Ma-Mithram Lions Quest programme  for adolescents Implemented at Guru Sree Public School 

Shri. E.K. Thomas Master, President of Valapad Panchayath inaugurates ‘VISION VALAPAD’ Programme and releases Manappuram Janaraksha Health Insurance Comic Book at Hotel Dream Land Triprayar.

 Mr. V.P. Nandakumar, Managing Trustee, distributing prizes to students of Manappuram Academy of Porfessional Education who have passed their examinations.

Manappuram Miss Queen of India – 2016

Ankita Kharat from Mumbai was crowned Manappuram Miss Queen of India, 2016 at Gokulam Convention Centre, Kochi, on April 29, 2016. Rashmita Gowda from Chikmagalur and Aishwarya Dinesh from Banglore were the first and second runner up respectively.

Ahmedabad, May 23, 2016  – Manappuram Finance Limited, a leading NBFC company in India, held a Loan Mela on 21st and 22nd of May, 2016, at Ahmedabad. The event was inaugurated by Mr. Amul Bhatt – General Secretary of BJP, Ahmedabad City and the Municipal Councillor for Maninagar Ward. Besides, Mr. Romin Farooq – CEO of Manappuram Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd., Mrs. Meera Haridas – Head Marketing and other senior officials from the company’s Commercial Vehicle Loan division and Home Loans subsidiary were also present.
 
The loan mela is an initiative of Manappuram Finance Ltd. to bring its diversified set of products and services to the people of Ahmedabad. Customers had the choice of quick and hassle-free accessibility of loans such as affordable Home Loans, Commercial Vehicle Loan, Gold Loan and Online Gold Loan (OGL), SME Loan and Forex & Money transfer under the brand Manappuram. The company also offers products through its subsidiary companies for Microfinance and Insurance. 
 
The loan mela attracted good response despite the adverse weather in the city. Some of the other participants at the loan mela included Vedikaa Residency, Thomas Cook, HDFC Life Insurance, DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance and Planet Autoline – Ashok Leyland.
 
Manappuram Finance Ltd. has 24 branches in Ahmedabad region. Earlier, the company held similar melas in Pune and Madurai to create awareness of their multiple products, which attracted good response from customers.

Manappuram Finance Ltd., a leading NBFC based in Thrissur (Kerala), has launched an e-Learning platform for self-learning by its employees. Inaugurated by Mr. V.P. Nandakumar, MD & CEO, at a function held at the company’s head office, the platform enables employees to access up to date learning material from anywhere and anytime. It incorporates game-based interactive courses to make learning a fun exercise for employees and hopes to spark their interest in continued learning to keep their knowledge and skills up-to-date. Speaking at the launch, Mr. Sooraj Nandan, SVP, Operations said, "A shift from conventional learning methods to e-learning will make learning more interactive and fun to learn”. The company expects that the easy access to learning material will contribute to increased employee productivity. Manappuram’s Online Learning platform employs the Moodle Learning Management System(LMS) for effective delivery, tracking and management of learning. It is supported by Hurix Systems Private Limited.

Manappuram Finance Ltd., a leading NBFC based in Thrissur (Kerala), has launched a paperless Workflow Management System at its Valapad corporate office effective today. Inaugurated by Mr. V.P. Nandakumar, MD & CEO, at a function held at the company’s head office, the system is designed to replace the time consuming and cumbersome physical filing system with an eco-friendly electronic system that offers better data storage, data retrieval and detailed reporting systems to keep track of important official matters. To begin with, the Operations and Auction Departments of the company have switched over to this paperless system where all new intra departmental notes for approval will be routed through the system. Speaking at the launch, Mr. Sooraj Nandan, SVP, Operations said, "The shift to a paperless work environment will cut costs for the company and will be good for the environment too.”Manappuram’s paperless Workflow Management System was implemented by Wipro using Sharepoint software under Microsoft Office 365.

The seventh V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial Awards for Excellence for 2016 were conferred on the distinguished awardees at a function held on June 10th, 2016 at the Lulu International Convention Centre, Thrissur. Prominent winners for the year included the eminent Malayalam novelist and screenplay writer Padma Bhushan M.T. Vasudevan Nair, environmentalist Padma Shri Dr. Sunita Narain and former Union Minister and Member of Parliament Prof. K.V. Thomas. The Award carried a cash prize of Rs.2 lakhs and a bronze plaque.

The V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial Awards were instituted in the year 2010 to commemorate the illustrious founder of the Manappuram Group. They are presented every year to eminent personalities who have made significant contributions in the five categories of Arts and Literature, Civil Servant achieving Excellence in Public Administration, Public Representative achieving Excellence in Good Governance, Business Excellence leading to development of Society at large and Ecology and Environment Conservation.
 

The following is the list of Awardees for the year 2016:

The five-member jury that selected the winners for the year 2015 was headed by Shri T. Balakrishnan IAS (Retd.). The other members were Shri. V.P. Nandakumar (MD & CEO, Manappuram Finance Ltd.), Shri P.K. Vijayakumar, IRS Retd. (Insurance Ombudsman for Kerala), and Dr. P.V. Krishnan Nair (Secretary, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy).

The Ambassador of Good Will Award is the highest award presented by Lions International to its members
 
Thrissur, July 24, 2016: Shri V.P. Nandakumar, MD & CEO of Manappuram Finance Ltd., and Governor of Lions Clubs International District 318D, was presented with the Lions Ambassador of Good Will Award by Shri Naresh Aggarwal, the international First Vice President of Lions Clubs.
 
The award was presented at a glittering function held at the Lulu Convention Centre on Sunday, July 24, with nearly 2,000 Lion members in attendance.  The Ambassador of Good Will Award is the highest, most prestigious award presented by Lions International to members who have distinguished themselves by particularly noteworthy service.  Only a limited number of these awards are annually given worldwide by the International President of Lions Clubs.
 
As MD & CEO of Manappuram Finance Ltd. and Managing Trustee of the Manappuram Foundation, Shri V.P. Nandakumar has initiated an extensive partnership with Lions Clubs to jointly implement charitable programmes of the Club all over India, including a project to set Children’s corners in 100 public parks across India and a partnership with the Akshaya Patra Foundation to support the extension of the mid-day meal scheme to school children. An advanced palliative care centre is coming up In Thrissur in collaboration with the NGO, Alpha Palliative Care. 
 
Besides the presentation of the award, the function also saw the installation of the District Cabinet of the Lions Club by Shri Naresh Aggarwal who is scheduled to take over as the International President of Lions Clubs International next year.