LAUNCHING FIRST MEAT PROCESSING UNIT
Mr. Qureshi is Chairman-cum-Managing Director of HIND GROUP of Industries. He established the first Meat Processing Plant in Sahibabad, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1989. This was followed with the establishment of most modern state-of-the-art Abattoir-cum-Meat Processing Plant in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1997. The Plant started commercial production in 1998. It is a 100% Export Oriented Unit.
REVOLUTIONIZING INDIAN MEAT INDUSTRY
Through his acumen in processing of meat and marketing in the state-of-art fully integrated slaughter house-cum-meat processing complex located in Aligarh, the concept in the Indian Meat Industry has completely changed because of the innovative practices adopted by Sirajuddin Qureshi.
He has established backward integration to the meat processing plant by animal rearing with the farmers and in the intensive feedlot, where male buffalo calves are commercially raised. Thus, the concept of ‘FARM TO FORK’ as envisaged in the Codex Alimentarius has been implemented in its truest sense in his establishment with individual identification and traceability as the hallmark which is an essential tool to instill confidence in the consumer. Through the animal rearing project with about 160,000 farmers families, the mortality in calves has been reduced from 80% to 10% and milk production has increased by 15% with the farmers. The economic condition of the families of small and marginal farmers has considerably improved.
Sirajuddin Qureshi has also established network in marketing of meat in South-East Asia, Middle East, CIS countries and Africa and build a name that is trusted by more than 50 countries across the globe. Today, HAIL is synonym of Halal; and EATCCO and SIBACO are Brand Names in International sophisticated markets.
NATIONAL MEAT DEVELOPMENT BOARD
It is on account of Sirajuddin Qureshi’s tireless efforts that the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, has taken the initiative to establish a National Meat and Poultry Processing Board which was launched by the Hon’ble Minister of Food Processing Industry on 19th February, 2009.
THE AVIATION BUSINESS
Sirajuddin Qureshi, Managing Director, has over 20 years of comprehensive experience of the Aviation Industry. The Hind Group has been seamlessly and efficiently handling the General Sales Agent office for Thai Airways (Western India) since 2004. Recently the Hind Group has been appointed as the General Sales Agent for Thai Air Asia to represent the Airline all across India.
Sirajuddin Qureshi’s knowledge of the business, his vision and guidance has helped the Group see great success in this business in a very short span of time.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
On account of his business excellence in quality meat export, he has been continuously receiving Awards from APEDA, Export Promotion Council National Productivity and best Export Promotion from Government of Uttar Pradesh, India. The Company enjoys the status of 3-Star Export House.
A VISIONARY
By establishing a vertical linkage of rearing and processing and marketing, he has been instrumental in linking more than 1,70,000 farmers in Aligarh district where animal health, animal breeding and feeding services are provided at the farmers’ door.
He is now envisaging to increase corporate farming of calves, namely from 5,000 to 50,000 to raise male buffalo calves at one place in Aligarh so as to improve the economic condition of the poor farmers who are raising buffaloes in that particular area.
He is also trying to train the people involved in the meat and allied industries for vocational training so that they become independent entrepreneur, by training butchers in learning modern techniques of processing, utilization of slaughter house by-products, tannery etc. with a holistic approach to buffalo rearing.
He is also involved in the education of minorities by helping the opening of schools and institutions of higher learning, hospitals and diversifying business in pharmaceuticals.
ASSOCIATION WITH SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Despite involvement in day-to-day activities of the business he heads, he takes out time for numerous multifarious activities in the field of education, culture and socio-economic activities. In view of his practical and pragmatic approach, he has been associated with the following prestigious National Organizations as President / Chairman / Member :
1 President, India Islamic Cultural Centre, (IICC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003
1 President, All-India Jamiat-ul Quresh, Delhi – 110 006
2 President, India Kuwait Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi – 110 065
3 President, Federation of India-Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi – 110 065
3 President, Noble Education Foundation, New Delhi – 110 065
4 Vice President, Infrastructure and Logistics Federation of India, New Delhi – 110 066
5 Chairman, India Bahrain Joint Business Council of India (JBC) Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi-110 001
6 Co-Chairman, India Malaysia Joint Business Council of India (JBC) Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi-110 001
7 Chairman, Friends of Central Asia Forum, New Delhi – 110 020
8 Chairman, Noble Foundation Trust, New Delhi – 110 065
9 Member, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi-110 001
10 Member of the Executive Committee – India Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry
11 Member, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), 23, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003
12 Member, National Meat and Poultry Processing Board, Ministry of Food Processing Industry, New Delhi – 110 049
13 Member, All India Meat and Livestock Exporters Association (AIMLEA), Mumbai
14 Member, Food & Agriculture Division Council, (FADC, FAD-5-18-22), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Manik Bhawan, New Delhi-110 003
15 Member, Society for Communal Harmony, New Delhi – 110 001
16 Member, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
Roorkee, Uttaranchal, India.
17 Member, Dr. Zakir Hussain Memorial College Trust, New Delhi – 110 006
18 Member of Governing Council, World Education and Development Organisation, North of Humayun Tomb, Mathura Road, New Delhi – 110 003
19 Member, Crescent Education Society, Darya Ganj, New Delhi–110 002
20 Patron, All India Muslim Educational Society, Chennai
21 Non-official Part-time Director on the Board of National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), Okhla Ind. Estate, New Delhi – 110 020
SIRAJUDDIN QURESHI WAS INVITED AS ONE OF THE SIX SELECTED ENTREPRENEURS FROM INDIA BY UNITED STATES PRESIDENT BARACK H. OBAMA IN WASHINGTON DURING APRIL, 2010 FOR PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT.
LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENTS
With his unique qualities of leadership and devotion to the tasks handled by him in various capacities, it will be no exaggeration to say that he has enhanced the prestige of these institutions because of his association with them. Following are just a few Awards bestowed upon him from a long list of Awards:
1 Life Time Achievement Award by the Asian Buffalo Association at the Fourth ABA Congress held in New Delhi in 2003 and again in October, 2009 at the 6th Asian Buffalo Congress held in Lahore, Pakistan in recognition of his services for Buffalo Development as an Enterprise.
2 Conferment of the Honorary Fellowship of the NAVS by the National Academy of Veterinary Sciences in recognition of the services to the cause of Veterinary Profession.
3 Life Time Achievement Award in Meat Industry in 2006-07 by the All India Food Processors’ Association.
Sirajuddin Qureshi silently helps several charitable institutions in his own inimitable fashion. He is widely travelled and it would be appropriate to address him as roving Ambassador of the people of India.