Jaiprakash Gaur
Basic Information
| Name | Jaiprakash Gaur |
| Category | Entrepreneur/ Conglomerate |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma Mater | LDAV collage, Anoopshahr, Civil engineering, University of Roorkee |
| Occupation | Founder and former chairman of Jaypee Group |
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| Birthday | 1930 |
| Birth Place | Chirchitta, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh |
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| Children | Manoj Gaur & Sameer Gaur |
Awards and Honors
| Name(Year) | Awarding organisation |
| “Distinguished Alumni Award” (2005) | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| “Lifetime Achievement Award” (2005) | Builders’ Association of India |
| “Udyog Ratna” (2005) | The Progress Harmony Development (PHD) Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
| “Entrepreneur of Year Award” (2008) | Ernst & Young |
| “Lifetime Achievement Award” (2010 ) | Merchants’ Chamber of Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur |
| 48th-richest person in India (2010 ) | Forbes |
Career:-
- Jaiprakash Gaur joined the state government’s irrigation department as a junior engineer.
- He started his own venture as a civil contractor.
- He led and transformed a motley group of persons into a company which took pride in its cable address “Iron Will”
Philanthropy
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Lifestyle
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