Mr. Pratap G. Pawar
CSR Committee Chairman
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Mr. Pawar holds a degree in Bachelor of Engineering from Birla Institute of
Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan. He is the Chairman of Sakal Papers
Pvt. Ltd. and the Director of various companies viz. Bharat Forge Ltd., Finolex
Cables Ltd., and Force Motors Ltd. Pune. He became Director of 'Sakal', a leading
newspaper in the state of Maharashtra in 1985 and Managing Director in March
1986. SAKAL under the leadership of Mr. Pawar, has achieved substantial growth
and total modernization
He is also the Former President of The Mahratta
Chamber of Commerce, Industries & Agriculture, Pune and also setup the
International Convention Centre (ICC), under which MNCs like BMC software,
Persistent, Siemens, etc. have set up offices in Pune. He has also been the First
President of the Federation of Chambers and Associations all over Maharashtra
and has been nominated on the press Council of India by UGC, a Senate of the
University of Pune by the Governor of Maharashtra in 2000 and a Member of
Governing Council of Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE) by
the government of Maharashtra. He has specialization in Marketing (Domestic &
International) and Finance for techno-commercial projects. He has been awarded
the Padma Shri, the highest Civilian Award of Government of India, conferred
upon him in 2014 for his distinguished service in trade and industry. He is also the
recipient of Punyabhushan Award of Punyabhushan Foundation at the hands of
President of India, Shri. Pranab Mukherjee on June 26, 2015 for his immense
contributions in making Pune a conspicuous place on map of the world.”