Fame India magazine has named IFFCO MD Dr U S Awasthi as one of the top 50 influential leaders in the country who make a difference in the life of individual and society. Interestingly, Dr U S Awasthi is the only person from the cooperative sector to have qualified for the honuor. He has the 40th rank in the list.
The IFFCO MD’s fan club wrote “it heartens our heart to work with a Boss who rubs shoulders with the likes of Modi, Tata and Ambani”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at the top of the list followed by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Home Minister Amit Shah is at third position. The list includes the names of eight chief ministers, eight stalwarts from the industry sector and a few Union ministers, among others.
In the survey, opinions of more than twelve thousand enlightened people have been included on nine criteria, such as personality, influence, foresight, image, developmental style and public welfare efforts. Influential people hailing from politics, bureaucracy, spirituality, medicine and science, journalism, social service, cooperative, industry and business, art, acting etc. have also been included in this survey.
Other prominent persons who figure in the list are Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister PK Mishra, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, film actor Akshay Kumar and others.
The IFFCO MD has been named for making a positive impact on farm and farmers. He has been credited with empowering the farmers and bringing in a paradigm shift in rural India. He has been recognised as the one who was instrumental in establishing IFFCO as a successful cooperative organisation in the country.
Dr Awasthi tweeted the development “I am very happy to share that in the Fame India magazine @ FameIndia100, I have also been ranked in the list of “50 Influential Indians 2020” for better work in the field of cooperatives and agriculture. Honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi is on first position in the list.
A deluge of congratulatory messages followed the MD’s disclosure. One of the followers wrote, “Very proud moment for all of us. It’s a privilege to work under your guidance sir.”
“Your contribution to fertiliser industry and cooperatives cannot be ignored. You have done a lot to uplift the farmers and farming in India. We all believe there is still a lot to be received from you by farmers and cooperative societies”, wrote another.
It bears recall that even in the current situation of Covid-19, IFFCO has been active at ground level distributing masks, sanitisers and other protective gear among the farmers, villagers, labourers and others across the country. An awareness programs was organised by IFFCO at more than 1400 locations benefiting up to 6.5 Lakh people.