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PM Modi receives first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award for 'outstanding leadership for nation'

According to a statement from the Prime Minister's office, the award focuses on the triple bottom-line of People, Profit and Planet. It will be offered annually to the leader of a Nation.

Edited by: India TV News Desk New Delhi Updated on: January 14, 2019 16:57 IST
PM Modi receives first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award

PM Modi receives first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award for "outstanding leadership for the nation".

According to a statement from the Prime Minister's office, the award focuses on the triple bottom-line of People, Profit and Planet. It will be offered annually to the leader of a Nation. 

"His selfless service towards India, combined with his tireless energy has resulted in extraordinary economic, social and technological advances in the country," it read.

The citation also states that under his leadership, India is now identified as the centre for innovation and value added manufacturing (Make in India), as well as a global hub for professional services such as information technology, accounting and finance.

The statement quoted the citation as saying Modi's visionary leadership has also resulted in the digital revolution (Digital India), including the Unique Identification Number, Aadhaar, for social benefits and financial inclusion. 

The citation mentions initiatives such as Make in India, Startup India, Digital India and Swachh Bharat, "which have positioned India as one of the most lucrative manufacturing and business destinations in the world". 

Philip Kotler is a professor of marketing at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management. Owing to his ill health, Jagdish Sheth of EMORY University, Georgia was deputed to confer the award on Modi. 

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