Chandigarh19.07.26-: The Media Federation of India (MFI) in association with the Public Relations Council of India (PRCI), Chandigarh Chapter honoured 32 distinguished personalities from diverse fields during the 7th Entrepreneur & Achiever Awards 2026 held at PHD House, Sector 31, Chandigarh. The awards recognised outstanding contributions in civil administration, defence services, corporate leadership, healthcare, education, sports, media, entrepreneurship and social service.
Rao Narbir Singh, Haryana's Minister for Industry & Commerce graced the occasion as the Chief Guest while Alba Smeriglio, Deputy British High Commissioner attended as the Guest of Honour.
Congratulating the awardees, the dignitaries said that recognising achievers from diverse sectors not only acknowledges their exemplary contributions but also inspires others to work with commitment, innovation and compassion towards nation-building and social development.
Dr. Rupesh Singh, Chairman, PRCI Chandigarh Chapter, said the awards are dedicated to celebrating social entrepreneurs and professionals who are creating a meaningful impact through their leadership and service.
Arun Sharma, National President, MFI lauded the awardees for their unwavering commitment and remarkable achievements in their respective fields.
The awardees honoured during the occasion included Master Anoop Saini for Excellence in 10+2 CBSE Exam, Lt Gen. Amar Aul, former Chief of Staff, Western Command for Defence Services, Rakhee Gupta Bhandari, IAS, Principal Secretary, Food Processing, Punjab for Civil Administration, Brajesh Kumar, CEO, Chandigarh Power Distribution for Power Distribution Services, Sanjeev Kalra, IPS, Spl DGP for Police Administration, Aditi Sheoran for Women's Cricket, Pankaj Rai, IAS,Deputy Director, PGI for Hospital Administration, Amarjit Singh Mehta, President, PCA for Promoting Cricket in Punjab, Student Ananya Gupta, Senior Journalists Braj Mohan Singh, Jagwinder Patial and Indrani Pandhi for media, Acharya Manish, Founder, Jeena Sikho Lifecare for Natural Healing; Dr. Varinder Garg for Heritage & Culture, Pooja Sarin, Head, Department of English, GGDSD College, Chandigarh, for English Literature, Amit Sharma, GM, The Tribune Group of Newspapers for Newspaper Management; Dr SK Mishra, Reekrit Serai and Sadanand Wani for promoting education, Punjabi Singer Jagjit Bhinder, Millet Chef Vikas Chawla, Anshul Nanda for Corporate Communications and Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Mohit Bansal, Gurinder Bhatti, Karan Gilhotra, Rupinder Sachdeva, Radhe Shyam Garg, Yashica Jalhotra, Sanjay Agarwal, Israr Ahmad, Saurabh Munjal and Supreet Singh