In a glowing citation, Mr. Srinivasan Jain, Editor of NDTV Profit, said, Under Mr.

Naik, L&T renders great service to the nation taking on challenges and doing what no one else can do. In a brief on-stage interview, Mr. Naik was asked what the Government could do in building a better India. Mr. Naik said that expenditure on infrastructure needs to be enhanced to meet planned targets. Turning to the critical area of defence, Mr. Naik observed that India could never be sustainable unless its borders were secure. For this, he said that the private sector should have a prominent role to play in the production of defence equipment. The winners in the 19 categories were selected by an eminent jury from a shortlist that had earlier been painstakingly created through an evaluation process comprising intensive analysis of various parameters and extensive research covering market data and peer group evaluation. NDTV, founded in 1988 by the popular TV anchor Dr. Prannoy Roy, is among the most respected TV channels in the country. The first edition of the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards was held on July 28, 2006 in New Delhi. NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards have been instituted to acknowledge the most dynamic Indian organisations and the best business leaders whose relentless pursuit of excellence has fuelled Indias journey to the forefront of the world economy.

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as the Best Company in the Infrastructure Sector and was awarded the Business Leadership Award 2010 under the category Infrastructure in the 2010 edition of the business awards announced by Indias leading business news channel, NDTV Profit. The award confirmed L&T's position as the best, the brightest and the most dynamic of all Indian organisations, leading India in her journey towards becoming an economic Mr. A.M. Naik receiving the Special Award for Business Leader of the Year Building India from Union Minister for Finance, superpower.
Mr. Pranab Mukherjee

L&T won the No.1 position

Mr. K.V. Rangaswami receiving the Leadership Award. Looking on are: Mr. V.B. Gadgil, and Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, and Dr. Prannoy Roy, Chairman, NDTV (left, second from left and on right).

Mr. K.V. Rangaswami receiving the NDTV Profit Award for Infrastructure (2006) from the Honble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh

Mr. K.V. Rangaswami, President Operations and Member of the Board, Mr. Vivek Bhaskar Gadgil, Chief Executive & Managing Director of L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Pvt. Ltd (formerly Senior Vice President & Head E&GP OC), and Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, Executive Vice President & Head B&F OC, jointly received the award from the hands of the Honourable Union Minister for Finance, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee at a grand and glitzy ceremony at the Trident in Mumbai on September 1, 2010.

For the fourth time, L&T was honoured with the Leadership Award for Excellence in Infrastructure. Earlier, L&T has bagged this coveted award in the year 2006, 2007 and 2009. This year (2010) a special recognition came as the 5th one for Mr. A.M. Naik who won a Special Award for Business Leader of the Year Building India, making it a total of 5 Awards in 5 years.

This was the fourth time that L&T has emerged the winner in the infrastructure category, affirming the Companys leadership position in the industry. The icing on the cake was that Mr. A.M. Naik, Chairman & Managing Director, L&T, also bagged a prestigious award, under the category Business Leader of the Year: Building India.