Prawaas 2019

Prawaas 2019 - India's Biggest Bus & Car travel Show for Public Transport organized by BOCI (Bus & Car Operators Confederation of India) along with MBMS (Mumbai Bus Malak Sanghatana) and FOTTO (Federation of Tourists Taxi Operators) was held between July 25-27, 2019 at CIDCO Convention & Exhibition Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai with the theme Safe, Smart, Sustainable Passenger Mobility. MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications was the Event Partner for the event.

The 3-day event brought together leading Bus & Car Operators in eight important segments viz; Intercity, Intracity, School Bus, Employee Transport, Tour Operators, Tourists Cabs, Maxi Cabs and PPP-SPVs. Prawaas 2019 event spectrum included Conference, Exhibition, Prawaas Excellence Awards, Leadership Conclave and Valedictory Function.

INAUGURATION

Prawaas 2019, India’s most definitive forum on passenger mobility was flagged off to a rousing response in presence of Host of Dignitaries, thousands of Bus & Car Operators, Industry Captains, Policy Makers, Thought Leaders and other key stakeholders representing the industry.

The Inaugural was graced by Shri. Aaditya Uddhav Thackeray, President, Yuva Sena, Youth Wing of Shiv Sena; Shri. Diwakar Raote, Hon’ble Minister of Transport and Khar Land Development, Government of Maharashtra; Shri. T. J. Lalnuntluanga, Hon’ble Minister of State for Transport, L&J, Parliamentary Affairs, Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of Mizoram; Shri. Anuj Kathuria, Chief Operating Officer, Ashok Leyland Ltd.; Shri. Rohit Srivastava, Vice President & Head – Buses, Tata Motors Ltd.; Shri. Thomas Fricke, Managing Director, Daimler Buses India; Shri. K. T. Rajashekhara, Chairman, BOCI; Shri. Prasanna Patwardhan, President, BOCI; Shri. A. Afzal, General Secretary, BOCI; Shri. Deepak Naik, President, MBMS; Shri. Zubin Khopoliwala, President, FOTTO and Shri. Jagdish Patankar, Organising Secretary, Prawaas 2019 & Executive Chairman, MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications Pvt. Ltd.

Key Highlights of the Event

• Prawaas 2019 was graced by Ministers from Central & State Governments like Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister, Road Transport and Highways, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India; Shri. Diwakar Narayan Raote, Hon’ble Minister, Transport, Khar Land Development, Government of Maharashtra; Shri. T.J.Lalnuntluanga, Hon’ble Minister, State for Transport, L&J, Parliamentary Affairs, Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of Mizoram; Shri. Yogesh Sagar, Hon’ble Minister, State for Urban Development, Government of Maharashtra; Shri. A. K. Saseendran, Hon’ble Minister, Transport, Government of Kerala; Shri. Arvind G Sawant, Hon’ble Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and other bureaucrats

• 2nd edition of Prawaas witnessed 4000+ Bus & Car Operators from 29 States of India & 7 Union Territories, showcasing the strength of Incredible India!

• BOCI Introduced two new initiatives; BOCI YUWA & BOCI CARE • BOCI Annual Report and Programme Document were released during Prawaas 2019 • Conference was addressed by 103 Expert Speakers from all across the globe • India’s Largest Expo on Public Transport, Technologies & Services was Exhibited by 134

Leading Sponsors & Exhibitors which attracted 8000+ Business Visitors • Prawaas 2019 witnessed several new product launches which created lot of excitement.

Ashok Leyland launched its Staff Bus 'Oyster', Tata Motors unveiled seven new public transportation vehicles including Electric Buses and SML Isuzu showcased their latest offerings of 3 Bus models

• Prawaas 2019 also witnessed 650+ Transport Industry Conference Delegates and 1300+ Transport Industry Expo Delegates

• The 72 awards recognized extraordinary contribution in various categories for promoting best practices, showcasing achievements and encouraging innovation

• BOCI Prawaas Special Recognition Award given to Shri. Sanjeev Kumar Lohia, MD, Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC), Government of India and Shri. Vivek Agrawal, IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Government of India

• There were 13 Delegates from Nepal who participated in Prawaas 2019 like Vikram Basyal, Program Lead from GGGI; Rowan Fraser, Country Representative from GGGI; Seong Cheol Kang, Principal Transport Specialist from GGGI; Nirmala Thapa, Deputy Mayor from Mahalaxmi Municipality

• BOCI Day is the Annual General Body Meeting of Bus & Car Operators Confederation of India which was scheduled on 24th July 2019, where all the Top Leadership of the Confederation and the State Associations along with members gathered to take stock of the present situation and plan the roadmap of BOCI activities for the coming year

International Conference

The Conference at Prawaas 2019 was a Thought Leadership Forum with sessions on Innovative Technology for Transforming Passenger Mobility, Stage Carriage Operations & Its Changing Role, School Bus Challenges, BOCI Care: Entrepreneurship, Training, Health & Safety, PPP in Delivering Bus Transport, Shared Mobility, Finance, Tourism, Technology, Employee Mobility, Electric Mobility, Vehicle Regulation, and Insurance/Toll/NIC.

