VLCC FOUNDER and Mentor Vandana Luthra awarded Padma Shri

New Delhi, January 29, 2013: Recognising the efforts and remarkable contribution to the society, Vandana Luthra, Founder and Mentor, VLCC has been conferred the Padma Shri Award on the occasion of India’s 64th Republic Day on January 26, 2013. 

The Padma Shri Award is amongst the highest civilian honours in India and is bestowed on citizens who have rendered meritorious service in their respective fields.

Luthra has been recognised for her exceptional contributions in the field of Trade & Industry.

On receiving the Award, Luthra said, "I am honoured to receive the Padma Shri and am humbled to have been accorded with such a prestigious award. I feel my biggest contribution has been to be able to empower people with the skills and training to live healthier and fulfilling lives. I have always believed that a healthy population makes for a healthy nation. I hope my contribution in this space will continue making a difference in the lives of people."

With this honour, Luthra now joins the league of most honored Indians for their individual accomplishments and contributions to the country.

The Padma Shri is awarded to distinguished Indians and people of Indian origin for their exemplary work in various spheres of activity including the arts, education, industry, literature, science, sports, social service and public life.

Vandana Luthra is widely recognised as the leader in the Indian beauty, health and fitness industry and is today regarded as an authority on the business of wellness.

She has worked consistently over the years to help the weight-management, beauty and wellness industry be recognised as an organised sector industry; setting quality standards, benchmarking services and customer satisfaction while employing top-of-the-line technology and applications.

Her endeavours have been towards placing the Indian wellness industry at par with those of the most advanced countries internationally. VLCC thus has evolved as a reference point for the wellness industry in India, setting new standards for health and fitness.

It may be mentioned here that VLCC is widely recognised in India and abroad for its holistic, scientific and completely natural weight-management practices and therapeutic beauty solutions addressing the mind and body. Today with operations spanning across 16 countries, over 300 locations and 121 cities and employee strength of nearly 6000 and over 10 million satisfied customers, VLCC manages the largest chain of slimming, beauty and fitness centers in South Asia and Middle East, runs Asia’s largest chain of vocational education academies in beauty and nutrition and manufactures and retails India’s most comprehensive range of skin care, hair care and body care products across over 75,000 retail outlets.