Jubilant Bhartia announces finalists of SEOY India Award 2014

The finalists are Bodh Shiksha Samiti (founded by Yogendra Bhushan), Karuna Trust (founded by Dr. H Sudarshan)  and  Magic Bus (founded by Matthew Spacie)

The winner will be chosen by a distinguished jury and announced at an award ceremony scheduled on Nov 4, 2014, in New Delhi. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is the Chief Guest and will give away the award.

All the finalists of the SEOY India 2014 Award are working to bring about a dynamic change in the field of health, education and youth development – factors that are critical for development.

All the three finalists have actively nurtured Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to scale up their innovations and have shown new impact directions for CSR in the country.

A common strand that runs through their work is their commitment to work in remote corners of India and bring transformational change.

Commenting on the finalists, Hilde Schwab, Co-founder & Chairperson, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, said, “We are inspired by the three finalists of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year India 2014 Awards – all three entrepreneurs are leading initiatives that seek fundamental changes in delivery systems and demonstrate a strong commitment to collaboration and co-creation with the community and other stakeholders. We hope these entrepreneurs and their work will serve as an inspiration to many more social innovators, especially among the country’s youth”.

Congratulating the finalists, Shyam S Bhartia, Chairman & Managing Director and Hari S Bhartia, Co Chairman & Managing Director, Jubilant Life Sciences and Founder Directors of Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, said, “Bodh Shiksha Samiti, Karuna Trust and Magic Bus are transforming India’s health and education systems, ensuring quality healthcare and education facility especially for the marginalized section of the society. They are doing this through integration of their model into public delivery system which leads towards inclusion and equitable development. Jubilant Bhartia Foundation looks forward to collaborating and supporting them with linkages and networks to increase their impact and scale."

The SEOY India 2014 Awards opened in April this year and received 189 applications of exceptional quality.

Through a five-stage selection process, the three finalists were shortlisted after on-site visits, background research, reference checks and multiple rounds of deliberations.