The 19th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit

With a legacy that dates back to 1857, Aditya Birla Group is a $45 billion global conglomerate in the League of Fortune 500. Anchored by an extraordinary force of over 140,000 employees belonging to 100 nationalities, the Group is built on a strong foundation of stakeholder value creation. Over the years, Aditya Birla Group has grown into global powerhouses in various sectors – Metals, Cement, Pulp & Fiber, Chemicals, Financial Services, Fashion Retail, Textiles & Carbon black.

Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Mr. Bhupesh Baghel comes from a farmer family. He pursued his higher education while working in his farms tirelessly. He has actively participated in the campaigns with a vision of grassroots-level activism and has made consistent efforts to address and resolve the plight of farmers across the state. He was socially and politically active, even as a student. His vision has always been about the upliftment of the voiceless, downtrodden and marginalized communities and the weaker sections of the society. He has dedicatedly worked towards the development of Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes, women and unemployed youth.

Within 36 months of taking charge as the Chief Minister of the state, he has brought relief to the farmers by waiving off their agriculture loans worth Rs. 9000 crores and the long-pending irrigation tax of Rs.207 crores. Farmers of the state are now receiving fair price for their paddy, highest value against the paddy procurement in the nation. His schemes have greatly benefitted the farmers, economically weaker sections of society, tribal forest dwellers and labourers in the state. The remuneration rate for Tendupatta Collectors was raised to INR 4000 per standard bag, again the highest amount paid for this forest produce in the nation.

With his special emphasis on the health sector, Mr Baghel launched “Mukhyamantri Vishesh Swasthya Sahayta Yojana” providing medical coverage of ₹20 lakh, the highest in India. He has launched various schemes to combat malnutrition in the state and ensure easy access to health care to every person of the state.

The New Industrial Policy 2019-24 is a blueprint for the establishment and development of core sector industries along with agro-based industries and global-technology based industries.

Under Shaheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Collector’s Social Security Scheme, so far a social security amount of ₹12 crore 55 lakh has been provided to 820 tendu patta collector beneficiaries.

As the State Government has increased the support price for 17 minor forest produce, forest dwellers of the state are earning an additional income of ₹502 crore every year. State government has increased the number of minor forest produce procured at the minimum support price from 07 to 52.

A crucial initiative, namely Dhanwantri Yojana has been launched with the aim of providing medicines at half the price/ affordable rates to common people. Under the said scheme 188 medical stores are proposed to be opened in 168 cities. At present medicines are available in 84 medical stores at a price 50 to 71% lesser than the MRP.

Under the competent leadership and guidance of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, Chhattisgarh has been awarded as the ‘Cleanest State of India’ by the President of India, at the 'Swachh Amrit Mahotsav' organized at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Chhattisgarh has won this national award for cleanliness for three times in a row in year 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively.

Despite the slowdown causing a stir in the global economy, Chhattisgarh has witnessed the highest collection of GST in the nation. Despite the COVID crisis, the state has produced 27 lakh tons of steel, the highest steel production in the nation. A significant reduction has been recorded in the power rates and tariffs for industries with a special focus on Sponge Iron and Steel related industries. More than 445 new startups have received recognition. The state ranks second in MSME promotion and development in the country.

CNN-News18 is India's leading English News Channel and is one of the most respected and trusted sources for news and information in the country today. Association with CNN, an international news brand, brings credibility and depth to the coverage and provides unparalleled access to international content. The channel uses cutting edge broadcast technology and world class production qualities to bring to its viewers news that is unmatched in quality.

With the philosophy of On Your Side, the channel aims to ensure that the viewer moves from the side-lines into the middle of the main discourse which will influence their today and give shape to their future. Dedicated to becoming an engine of responsible journalism by treating news as sacred and giving the viewer a voice, the channel reaches out to millions of viewers every month.

The single-minded aim at CNN-News18 is programming which offers something for everyone. The channel has also created seminal IPs such as Indian of the Year that have become landmark events in themselves.

Over the last 16 years, the channel has won various awards and accolades at the prestigious Asian Television Awards, Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, Indian Television Academy Awards, News Television Awards and Indian Telly Awards, making CNN-News18 India’s most awarded English News Channel.