Leadership Conclave

Leadership Conclave - an exclusive gathering of Brand Leaders threw light on the challenges ahead, uncover potential opportunities and discussed the means to achieve exponential growth for the Public Passenger Sector. Theme: Future of Mobility

Chairs: Mr. A. Afzal, General Secretary, BOCI Mr. Jagdish Patankar, Organising Secretary, Prawaas 2019 & Executive Chairman, MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications Pvt. Ltd.

Panelists: Mr. Suresh Chettiar, Vice President & Business Head, Volvo Buses (South Asia) Mr. Anurag Dubey, Vice President, Sales & Customer Care, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Mr. Thomas Fricke, Managing Director, Daimler Buses India Mr. Jalaj Gupta, Head Sales, Global Buses, Ashok Leyland Mr. Prakash Sangam, Chief Executive Officer, Redbus Mr. Rohit Srivastava, Vice President & Head- Buses, Tata Motors Mr. Anuj Vishwakarma, Business Head, Paytm

International Exhibition The Exhibition spread over 1,50,000 sq. ft was a grand showcase of the Latest Vehicles, Products, Technologies & Services. It provided an access to quality trade and professional visitors and enhanced opportunities to network with key decision makers from government & private sector and close business deals in a professional business environment.

EXHIBITORS PROFILE

LIST OF SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS IN PRAWAAS 2019

A J Travels Pvt. Ltd. Hengst Luman India Pvt. Ltd.

Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Aditi Tracking Support Pvt. Ltd. Him Imperial Auto Glass Works

Prime Auto Systems

AGS India HPCL Pure Blue Automotive Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Alco Brake Pvt. Ltd. ICICI Bank Ltd Rambal India Alius Design Pvt. Ltd. IICAE Bus Design, Testing

and Certification Red Bus

Allins Insurance Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Rohnil Polymers

Allison Transmission India Pvt. Ltd.

IndoRailBus Travel Pvt Ltd S R Network Solutions (AIRFI)

Anand Group Infinity Transoft Solution Pvt. Ltd.

Safehalo

Apollo Tyres Ltd. Infolink Business Care Safex Fire Services Ltd. Arconic of India Pvt. Ltd. Intangles Lab Pvt. Ltd. Sciative Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Arihant Gold Plast Pvt. Ltd. J Tac (Trans Acnr Solutions

Pvt Ltd) Sejal Insurnace Broking Ltd.

Arved Ajwa Theme Park Pvt. Ltd. Jamna Auto Industries Ltd. Sheena Bus Body Builder Ashish Rent a Car Jay Switches India Pvt. Ltd. Shree Krishna Enterprises Ashok Leyland JCBL Limited Simran Systems Asian Telesystems LLP Jindal Stainless Corporate

Management Sixth Sensor Technology Pvt. Ltd.

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. JK Fenner (India) Ltd. SML Isuzu Limited

LIST OF SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS IN PRAWAAS 2019 Audi Automobiles JMD Enterprises Sri Bhagyalakshmi Travels

(SBLT) Auto Hangar (Mercedes) Jumpstart Technologies Pvt.

Ltd. SRS Travels & Logistics Pvt. Ltd

Auto Trade Kaizen Engineers Streamax Technology Co. Ltd.

Birds Eye System Pvt Ltd (Ridlr) KPK Impex Co. and Pagaria Group

SugarBox Networks Pvt Ltd

Bitla Software Pvt. Ltd. Lamilux India Pvt. Ltd. Sun Mobility Bits N Bytes Soft Pvt. Ltd. Laxmi Bus Body Centre Tapco Pneumatics Pvt. Ltd. Bitzer India Pvt. Ltd. Madhuban Motors Pvt Ltd -

Madhuban Tata Motors Limited

BMW Infinity Cars Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Thermo King Bridgestone India Pvt. Ltd. Mahindra Insurance Brokers

Ltd. Tolins Tyres Pvt. Ltd.

Celite Tyres Corporation Maini Plastics and Composites Pvt. Ltd.

Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd.

Cellprop Pvt. Ltd. Make My trip Trafo Filter Services CHALO Maruti Suzuki Travelchoice Holidays Pvt.

