Mrs. Suman Minda, Chairperson, Suman Nirmal Minda Foundation (SNMF), the CSR wing of Uno Minda Limited – a leading global manufacturer and supplier of proprietary automotive solutions and systems to OEMs – has been conferred the distinguished PhD Honoris Causa by Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies.
Mrs. Minda has been awarded the honorary degree for her exemplary contribution in the field of social work and entrepreneurship. She has been actively working on social causes for more than three decades and is the driving force behind the Uno Minda group’s CSR initiatives. With her unwavering dedication, she has touched the lives of thousands of people who were in need and helped them become self-reliant.
Uno Minda, through its CSR initiatives, has been running 17 Samarth Jyoti centers across the country under the leadership of Mrs. Minda. The centers manage multiple community-centric programs that help improve education, and offer vocational training, preventive and curative healthcare, and foster community wellbeing and development. A self-help group supported under the aegis of Samarth Jyoti has played a part in making many women into entrepreneurs, thereby helping them attain financial independent. The group also runs a multi-speciality hospital and two schools for communities in the country and runs community-centric programs at international locations too.
In the past, Mrs. Minda’s passion and service towards society has been recognised with many prestigious awards, including the Mahatma Award for Lifetime Achievement for Leadership in CSR, Sustainability, and Philanthropic Work, India. Other awards bestowed on her include the CSR Leadership: Long Service Award, Mahatma Award for leadership in corporate social responsibility, and Social Women Leader of the Year Award in the 3rd edition of the Women Empowerment and GIWL Awards, 2022, to name just a few.
On being conferred the degree, Mrs. Minda stated, “I am grateful for being conferred this honor and express my deepest gratitude to everyone who has played a part in my efforts to contribute to society. I request everyone to give back to communities in their best personal capacity to put the nation on a higher growth trajectory.”
Mrs. Minda wasconferred with “Honoris Causa” in the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), along with other dignitaries including Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom (an Indian Olympic-style boxer) and Justice UU Lalit (the former Chief Justice of India).
