Updated On: 19 August, 2023 02:56 PM IST | ronak mastakar
Veteran industrialist Ratan Tata was on Saturday conferred the first ever `Udyog Ratna` award instituted by the Maharashtra government (Pics/Eknath Shinde`s team)

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The award was presented to the 85-year-old chairman emeritus of Tata Sons by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar at the industrialist`s home in Colaba, south Mumbai
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The honour comprised a shawl, a citation and a memento from the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC)

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Talking to reporters afterwards, Shinde said honouring Tata as `Udyog Ratna` has enhanced the prestige of the award
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"The contribution of the Tata group in all sectors is immense. Tata means trust," Shinde said

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The steel-to-salt group operates in more than 100 countries across six continents. In 2021-22, the collective revenue of Tata companies stood at USD 128 billion
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