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Arup Roy Choudhury
Indian businessman
Arup Roy Choudhury (born 29 December ) is an Indian business executive and professor. He worked as the Chairman & MD of NBCC (National Building Construction Corporation), a Navaratna Central Public Sector Company from 3 April to 31 August , and as Chairman and MD of NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation), a Maharatna Central Public Sector Company from 1 September to 31 August
He also held an additional charge of Chairman of DVC (Damodar Valley Corporation), a Company owned by Govt.
of India, Govt. of West Bengal, and Govt. of Jharkhand. From 6 October till 15 Dec he worked with the Govt. of West Bengal, initially as the Chief Commissioner of West Bengal Right to Public Service Commission, and thereafter as the Principal Advisor Infrastructure to the West Bengal Cabinet.
Biography of isaac Arup Roy Choudhury born 29 December is an Indian business executive and professor. From 6 October till 15 Dec he worked with the Govt. He has a Ph. Choudhury's ancestors came to Patna in Bihar in the s. His paternal grandfather belonged to the landowning Zamindar class of Taki in today's West Bengal and had to leave home under adverse family circumstances due to sudden death of his father.Since 28 Jan , he has joined as Professor of Practice with the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Choudhury holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with a Post graduation in Management & Systems. He has a Ph. D from IIT Delhi in Project Management, with a special emphasis in Dispute Resolution.
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Choudhury's ancestors came to Patna in Bihar in the s. His paternal grandfather belonged to the landowning (Zamindar) class of Taki in today's West Bengal and had to leave home under adverse family circumstances due to sudden death of his father.[3] Choudhury's father was a member of the Bihar Government.[3] His mother came from the Zamindar family of Bagerhat in Khulna, in present-day Bangladesh.[3]
Career
Choudhury was appointed chairman of the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) at the age of 44, making him the youngest CEO ever of a public sector enterprise.[1][2] He was the corporation's chairman until , and during his time in office, NBCC's turnover and net-worth grew significantly.[1]
In September, , Choudhury became the chairman and managing director of NTPC Limited,[4] the 10th largest power producer in the world.
NTPC is also one of the seven largest Central Public Sector Undertakings of India, designated as a Maharatna.[5]
Choudhury was the Chairman of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), a forum of over Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in India from April to March [6] He was ranked as number 40 on a list of "India Inc's Most Powerful CEOs ", compiled by The Economic Times.[7]
Choudhury has written the books Management by Idiots and Delhi's New Moti Bagh.[3]
Awards and honors
- SCOPE Excellence Award Gold Trophy in individual category –09 as the Best Individual Leader of a Public Sector Enterprise by Prime Minister Dr.
Manmohan Singh on 15 December [8]
- The best organizational turnaround from Hon. President of India in for leadership as CMD NBCC.[9]
- Awarded as CMD, the Gold Trophy for NTPC for best performance, from Hon'ble Prime Minister of India in January [9]
- Top Ten PSU and Turnaround Award from Hon.
Prime Minister of India in [10]
- Top Ten Central Public Sector Undertaking Award from Hon. Prime Minister of India in as CMD, NBCC.[10]
- SCOPE Meritorious Award –11 for Corporate Social Responsibility & Responsiveness by HE President of India Smt. Pratibha Patil on 13 April [11]
- Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Award from HE President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee in the presence of Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, Union Home Minister on [12]
Individual Awards & Recognitions
- "Best Chief Executive Gold Award" of Public Sector for his outstanding contribution in bringing a remarkable turnaround in the performance of NBCC in November [13]
- Conferred the title of Business Leader in the Power Sector at the NDTV Business Leadership Awards in April '
- At #40 (2nd among CEOs from PSUs) in a prestigious survey by The Economic Times for the year for making a list of most powerful CEOs in India,[7] and #52 for the year [14]
- Eminent Engineering Personality Award by Institution of Engineers (I) on for remarkable and valuable contribution in the field of engineering, particularly in the civil engineering and construction sector, both nationally and internationally.[15]
- "Outstanding Engineers Award" in recognition of unfailing commitment to Excellence in Project Management by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (U.K.) Delhi Network on at New Delhi.[16]
- "Asian CEO of the Year " award by Terrapinn, a business media company with a presence on five continents doing significant work in Energy dialogue, in their "3rd Annual Asian Utility Industry Awards " Night at "Power and Electricity World Asia" conference at Singapore on 17 April [17]
- Exemplary Leadership Award for People Excellence, awarded for outstanding contribution to the fraternity and sector at the Global HR Excellence Awards under the aegis of World HRD Congress.[18]
- Rotary Vocational Excellence Award –09 for achieving excellence in the profession and making a significant contribution to society.[19]
- Best Technocrat award by Creative Foundation in December [20]