At an awards function in New Delhi, SpeakIn recognised and honoured India’s Most Distinguished IAS Officers for administrative distinction and for excellence in speech and thought leadership.
SpeakIn is Asia's first and largest consortium of Thought Leaders, Industry Influencers, Speakers, and Subject Matter Experts.
At what is being described as India’s first and finest celebrations of the contribution of civil services fraternity to governance and public administration, the IAS officers were honoured for addressing some of the biggest and most ardous challenges facing the country and helping resolve them.
Among the ten IAS awardees was Amitabh Kant, a 1980 batch IAS officer, who won the Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Kant is currently the CEO of Niti Aayog.
He has been a key driver of the "Make in India” and "Startup India” initiatives. He also drove the “Ease of Doing Business” initiative. Accepting his award, Amitabh Kant said, “There is no job content anywhere in the world like the Indian Administrative Service that gives you an opportunity to transform lives.
You can be a great disruptor and bring in radical changes that actually impact the lives of the people of this country.
I thank SpeakIn for recognizing this diligence and to have honoured the leaders in services."
Others recognised for their stellar contribution included Anil Srivastava, who was awarded for Heavy Industries, Transport and Mobility and Armstrong Pame, recognised for his contribution to Public Policy and Governance. The event was attended by top civil services, corporate and industry thought leaders.
The evening also witnessed a panel discussion on The Business of Public Service—a discussion between leaders of business and the Indian Administrative Service.