Ltd. Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.

Masstrans Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Tropicool Car Gadgets Pvt. Ltd.

Damodar Coach Meenakshi Polymers Pvt. Ltd. Urrja Bus Decor Delux Bearings Pvt. Ltd. Migma Packtron Valeo Motherson Thermal

Commercial Vehicles India Ltd.

Eberspaecher Suetrak Bus Climate Control Systems (I) Pvt. Ltd.

Mobi Serve Pvt. Ltd. Valspar India Coatings Corporation Pvt. Ltd.

ETCO Motors Pvt Ltd Mobile Climate Control Thermal Systems India Pvt Ltd

Vamo Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Eyedentify Systems Pvt. Ltd. MRF Limited VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. Ezeeinfo Cloud Solutions Pvt. Ltd. MSL (Mobility Solution

Limited) Veera Bus

Fleetain Mytrah Mobility Pvt. Ltd. Vertex Research Centre FlixBus NBS International Ltd. Vetus & Maxwell Marine

India Pvt. Ltd. Force Motors Pvt. Ltd. Network Travels Vimal Fire Controls Pvt. Ltd. Garuda Travels NrXen IT Technologies Private

Limited Virtual Info Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Gautam Car Rentals Pvt. Ltd. Pacoline Industries Pvt. Ltd. Viva Composite Panel Pvt. Ltd.

GEA India Parveen Travels Pvt. Ltd. Volvo Group India Private Limited (Bus Division)

Geetee Travels Pvt. Ltd. Paytm Yes Bank Ltd. Gold Seat (Ideagami Private Limited)

Pitasys Software Pvt. Ltd. Zubin's Royal Fleet

Guru Ram Dass Body Builders Polyhose India (Rubber) Pvt. Ltd.

HDFC Bank Ltd Prakash Seating Pvt. Ltd.

Exhibition Gallery

Prawaas 2019 Excellence Awards

Prawaas Excellence Awards is an effort to recognize, the leaders and acknowledge their contributions towards best practices, services and innovations. The Awards were in multiple categories covering all aspects of Bus & Car operator segment as well as performance of the other important stakeholders. An independent reputed consulting firm curated the awards process. Awards Function was a star-studded celebration to felicitate and congratulate the best performers in the sector.

Prawaas 2019 Excellence Awards was graced by Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister, Road Transport & Highways; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India; Shri. Prasanna Patwardhan, President, BOCI; Shri. A. K. Saseendran, Hon’ble Minister, Transport, Government of Kerala; Shri. Kirit Somaiya, Ex-Member, Parliament; Shri. Prakash Sangam, CEO, Redbus; Smt. Manda Mhatre, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly; Shri. Nitin Sheth, COO, Ashok Leyland; Shri. K.T. Rajashekhara, Chairman, BOCI; Shri. Ravi Boratkar, MD, MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications Pvt. Ltd.; Shri. A. Afzal, General Secretary, BOCI; Shri. Mohan Suresh, Hon’ble Consul General, Rwanda; Shri. Rohit Srivastava, VP & Head-Buses, Tata Motors; Shri. Deepak Naik, President, Mumbai Bus Malak Sanghatana (MBMS); Shri. Zubin Khopoliwala, President, Federation of Tourists Taxi Operators (FOTTO); Shri. Jagdish Patankar, Organising Secretary, Prawaas 2019 & Executive Chairman, MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications Pvt. Ltd.

Prawaas Excellence Awards 2019

Segment Operators

Category Zone Winner

School Bus Operator of the year

North Sky Line Motors (I) Pvt. Ltd.

South Royal Tourist

East Chohan Tours and Travels

West Tej Travels

Safe School Bus Driver of the year (Exemplary Behaviour/Practice)

North Brahma Travels

South Royal Tourist

East Chohan Tours and Travels

West Shree Gala Tours & Travels

Best Employee Bus Operator

North Brahma Travels

South PRR Travels

East Dey Travels

West Poona Tours and Travels

Best Employee Taxi Operator

North Ecos India Mobility & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.

South L V Travels

West Zubin’s Royal Fleet

Best Tourist Bus Operator

North Laxmi Holidays

South Srinivasa Tours & Travels

East Kundu Travels

West Narmada Travels

Best Tourist Taxi Operator

North Hind Tours and Travels

South Ramesh Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd

East Pearl Carzonerent Pvt. Ltd.

West Geetee Travels Pvt. Ltd.

