Padma Bhushan Dr Ramdas M Pai Conferred With The Golden Peacock Lifetime Achievement Award For The Year 2011

Online, January 25, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Padma Bhushan Dr Ramdas Pai, Chairman - Manipal Education and Medical Group has been awarded the Golden Peacock Lifetime Achievement Award for the Year 2011 by the Institute of Directors, an apex organization of company directors in India. Honourable Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, Union Minister of Corporate Affairs handed over the award to him in the presence of Hon. Justice MN Venkatachalaiah, former Chief Justice of India, Dr. Ola Ullsten, former Prime Minister of Sweden and The Rt. Hon'ble Baroness Sandip Verma, Lords Minister for British Government (UK) at the 22nd World Congress on Total Quality held in Bangalore the last week.
Dr. Ramdas M Pai received this award for his immense contributions in the fields of education and healthcare. Receiving the award, he attributed the success to the efforts of the entire Manipal family. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Ramdas Pai said, "I have received the Award as a representative of the entire Manipal Team, who have together put in their efforts to make the Manipal Group a vibrant Unit in the fields of education and healthcare. This Award will certainly provide the impetus to the Manipal Team to strive for more achievements. I am happy to report that in Manipal district, where our healthcare team is working on the various health indices, we are on par with the developed countries. While I am thrilled at the recognition given to our Team's contribution to the expansion of education and healthcare facilities, it shall be our mission to continue this humanitarian work with greater zeal in the days to come."
Dr. Pai has been at the helm of the Manipal Education and Medical Group for over three decades and has played a key role in transforming the Group into a leading player in the Healthcare and Education sector. He is the Chancellor of Manipal University and the Pro Chancellor of the Sikkim Manipal University in Gangtok. He is also a member of the Executive Council of Assam University.

In terms of providing quality medical care, Dr. Pai's leadership has shaped the Group's future by expanding from a single Manipal Hospital in Bangalore in 1991 to a multi-location chain of eleven hospitals across seven cities in South India, and rated amongst the best in the country.

Dr. Pai has received several business awards during his distinguished career and has been honoured in recognition of his community service. He was conferred the Padma Bhushan in April 2011 in recognition of his contributions to the education & healthcare sector. A past member of the Core Group constituted by the Govt. of India to report on the new initiatives on higher education, Dr. Pai has held several such prestigious positions at the national level.The last year he was nominated by the Govt of India as a member of the National Integration Council (NIC), then re-constituted by the Honourable Prime Minister of India.

About Manipal Education & Medical Group (MEMG)
Manipal Education & Medical Group (MEMG) is committed to three interwoven purposes: dissipating, applying and creating knowledge. The Group has been an innovator in the field of education, medicine and research. It is a leader in delivering global standards of excellence in education and healthcare.

Manipal in Education:
Manipal Global Education Services is the leading India-headquartered International provider of high-quality higher education services. Its ambit includes a wide range of higher education services to institutions in India, corporate training programmes in partnership with leading enterprises, vocational training across a number of sectors, as well as technology-driven services in areas such as testing and education delivery. It also owns and operates university campuses in Malaysia, Antigua in the Caribbean, Dubai and Nepal. It services and supports over 200,000 students currently, many of them through its award-winning technology platform, EduNxt™.

Manipal Global Education Services believes that industry relevance is the key construct in career-focused education in India. This has led to the development of innovative partnerships, with City & Guilds UK to launch IndiaSkills, and, with leading Indian banks like ICICI Bank and Bank of Baroda to establish academies of banking & finance. Its other strategic investments include MeritTrac, India's leading testing & assessment company, and iRize, a leading creator of the employment ecosystem in India.

Manipal in Healthcare:
One of Asia's largest healthcare management groups with 11 hospitals, including 8 teaching hospitals, 7 rural maternity and child welfare homes.

Manipal in Research:
Manipal Acunova makes innovations in drug discovery and enabling drug approval. Stempeutics is a Stem Cell Research Centre that focuses on Research, Therapeutics and Therapy in the field of regenerative medicine. Located at Manipal hospital Bangalore, Stempeutics leverages their group's healthcare infrastructure and accessibility to trained physicians and surgeons in developing a delivery mechanism for stem cell therapies.