Every year, FICO celebrates the Republic Day to pay homage to known and unknown heroes. With a member strength of more than 1900 from all parts of India, FICO is a federation of trade and industry with a mission to ‘serves trade & industry’.

Presenting the ‘Award of Excellence’, KK Seth, chairman, FICO said, “Chopra is a fine example of what one can achieve with determination, sincerity and hard work. In recognition of his services towards printing industry, especially international print education, the Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, China designated Chopra as honorary professor of BIGC, the world’s largest printing university. It is for the first time such a felicitation was given to a printer in India. With his vision, he has changed the style of thinking of printers and has given a new shape to printing and packaging industry in India.”

Speaking on the occasion, Gurmeet Singh Kolar, president of FICO said, Ludhiana, ‘the Manchester of India’, is famous the world over for its industrial products and hosiery industry. The industrialists of Ludhiana proved their worth several time at every nook and corner of the world. Today, we feel proud to confer the ‘Award of Excellence’ to Prof Kamal Mohan Chopra for bringing Ludhiana to international map in the field of printing and packaging industry.”