IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited - New Delhi

Dr. U.S. Awasthi (Chairman, IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited)
Dr. Udai Shanker Awasthi is the Chairman on the Board of IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited (IKSL). Dr. Awasthi was instrumental in architecting voice based advisory services for farmers through mobile phones, which has taken the shape of IKSL. Dr Awasthi was responsible for a large number of initiatives for the welfare of Indian farmers. Leveraging technology for the development of Indian villages is an area of his keen interest which drives IKSL.... Presently, Dr. Awasthi is the Managing Director of Indian Farmers Fertilisers Cooperative Limited (IFFCO). He enjoys the unique distinction of serving private, public and cooperative sectors of the fertilizer Industry in India. A hallmark of Dr. Awasthi’s tenure at the helm of IFFCO are the high levels of growth and excellent financial results. Dr. Awasthi has held several positions in various bodies. He was elected president of International Fertiliser Industry Association (IFA), during 1997-99, which is an organisation of 457 member companies from 80 countries. He was the first Asian to occupy the coveted position of IFA. Dr. Awasthi had completed his graduation in Chemical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University and had been dedicated to Indian fertiliser industry since 1967. As an internationally renowned chemical engineer, Dr. Awasthi has about four decades of experience which is completely dedicated to the fertiliser industry and Indian agriculture. Dr. Awasthi is a recipient of several honours and awards for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the fertiliser industry and Indian agriculture. Dr Awasthi was conferred Honorary Doctorate during the 20th Convocation of University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad held on Apr 25, 2006. He was also conferred the Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by Vikram University, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on March 2, 2008 at Ujjain.. He was conferred with Honorary Fellowship of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (I.I.Ch.E) during the Indian Chemical Engineering Congress (Chemcon - 2001) held at Chennai. He is the recipient of “Best Chief Executive of the Year 2002” from the Minister for Shipping, Government of India during the Global Corporate Convention-2002 held in September 2002. He was awarded IBC Leading Engineers of the World - 2007 by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England. Widely travelled, Dr. Awasthi has more than 25 papers to his credit and has co-authored a book 'Fertiliser Industry in India'. In addition to professional interests, Dr. Awasthi is an avid follower of fine arts with special taste for paintings.