The prestigious Indywood Built In India Excellence Awards 2017 concluded successfully at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad on 4 th December 2017. The award was organised to recognize and facilitate efforts made by organisations to boost the concept of ‘Make in India’ and make our country proud in the international front. The Esteemed Award Presenters for the event were Nanda Narrainen, Head – Film Industry, Board of Investment, Mauritius; Mrs. Sandhya Puttyah Jugnauth, Ministry of Arts and Culture, Mauritius and Mohammed Ibrahim Al Qahtani, Senior Advisor, Saudi Aramco.

The award winners included Bharat Electronics Limited (Public Sector - Electronics); HMT (Public Sector - Precision engineering); KINFRA (Public Sector - Infrastructure Development); ITI LIMITED (Public sector - Telecommunications); JSW Energy Limited (Manufacturing - Power); Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Limited (Manufacturing - Minerals and Metals); VOLTAS Domestic Projects Group (Manufacturing – Build Environment); Essar Heavy Engineering Services (Manufacturing - Heavy engineering); Titan Company Limited (Manufacturing - Consumer goods); BLUE STAR VRF V Plus (Manufacturing - Indigenous innovative product); Kwality Photonics Pvt. Ltd. (Manufacturing - LED Products); Tibrewala Electronics Limited (Manufacturing - Electronics); Rupa & Company Ltd Garments (Knitwear); Soch Apparels Pvt. Ltd. (Garments - Ethnic wear for women); K.P.R. Mill Ltd. (Textiles); Dfrnt Clothing Pvt Ltd (Garments - Club wear); Future Group (Organised Retail); NCC Limited (Infrastructure Developer); Golden Gate Properties (Residential property developer); Al Qabandi United Company (Employer of Indian Diaspora); ULCCS (Inclusive infrastructure development); Kancor Ingredients Ltd (Agro products - Natural food Ingredients); AVT Naturals Products Ltd (Agro products - Beverages); Prasad Seeds Private Limited (Agro products - Seeds) and RENTOMS (Real Estate Development) and MAK Group (Residential property developer).

A panel discussion on ‘Encouraging Make In India in the Entertainment Industry’ was also conducted during the ceremony. The panel members were Rakesh Dash, Corporate Strategy & Planning-Voltas Ltd. (A TATA Enterprise) ; Sohan Roy, Chairman, Aries Group of Companies and Founder and Director Indywood Film Carnival and Pratap Vallikadan, Business Head, Kancor Ingredients Limited discussed the opportunities and different ways entertainment industry can be a part of the ‘Make in India’ culture. The session was moderated by Satyajeet Kumar Singh, Regional Sales Manager, Tibrewala Electronics.

Indywood Built In India Excellence Awards 2017 was organized as a part of Project Indywood, a US$10 Billion Project to be initiated by a consortium of 2000 Indian corporate and Multi-Millionaires.