About the Awards
HSBC Presents CNBC-TV18 SME Champion Awards – Season 2 honours the remarkable achievements of India’s small and medium enterprises. Over the past months, we received an exceptional number of nominations from across the country, each reflecting the innovation, resilience, and ambition that define the SME sector. After a meticulous three-stage evaluation by our distinguished jury panel, it’s time to celebrate the outstanding SMEs contributing to India’s economic growth story.
Grand Jury
Dinesh Kumar Khara
Former Chairperson, State Bank of India
Subhash Chandra Garg
Former Finance & Economic Affairs Secretary of India
B Thiagarajan
Managing Director, Blue Star Ltd.
R Dinesh
Executive Chairman, TVS SCS Global Freight Solutions Ltd.
Sanjay Nayar
President, Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM); Founder & Chairman, Sorin Investment Fund
Shashank Srivastava
Member, Executive Committee, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
Subhrakant Panda
Managing Director, Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd; Former President, FICCI
Nandita Sinha
Chief Executive Officer, Myntra
Chandrakant Salunkhe
Founder & President, SME Chamber of India and Start-up Council of India