FTCCI Extends Merit Award Submission Date To May 15

Hyderabad: Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI), an industry body on Monday announced extension of last date to submit nomination for Annual Excellence Awards 2025, to May 15. The entries are open across 21 categories. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is likely to present the awards at a ceremony scheduled to be held in June. Srinivas Garimella, Member of the FTCCI Excellence Awards Committee and Chair, Industrial Development Committee, said that applications alongwith entry fee can be submitted online on their dedicated portal - www.ftcciawards.in.

The awards are open to all businesses based in Telangana. Garimella informed that the entries will be evaluated by a jury panel consisting of Justice Sri Challa Kodanda Ram, M Gopal Krishna, Ajay Mishra, B P Acharya, and Prof Uday B Desai, Founding Director, IIT Hyderabad.

The 21 categories under which nominations are accepted includes, Excellence in Industrial All Round Performance – Large Industries & SMEs; Agri-Based Industry, Export Performance – Large Industries & SMEs; CSR, Aerospace & Defence Industry, Pharma; ESG Performance – Large Industries; Tourism Promotion & Hospitality; Marketing Innovation; Product Innovation – Large & SME; Health Care Innovation; Research & Development – Large Industries; Digital Tourism; Science & Engineering; Startups; Self-sustaining effort by a differently-able person, and Social Entrepreneurship.