- Mr. Indra Kumar is the Chairman & Managing Director of Avanti Feeds Limited, a Company engaged in the manufacture of high quality shrimp feed, processing & export of shrimp and hatchery since for over two decades. Over the years, with sustained efforts, Avanti Feeds established itself as a reputed and reliable player in shrimp feeds, shrimp hatchery, processing and export of shrimp.
- Avanti Feeds is listed with BSE in 1994 and its present market cap is Rs.5,520.67 Crs. It has reported a total revenue of Rs.4,041.35 crores and PAT of Rs.232.84 Crs for the year ended 31st March, 2023.
- Forbes has selected the company as one of the top 200 companies in Asia Pacific region and awarded ‘Best Under A Billion’ company for Year 2015
- Fortune India recognised the company as one of the most valuable medium-sized companies in India in “The Next 500”ranks
- Mr. Indra Kumar, with his varied experience is instrumental in development of shrimp culture by organising seminars and training to the farmers on a regular basis by experts from India & Thailand in shrimp culture and disease control management thus enabling farmers in harvesting successful crop on sustainable basis year after year. A number of testing laboratories are established in all major areas of aquaculture by Avanti Feeds to help the farmers to test soil, water, seed and shrimp. The shrimp feed division of Avanti feeds has adopted latest technology in feed manufacture. Also the processing division has value added shrimp products for exports, earning valuable foreign exchange to the country in its shrimp processing division,
- Avanti Feeds is today,the largest Indian Company engaged in aquaculture dedicated to the development of the aqua industry.
Social Service
- Apart from engaging himself in the core activity of Avanti Feeds , Mr. Indra Kumar is actively associated with management of educational institutions, old Age Home and other social activities. He is associated with the following institutions as:
- President-Dr.C.R. Reddy Education Institutions, Eluru, West Godavari District.
- Chairman-ABN PRR College, Kovvur, West Godavari District, established and managed by AVR Trust.
- Managing Trustee-AVR Trust, Kovvur, West Godavari.
- Member-Vignana Jyothi Educational Institutions, Hyderabad.
- Member-Siddhartha Educational Institutions, Vijayawada
- President-Sri Sowbhagya Durga Ashrama Society, Kannapuram, West Godavari District-An Old Age Home.
Achievements & Awards:
- In recognition of his companies’ achievements Mr.Indra Kumar received the following Awards:
- 1989-90 – Best Exporter Award (Govt.of Andhra Pradesh)
- 1991 – Indo-German Chambers of Commerce- ‘’For Outstanding Achievements in Indo-German Relations.
- 1992-93 – Certificate of merit given by Chemexcil- For “Outstanding Performance”.
- 1992-93 – Best Exporter Award-by Commerce & Export promotion Department, Govt.of Andhra Pradesh.
- 1993 – Council for Industrial Trade Development- ‘’For Export promotion of Manufacture of Non-Traditional Items “given by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Union Commerce Minister, Govt of India
- 1994-95 – Council for Industrial Trade Development-National Industrial Promotion Award for Best Exporters “given by Dr.Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Govt.of India
- 1996 – Council for Industrial Trade Development- Navaratan Award for Best Export Performance” given by Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, The President of India
- 2002 – Best Exporter Performance in the field of Aquaculture for the year 2001-02 given by Shri Ch.Vidyasagar Rao, Hon’ble Minister of State for Commerce& Industry, Government of India.
- 2003 – Best Exporter Performance in the field of Aquaculture for the year 2002-03 given by Shri Ch.Vidyasagar Rao,Hon’ble Minister pf State for Commerce& Industry, Government of India.
- 2016 & 2017 – Business Today – India’s Best CEO.
- 2017 – Leadership award by Forbes India under ‘Value Creators’ category.
- 2018 & 2019 – India’s Most trusted CEOs 2018 – WCRC Leaders ASIA.
- 2018- Dun& Bradstreet – Corporate Award ” A Best Growth Performance- Food Products”.
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