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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Surinder Mehta<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|08|03|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]<br />
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| occupation = [[Entrepreneur]], [[business person]]<br />
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| known for = Founder of Prime Group<br />
| spouse = Archna Mehta<br />
| children = 2 (a son and a daughter)<br />
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2009)<br />
| website = {{Url|http://www.primegroupindia.com|Website of Prime Group}}<br />
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'''Surinder Mehta''' is an Indian [[entrepreneur]], business person, and the founder of Prime Group, a technology-based conglomerate with a number of subsidiaries which include PCI Limited, Planet PCI Infotech Limited, Prime Electric Limited, Prime Power Corporation Limited and Endolite India Limited.<ref name="Padma Shri for Surinder Mehta" /><ref name="Industry News">{{cite web | url=http://www.engrreview.com/Articles/rohan-mehta-of-prime-group-gets-the-young-entrepreneur-of-the-year-award/466200/121275/45150 | title=Industry News | publisher=Engineering Review | date=2009 | accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> <br />
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Reported to be a self-made business person, he founded the group in 1986 with the first company, PCI Limited, and has been heading the Group since then.<ref name="Executive Profile Surinder Mehta">{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=84233580&privcapId=52749071 | title=Executive Profile Surinder Mehta | publisher=Bloomberg | date=2016 | accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2009, for his contributions to Indian industry.<ref name="Padma Awards" /><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Mehta was born on 3 August 1956 in the Indian capital of [[New Delhi]] and did his early education at [[Modern School (New Delhi)|Modern School, Delhi]], before graduating in Commerce with honours from the [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]], Delhi.<ref name="Padma Shri for Surinder Mehta" /> <br />
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== Career ==<br />
At the start of his career, he introduced modern technologies in power distribution sector, such as van-mounted remote fault detection system, which eliminated time-consuming manpower involvement. He is the founder of ''ISHWAR'', a [[non governmental organization]] engaged in charitable activities and ''Endolite India'', a chain of centres providing [[Prosthetic]] and [[Orthotic]] services.<ref name="Padma Shri for Surinder Mehta">{{cite web |date=2009 |title=Padma Shri for Surinder Mehta |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=46983 |accessdate=1 March 2016 |publisher=Aero India 2009}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
He is married to Archna Mehta and the couple has a son, Rohan Mehta, and a daughter, Sneha Mehta.<ref name="Chairman Of Prime Group Being Blessed By Pope At The Vatican City">{{cite web | url=http://www.endoliteindia.com/corporate/chairman-of-prime-group-being-blessed-by-pope-at-the-vatican-city | title=Chairman Of Prime Group Being Blessed By Pope At The Vatican City | publisher=Endolite India | date=25 September 2013 | accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref><br />
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== Recognition ==<br />
Mehta is recipient of the honours such as PHDCCI Distinguished Entrepreneurship Award, [[Udyog Rattan Award]], Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Award, Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award, Rattan Shiromani Award, and National Business Leadership Award.<ref name="News report on Sandesh, The Modernite Newsletter">{{cite web | url=http://www.pci-india.com/html/media_modernite_newsletter.html | title=News report on Sandesh, The Modernite Newsletter | publisher=Sandesh, The Modernite Newsletter | date=2009 | accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> He received the civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]] in 2009.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf|title=Padma Awards|date=2016|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|accessdate=3 January 2016}}</ref> <br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]]<br />
* [[Modern School (New Delhi)]]<br />
* [[List of Modern School alumni]]<br />
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[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in other fields]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian philanthropists]]<br />
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