Best Technology Solution provider MoveInSync

Prawaas Excellence Awards 2019

Category Zone Winner

Intercity Driver of the year (Exemplary Behaviour/Practice)

North Himmat Singh, Rishab Travels

South Govindhan, Swamy Ayyappa Travels East Ranjit Singh Gil, Royal Cruiser West Firoz, Shrinath Travels

Women Bus Driver of the Year South Mamatha C, Royal Tourist South Roopali Chauhan, Vijayanand Travels South Vandana Malge, Vijayanand Travels

Women Bus Operator of the year

South Vee Vee Bus Service Pvt. Ltd. West Shrinath Travel Agency Pvt. Ltd.

Best STU Urban Transport Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation Best STU Intercity Transport Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation

Best Bus Association

North Delhi Contract Bus Association Rego. South All Omni Bus Owners & Operators Association East Joint Council of bus syndicate West School Bus Owner Association Car Association Bangalore Tourist Taxi Owner Association

Best Special Purpose Vehicles of the year

West AICTSL Company

North DIMTS LTD. (Integrated Mechanism)

Best Tourism Board of the year Gujarat Tourism Board

Special Award for Mobility for Differently Abled Persons

1. Bennet, Ezymov 2. Sartaj Lamba, Buddy Cabs

Special Recognition Award for Pioneering Electric Mobility Priyanshu Singh

Prawaas Excellence Awards 2019

Private Sector Inter City

Category Zone Winner

Large Bus Operator of the year

North Rishabh Travels Pvt. Ltd.

South Orange Tours and Travels

East Royal Cruiser

West Kankar Roadway

Medium Bus Operator of the year

North Capital Transport

South Vignesh TAT

East Aitina Travels

West Gujarat Travels

Small Bus Operator of the year

North Jagdamba Service Travels

South Algappa Travels

East Modak Tour & Travels

West Vaishnvi Travels

Best Vendor Contractor

West Swami Samarth Travels

South Blue Ride Tours and Holidays

Best Private Stage Carrier operator

North Sky line Motors (I) Pvt. Ltd.

South Nice Travels

East Sri Balaji Travels

West Chartered Speed Ltd.

Prawaas 2019 Excellence Awards

REDBUS People's Choice Award

Category Zone Winner

Passenger Choice Favourite Bus Operator North Snow Region Tours

East Greenline

Passenger Choice Favourite Bus Operator (Small Size)

South Swamy Ayyappa Travels

West Raj Ratan Tours & Travels

Passenger Choice Favourite Bus Operator (Mid Size)

South Asian Xpress

West Humsafar Travels

Passenger Choice Favourite Bus Operator (Large Size)

South Orange Tours & Travels

West Chartered Bus

Prawaas 2019 Excellence Awards Gallery

Valedictory Function & Presentation of Exhibitors Awards

The Valedictory Function of Prawaas 2019 was graced by the esteemed Chief Guest Shri. Arvind G. Sawant, Hon’ble Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India. Other dignitaries included Shri. Prasanna Patwardhan, President, BOCI, Shri. K. T. Rajashekhara, Chairman, BOCI, Shri A. Afzal, General Secretary, BOCI, Shri. Harsh Kotak, Treasurer, BOCI, Shri. D. R. Dharmaraj, Additional Secretary, BOCI, Shri. Malik Patel, Secretary, FOTTO, Shri. Jagdish Patankar, Organising Secretary, Prawaas 2019 & Executive Chairman, MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications Pvt. Ltd. During the Valedictory Function exhibitor awards were presented under various categories.

Interactive & Best Managed

Mytrah Mobility Private Limited

Bitla Software Private Limited

Urrja Bus Décor

SML Isuzu Limited

Creative & Innovative Display

VE Commercial Vehicles

Gujarat Tourism

Pure Blue Automotive

BMW Infinity Cars Pvt. Ltd.

Content & Information

Allison Transmission

Jamna Auto Industries Limited

Eberspaecher Suetrak

JCBL Limited

Jury Special Mention

Aditi Tracking Support Pvt. Ltd.

AutoTrade

Touring Talkies

ICICI Bank – FASTag

Madhuban Motors Pvt. Ltd.

