Mumbai, Shishir Bajaj, Chairman of Bajaj Foundation and patriarch of Bajaj Group was honoured with the prestigious “Sarvottam Nagrik Sanman-2025 ” in a grand ceremony held at the prestigious Sahara Star Hotel in Mumbai.
In the presence of Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra C.P. Radhakrishnan, the honour statues were felicitated by Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council Shriram Shinde and Minister of Cultural Affairs Ashish Shelar along with other dignitaries. The “Sarvottam Nagrik Sanman” is given by Megha Shrey Foundation and Mrs. Seema Singh to those individuals who have made significant contributions to the society through their selfless dedication and service and have set an example towards positive change. This year’s ceremony was attended by many eminent personalities like Padma Vibhushan Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Padma Bhushan Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Padma Shri Dr. Shankar Mahadevan, film director Imtiaz Ali, Padma Bhushan Anupam Kher and Padma Shri Vijender Singh. After receiving the honour, Shri Shishir Bajaj said that our fundamental social efforts began in 1926, when my grandfather Shri Jamnalal Bajaj founded the Bajaj Group to support India’s freedom struggle. He informed that our first sugar factory was established in Uttar Pradesh in 1932 with the aim of making India self-reliant in the field of sugar production. Since then the Group has done excellent work in both business and CSR areas with the aim of nation building and making Indian villages self-reliant. He said that today we are doing social welfare work in 1000 villages of my birthplace Sikar district in Rajasthan and more than 1000 villages of my grandfather’s karmabhoomi Wardha district in Maharashtra.
Shishir Bajaj, Chairman of “Bajaj Foundation”, the philanthropic arm of the Bajaj Group, which is one of the country’s leading industrial groups, is seen receiving the “Sarvottam Nagrik Sanman” for the year 2025 and posing on the stage with the prestigious award.
Our goal is to develop the natural and human resources of rural India in a multifaceted way, as this goal plays a key role in building a ‘developed and self-reliant India’, which our Prime Minister has envisioned by 2047. It is worth mentioning that Bajaj Foundation, under the leadership of Shri Shishir Bajaj and his sons Kushagra Bajaj and Apoorv Bajaj, is continuously working for the empowerment of rural communities. The Foundation has empowered more than 6 lakh families in the villages of Wardha, Sikar and Lalitpur districts through rainwater harvesting, river rejuvenation, micro irrigation, natural farming, horticulture, Kisan Pathshalas, women self-help groups, renewable energy solutions like solar pumps and biogas plants, farmer producer organizations, and transformational education programs, improving the lives of about 22 lakh people. Under the ideology of “Nation Building through Business and Service”, the Bajaj Group has established itself as one of India’s most respected and diversified industrial groups. The flagship companies of the group led by Kushagra Bajaj include Bajaj Hindustan Sugar Limited, India’s largest integrated sugar company and operates 14 sugar mills and 6 ethanol plants in Uttar Pradesh. Another company, Bajaj Energy Private Limited, operates 6 power plants in Uttar Pradesh, including the 1,980 MW super-critical thermal power station of Lalitpur Power Generation Company Limited adding upto a total capacity of 2,430MW suppling about 10% of the state’s electricity. Similarly, Bajaj Consumer Care Limited is a leader in the premium hair oil category with its flagship product Bajaj Almond Drops Hair Oil. The prestigious “Sarvottam Nagrik Sanman 2025” conferred on Shri Shishir Bajaj is a true recognition of his outstanding contribution as a unique amalgamation of social service and industrial excellence.
