-governance and rural development.” |
“IIT-Guwahati is perhaps the only educational institute of excellence that was established and has fl ourished midst all odds. It is known for research in areas like design, mechanical engineering and computer science.” |
“We have undertaken the task of ICT enablement of Indian judiciary at all levels. Cause list, case history, judgments etc are now available online. Judicial offi cers have also been given necessary training in handling ICT tools.” |
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Mr. Alok Sinha
CMD
Food Corporation of India |
Mr. B. Sambamurthy
CMD
Corporation Bank |
Aruna Roy
Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan |
Dr. K. C. Chakrabarty
CMD
Punjab National Bank |
Mr. M. S. Sundara Rajan
CMD
Indian Bank
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| “IIISFM has made life of our 40,000 staff handling 40 million tons of foodgrains simpler. I am grateful to Skoch for recognizing and appreciating this effort.” |
“We have set an example for the banking community with our adherence to prudential accounting norms, consistent profi tability and adoption of modern technologies to improve customer service.” |
“Hamara Paisa, Hamara Hisaab led Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan received the Skoch Challenger Award in 2008. A fi rst such honor bestowed on a collective rather than an individual. “ |
“We plan to cover 200,000 villages, 12 million households and 60 million people under fi nancial inclusion by 2003. To this end, more than 20 different fi nancial inclusion projects have been launched.” |
“Financial inclusion does not stop at opening up of no frills accounts. It also means fi nancial consultancy, opportunities for investment, micro credit and capacity building.” |
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Ms. Sarojna Devi
Gram Pradhan
Uttarkashi |
Ms. Laya Tandi
SHG Federation
Kalahandi |
Mr. R. Chandrashekhar
Secretary, DIT |
Mr. Shailesh Nayak
Secretary, Ministry of Earth
Sciences |
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| "A Gram Pradhan of Darkaan Village at 7,000 ft altitude in Uttarkashi, Ms Surojana Devi solved the drinking water problem in her village by laying a pipeline drawing water through gravity." |
“Coming from a remote village in Kalahandi, Orissa, Ms Laya Tandi was amongst the fi rst to set up a SHG. She has put together a federation of about 100 SHGs in the region and have encouraged thousands of women to take up economic activities..” |
“Replication of successes does not mean replica, it means picking up the central features and knowledge from the projects and make it suitable to the other states.” |
“I accept this award on behalf of a large team of about 300 scientists across 14 institutes, who have worked tirelessly for 11months to make it happen.I thank Skoch to recognise these efforts..” |
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