EXHIBITOR AWARDS

Entertainment & Engagement Activities

Testimonials “Prawaas provides us great platform to showcase our products. We are not only showcasing our products over here but we work with Bus & Car Operators, most of them are our customers, some of the are our platinum & gold customers. We are the Principal Sponsor of Prawaas for the 2nd time in a row. Prawaas is a great integration of all stakeholders coming together for everybody to understand the needs and how the future is going to pan out. I wish, we have several more editions of Prawaas in future!”- Anuj Kathuria, Chief Operating Officer, Ashok Leyland “As Tata Motors, we are very happy to be associated with Prawaas in the 2nd edition also. Prawaas is not only an Exhibition but a platform for knowledge sharing. It is a very good opportunity for Operators, OEMs, Government to come together and understand what’s happening in the market. Also, the kind of audience that we get here as manufactures, they are very specific to what we would want to meet. It’s been pleasure, it’s been most well organised event and we will be happy to back again in next Prawaas!”- Pankaj Dheer, Head Marketing, CV Passenger, Tata Motors “It’s very important for Indian Bus Operators to stay at one forum to push certain things forward together. This is what exactly started in 2017 and very well developed in 2019! It’s a great community of over 4000 Operators from all over India. There is good knowledge exchange and discussion to bring Industry forward. Expectations fully met!”- Thomas Fricke, Managing Director, Daimler Buses India “I have been a Speaker here this time as well as last time! I think, Prawaas is doing a great job, we believe that share mobility is the future for India and I'm very happy that Prawaas is bringing together all stakeholders in making shared mobility spread in India. I believe that it’s a team game and Prawaas’s role to in getting all stakeholders together is really admirable.”- Ravi Pandit, Chairman, KPIT Technologies “Prawaas is a great initiative by BOCI, it’s nice to see all these people coming together and saying what role they can play in the development of the country. Buses are the essential component of the transportation, presently in intracity, India has just 30,000 buses but within next 10 years we will need 3 lakhs buses. And the only way this can happen is through a private participation, but that needs to be under well structure public framework of how service will be delivered and I see BOCI playing very important role in this reality happening.”- Shreya Gadepalli, Director, South Asia, ITDP “At Prawaas, we have seen a great Conference of all industry stakeholders, different thought leaders, strategic players and we see a great future direction coming out from here!”- Dr. Anshu Jalora, Co-Founder, Sciative Solutions

Testimonials “This is the first edition for us, it has given an immense opportunity to interact with fleet owners and taxi operators. I could see a lot of Technology companies are representing their products to taxi operators so that they can actually do seamless integration. For me, Prawaas is the solution for the taxi operators as this is the only platform where all taxi operators can come and understand the technology need & importance. And with the use of technology they will be able to improve their infrastructure. People like us who are looking for these operators to integrate, would be able to get benefit out of it.” – Mohit Rajpal, Director, Make My Trip “Prawaas is a very good platform for all the entities related to Mobility to come on a single platform and plan for a very organised kind of Mobility Future.”- Amit Kourav, Regional Head, Quick Ride “This is the best Platform for the business promotion. Good leads and visitor’s footfall are very much encouraging.”- Shiv Kumar Bansal, Managing Partner, HIM Imperial Auto Glass Works “Prawaas show brings together all Indian OEMs and end users under one show. It is also professionally organised and managed. We look forward to the next edition in 2021.”- Venky Narayanan, Manager Marketing, Allison India Pvt. Ltd. “We were able to create awareness about stainless steel and its applications in buses. Few leads generated overall a nice response.”- Dhananjay Mane, Associate Manager, Jindal Stainless Ltd. “A very well curated event for the sector. Excellent staff supporting the event.”- Arun Subramaniam, Core Team, Artilab Foundation

“Experience at Prawaas was good. We met many different clients. This is one of the rare platforms to promote our products.”- Sneha Pawar, Sales & Support Engg., Tropicool

“Overall very good experience & quality feedback. Nice platform to meet vendors & customers under one roof.” - Girdharilal Sharma, Director, Shree Damodar Coach Crafts “It is a very nice exhibition having proper visitors for bus industry. We have received response more than expected.”- Manjul Bhatia, Regional Tech Sales Manager, Lamilux

“It has been exceptional. Healthy footfall clubbed with unique experience of exhibiting!”- Rajiv Ranjan, Regional Manager, Trans ACNR Solutions Pvt. Ltd. “In terms of brand promotion, leads, the experience was quite satisfactory.”- Nitin Jain, Marketing Head, Viva Composite Panel Pvt. Ltd.

Media Coverage

Promotional Campaign

Journey of Curtain Raiser Programmes Prawaas 2019 had 8 Curtain Raiser Programmes & 1 BOCI-Industry Interactive Meet at Bengaluru. All these meets aimed at inviting all relevant stakeholders to main event in Navi Mumbai and were given detailed information about spectrum of activities planned for Prawaas 2019. All these programmes were well attended by BOCI Leadership, Bus & Car Operators, Industry Captains, Policy Makers and Media.

Mumbai

Trichy

Kochi

Bengaluru

Mangalore Indore

New Delhi

Hundreds of Operators gathered for each of these Curtain Raiser Functions.

They represent 8 BOCI Segments under:

Hyderabad