Tamil Nadu & Himachal Pradesh win top honours at IBN7 Diamond States Awards

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New Delhi, February 24, 2011

We live in an era where a nation is judged by the human development level of its people and fundamental freedom enjoyed by its citizens. IBN18 Network has announced the winners of the third edition of the prestigious 'IBN7 Diamond States Awards'- a path breaking editorial initiative in partnership with Outlook, for affirming their commitment towards various social responsibilities such as citizen security, women empowerment, poverty reduction, etc by the states of India. Tamil Nadu bagged 3 awards followed by Kerala and Himachal Pradesh with 2 awards each. A glittering award ceremony held in the capital, witnessed the presence of Chief Ministers of various States who were applauded across 9 categories. 'IBN7 Diamond States Awards 2011' is the only one of its kind initiative that recognizes the extraordinary efforts of the states and their determination to bring about change.

The Grand Finale would be telecast on IBN7 on 5th March at 8:00 PM and on CNN-IBN on 6th March at 6:00 PM.

The selection process for 'IBN7 Diamond States Awards 2011' was a credible multi-pronged approach involving secondary data from authentic sources and primary data from a nationwide research exercise conducted by Nielsen, the research partner for the awards. KPMG, the independent Knowledge Partner managed the process, methodology and the data for arriving at the best states for the various categories of the awards.

The list of parameters in each category were evaluated by the best journalistic brains in the country from IBN18 Network Editorial Board & the Outlook Editorial Board comprising of Raghav Bahl, Rajdeep Sardesai, Ashutosh, Vinod Mehta & Neelabh Mishra. A five member jury comprising well-known personalities drawn by different walks of life, deliberated on the categories, criteria and parameters to finalize the framework of selection and ranking of states across the different categories. The Jury included eminent citizens like Dr. Bimal Jalan - Former RBI Governor & Chairman of the Jury, Mr. M Damodaran - Former Chairman SEBI, Dr. Bakul H Dholaki - Former Director IIM-A, Mr. TSR Subramanium - Ex- Cabinat Secretary, Govt of India, Dr. Shaibal Gupta - Secretary Asian Development Research Institute.

At the occasion, Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, IBN18 Network said, "IBN7 Diamond States Awards celebrate excellence in human and social development among Indian states. They truly signify the diamond standard for good governance in India. These winners have been arrived at through a rigorous and credible evaluation process."

Ashutosh, Managing Editor, IBN7 added, "We congratulate the states, on this wonderful acknowledgement of their work. Their story illustrates not only the Indian dream but also their mission to improve the human and social standards of the country."

ALCHEMIST Group, one of India's fastest growing publicly traded Conglomerates with interests in Food Processing, Hotels & Resorts, Restaurants, Road Technologies and Healthcare is the presenting sponsor for the awards

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