MEDIA RELEASE Larsen & Toubro, NTPC and Indian Oil Corp win PMI India Awards 2014 Hyderabad, September 11, 2014: Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading not-for-profit professional membership association for the project management profession, has announced Larsen & Tourbo, Indian Oil Corporation Limited and NTPC Limited as the winners of PMI India Awards 2014. The awards were presented by Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) - Minister of IT & Panchayat Raj, Telangana State and MLA representing Sircilla Assembly Constituency. PMI also announced The Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief (EFICOR) as the winner of Project of the Year - NGO category award for their Parivartan Child Survival Project (Parivartan CSP). Speaking at the awards, Mr. Raj Kalady, Managing Director, PMI India said: “The recipients of this year’s PMI awards exhibit achievements and talents of the companies and individuals that exemplify project management excellence. By leveraging strong, standardized project management practices, innovative ways to identify risks and overcome unexpected changes, these companies will help characterize the importance of project management in the generations to come.” Award Winners Large Winner Runner-up Larsen & Toubro – for Process cum Living Quarters Platform (PLQP) project Larsen & Toubro – for Mangalore Aromatics Complex (MARC) project Medium Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) – for Butadiene Extraction Project At Panipat Naphtha Cracker Grasim Industries (Aditya Birla Group) – for Greenfield Epoxy Project, Vilayat Small National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) for 5 MWp Solar PV Project at Port Blair (A&N) National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) – for Skilling India project About Project Management National Conference, India 2014: Project Management National Conference 2014 is a two and half day professional development event, held at HICC, Hyderabad between September 11th and September 13th, 2014. The theme of the conference is "Project Management – the mantra for sustainable growth". This conference is India’s largest annual gathering for CXOs, trainers, experts and professionals to rigorously promote the discipline and practices of project management across various domains. The keynote sessions for the 2014 National conference will be by Ramesh Iyer - Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited, Alyque Padamsee - Indian theater personality and ad film maker, His Excellence Chinna Jeeyar Swamy - Vedic Preacher and VVS Laxman - Former India Crickter. The PMI India Awards 2014 are also announced at the conference. Through these awards, PMI India recognizes and honors contributions and achievements in the project management profession. PMI India has been administering the PMI Professional Awards Program since 2009 on an annual basis. About PMI: PMI is the world's leading not-for-profit professional membership association for the project, program and portfolio management profession. PMI delivers value for more than 2.9 million professionals working in nearly every country in the world through global advocacy, collaboration, education and research. Adhering to project management methods and strategies reduces risks, cut costs and improved success rates—all vital to surviving the economic crisis. For further information, please contact: Mrunalini Havaldar Adfactors PR Mobile: 9930059844 Email: [email protected] Sudhir Shetty Adfactors PR Mobile: 9820140097 Email: [email protected]