Avantha Group is one of India's leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities include BILT, Crompton Greaves, Global Green, BILT Power, Solaris Chemtech, Biltech Building Elements, and Salient Business Solutions. International subsidiaries include Pauwels, SFI, Intergarden, Ganz and Microsol. The over US$ 3 bn Avantha Group is on the path for a turnover of US$ 10 bn and a market capitalization of US$ 25 bn by 2013. The Group has business interests in diverse areas including power generation and distribution, power transmission and distribution equipment and services; paper and pulp; food processing; farm forestry; chemicals; infrastructure, IT and ITES. Led by Mr. Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avantha_Group

Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group is the largest fully integrated poultry group in Asia that offers total support for poultry development under one roof. The Group has made major contributions towards entrepreneurial development and training, through the Dr. B. V. Rao Institute of Poultry Management & Technology - the only one of its kind in Asia.

Mr. Vithal Maniar is Director of the Firodia group of Companies and has been associated with manufacturing and trading of steel alloys. He is also associated with social organisations like Vidya Pratishthan.