DUKE AWARDED with COSIDICI National Award for Outstanding Entrepreneurship 2013

Ludhiana, February 16, 2013: Komal Kumar Jain, Chairman, Duke Fashions India Limited is recognised and rewarded as “Outstanding Entrepreneur” by COSIDICI ( The Council of State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation of India).

COSIDICI is the National Federation of state level Financial Institution comprising of 18 state financial corporations, 29- state  industrial development corporations and was established in 1976.

The award was received by Kuntal Raj Jain, Director, Duke Fashions India Limited, at a glittering ceremony of COSIDICI held at Scope Auditorium, Lodhi Road, New Delhi on February 15, 2013

The award was presented to Kuntal Raj Jain, Director, Duke Fashions India Limitedby Namo Narain Meena, Minister of State for Finance.

COSIDICI National Awards have been instituted to recognise outstanding and meritorious performance in the activities connected with development of industries.  They seek to honour entrepreneurs who have brought prosperity to our country by setting up successful enterprises.  The units being awarded have been chosen from all over the country and were selected by a jury formed by the Executive Committee of COSIDICI.

Duke has got this award due to continuous hard work, dedication and by doing remarkable and commendable field in his industry, With his impeccable entrepreneurship and leadership abilities of Komal Kumar Jain has made Duke a very strong brand in the market.

About Duke:

Four decade-old, Ludhiana based Duke Fashions (India) ltd, has received the most Coveted MSME National Award for manufacturing Quality Garments from the President of India, An ISO 9001: 2008, certificate for maintaining TQM in all the Units, Leader’s of tomorrow award 2010 by P. Chidambaram, Udyog Patra by Govt of India, Employee safety Award by Punjab Govt, Retail Excellence Award by DFU Publications Mumbai. Duke has also been proclaimed the number one selling T-Shirts brand in India by ORG-MARG in their Survey.With the help of its exhaustive advertising and promotional campaign, the company has entered the markets of UAE, Srilanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Jeddah etc.

Duke has an unbeatable marketing network comprising of over 3000 multibranded outlets and 0ver 300 exclusive stores across major cities in India. The success of the Exclusive Showrooms is driving the Company to new heights. The Company under its expansion plan is planning to enter into Sportswear, Kids sector and Institutional and export sales in a big way.

Future Plans:

Foray into Sportswear Segment, Expansion of Organized Retail network, E-commerce and exploring New Export Markets are the key future plans. Duke is now diversifying into many segments. The company is now providing an endless range of product which includes, T-shirts, Jackets, Sweaters, Sweatshirts, Tracksuits, Thermals, Jogging suits, Shirts, Denims and Trousers, Lowers, Bermudas, Shorts, Value packs, Lounge wears, Accessories etc for Men, Women and Kids. Duke continues to make products that are value for money and has created loyal customers who will settle for nothing else.