Award recognizes the Suvidhaa’s contribution towards ‘ Financial Inclusion for Urban & Rural Poor ‘
Mumbai, September 24, 2010:
Mumbai based Suvidhaa Infoserve, the pioneer of the Services Commerce (‘S-Commerce’) revolution in India has won the coveted ‘SKOCH Virtual Corporation Award’ in a glittering Awards function held at Hotel Shangri- La , New Delhi on 22nd September,2010. The award recognizes Suvidhaa’s contribution towards’ Financial Inclusion for Urban & Rural Poor ‘ .
Accepting the award, Mr. Paresh Rajde, Founder Managing Director & CEO, mentioned, “We are delighted and encouraged by the ‘SKOCH Virtual Corporation Award’! This award will certainly inspire us to continue striving for Urban & Rural masses and their convenience are our uppermost priorities . The most satisfying aspect of this recognition is that we are gradually bringing the benefits of technology to common man. “
Mr Rajde further added, “This award further validates the Suvidhaa’s vision to build a robust technology platform across both computers and mobile phones, that will offer India’s consumers, the ability to buy, pay and utilize almost any service from within their own neighborhood be it urban & rural. Suvidhaa has now built up a significant distribution network of more than 27,000 franchisee outlets in a short span of less than 3 years and is present in more than 500 cities covering over 20 states across India.”
Suvidhaa Infoserve Pvt Ltd (SIPL), the pioneer of the Services Commerce (“S-Commerce”) revolution in India is founded by Mr. Paresh Rajde and funded by three leading global venture capital firms, Norwest Venture Partners India (NVP India), Reliance Technology Ventures and IFC( International Finance Corporation – World Bank Group ) .
About Suvidhaa Infoserve Pvt Ltd (SIPL)
Suvidhaa Infoserve Pvt. Ltd. is a company floated to aggregate, commoditize and distribute multiple services under one roof in the most convenient form to consumers. The motto of the company is to give convenience and value to all its customers who are looking for travel services (such as railway tickets, air, bus, and hotel), utility bill payments, telecom products, entertainment, education, financial services (including insurance, loans, investments and e-Governance) and lifestyle related services. Suvidhaa’s business expertise aims to address the prevailing gaps in various service sectors in India. The company has developed a technology platform to deliver these services giving consumers higher performance, enormous time and cost savings and increased customer satisfaction.
Suvidhaa currently powers more than 27,000 local neighborhood convenience stores spread across 20 states in over 500 cities/ towns. The Suvidhaa Point consists of Kirana Store /Mobile Store / Medicals Store / STD Booth / Cyber Cafe / Travel agent and other categories of neighborhood stores. The main premise of Suvidhaa’s platform is to bring convenience to customers near their homes. Suvidhaa is headquartered in Mumbai, with branch offices in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, and Kolkata.
For more information, please visit: www.mysuvidhaa.com
About SKOCH Award
Promoted by SKOCH Development Foundation & SKOCH Consultancy Services. Today Skoch Awards enjoys the distinction of having instituted several of the oldest, most prestigious independent civilian awards in the field of economy, industry, governance, capacity building, empowerment, inclusive growth, citizen services delivery, technology, academics and change management. For nearly a decade, Skoch awards identify and salute best practices that others can take note of and learn from. They comprehensively document, publish and put in public domain this knowledge so that all of us can learn and grow together. Skoch awards come as a refreshing change with no sponsor driven agenda, neutrality and a time-tested process that can differentiate the winners . for more information Visit : www.skoch.in
For more details, please contact:
Suvidhaa Infoserve Pvt. Ltd. :
Ashok Bhagat
Sr. Manager ( Corporate Communication )
M – 09004080977 / ( D ) 022 4201 5388 / ( B ) 022 4201 5300
E : [email protected] URL : www.mysuvidhaa.com
