The New Indian Express ·
Geetanjali Kirloskar bags Visvesvaraya Award
BENGALURU: The Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) celebrated its founder’s day on Tuesday, conferring the Sir M Visvesvaraya Award upon Kirloskar Systems chairperson and managing director Geetanjali Vikram Kirloskar. This marks the second time a woman was chosen as the awardee since the award’s inception in 1999, following Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.
“I am happy that it’s a woman entrepreneur winning the award this year. This transition of the FKCCI, alongside Uma Reddy being its first woman president, is a step in the right direction. If only there is gender parity in labour, India’s GDP will grow by 20%,” said Chief Secretary to the Government of Karnataka Shalini Rajneesh.
“Under CM DK Shivakumar and Deputy CM Dr G Parameshwara’s guidance, we have created a roadmap for increasing export potentials to USD 20,000 million. The biggest potential is in engineering goods, followed by electronics, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and more,” she said.