​​Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company (HMC). Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is the country's first smart mobility solutions provider, connecting people with quality time and is the largest exporter since inception in India. It currently has 12 car models across segments SANTRO, GRAND i10 NIOS, The all-new i20, i20 N Line, AURA, VENUE, Spirited New VERNA, All-new CRETA, ALCAZAR, ELANTRA, New TUCSON & KONA Electric. HMIL’s fully integrated state-of-the-art manufacturing plant near Chennai boasts of advanced production, quality, and testing capabilities.

HMIL forms a critical part of HMC’s global export hub. It currently exports to around 88 countries across Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Australia, and Asia Pacific. To support its growth and expansion plans, HMIL currently has 544 dealers and more than 1 355 service points across India. In its commitment to provide customers with cutting-edge global technology, Hyundai has a modern multi-million-dollar R&D facility in Hyderabad. The R&D centre endeavours to be a centre of excellence in automobile engineering.

​“Yogakshemam Vahamyaham - Thy Welfare is Our Responsibility”

One of the largest insurance companies in the world in terms of customer base, LIC is the most trusted brand in the Indian Insurance Market. Being the single largest investor in Government securities, LIC forms the backbone of Indian Economy. A premier financial institution, its propagation of the message of life insurance is unparalleled.

LIC serves its customers through 8 Zonal Offices, 113 Divisional Offices, 2048 Branches, 1546 Satellite Offices, about 1.08 lakh employees and 13.53 lakh agents.

LIC’s bouquet of 32 plans meet the changing needs of customers under Individual Business catering to various segments of the society viz. Endowment, Term Assurance, Children, Pension, Micro Insurance, Health Insurance and Unit Linked products.

LIC is a dominant life insurer in the competitive Indian insurance scenario. LIC holds a composite Market Share of 74.58% in No. of Policies, 66.18% share in First Year premiums as at 31stMarch 2021. Over 229.15 lakh Claims amounting to over INR 1,47,754.63 Crores were settled during FY 2020-21, an enviable track record.

LIC’s strong online presence and digital platforms ensure new business, servicing operations [internal and external customers], and channel platforms like Banks and other agencies.

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Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Charanjit Singh Channi known as the votary of the rights of farmers, poor and middle class, was born in 1963 at village Bhajauli in Kharar Tehsil of Mohali District. Afterwards, he shifted to Kharar where he received education up to Higher Secondary level at Khalsa School and did his Graduation from Khalsa College, Sector-26, Chandigarh. He completed his Bachelors in Law (LLB) from Panjab University, Chandigarh and Post Graduation in Political Science in 2016 from the same institution.

Having a penchant for education, Mr. Channi pursued Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar in September 2011 and Masters in Law (LLM) in 2014. Currently, he is pursuing doctorate from the Panjab University, Chandigarh.

A keen sportsperson, Mr. Channi was part of Panjab University Handball team during 1984-85. Entering into wedlock in 1991, Mr. Channi has two sons.

Armed with the missionary zeal to serve the common people selflessly, Mr. Channi ventured into public life in 1992 when he was elected as Municipal Councillor and went onto serve as the President of Municipal Council, Kharar. The immense dedication with which he served every section of the society saw Mr. Channi being elected MLA as an Independent candidate in 2007 and twice representing the Congress Party in 2012 and 2017 and as CLP leader of the Congress party in State Assembly in 2016.

The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is the nodal agency for the formulation of national policies and programmes and for the coordination of activities of various central Government Agency, State Government/UTs and the private sector for the development and promotion of tourism in the country. The endeavor of the Ministry is also to promote development of tourism infrastructure in the country and to meet this end; financial assistance is provided to various State Governments. The ministry of tourism also promotes its atithi devo bhava and special campaigns for the North Eastern region and Jammu and Kashmir.

Petronet LNG Limited (PLL), one of the fastest growing world-class company in the energy sector in India, has set up the India's first LNG receiving and regasification terminal at Dahej, Gujarat, and another terminal at Kochi, Kerala in India.

PLL was formed as a Joint Venture company in 1998, by Government of India to import LNG and set up LNG terminals in the country. The promoters of the company are GAIL (India) Limited, Oil &Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.

PLL Dahej terminal present capacity is 17.5 MMTPA and is running at full capacity. Kochi terminal has a capacity of 5 MMTPA.