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Dr. Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal is the founder and Chairman of Baba Farid Group of Institutions (BFGI), the premier educational institution of northern India, situated in Bathinda Punjab. As a first-generation entrepreneur, he possesses rich & diverse exposure of introducing innovative techniques and unique initiatives to promote the education sector and make it relevant to the requirements of the industry. Dr. Dhaliwal started his journey in the field of education in 1993 from elementary school. Through his visionary approach he has revolutionized the stale education system. Dr. Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal is shouldering the responsibility of Chairman of JAC (Joint Association of Colleges) representing more than 1650 Unaided Self-Financed Colleges of Punjab. Besides this he is President of PUTIA (Punjab Unaided Technical Institutions Association), is one of the oldest bodies of unaided colleges of Punjab representing Unaided Technical Institutions of Punjab. He is Chief Patron of PUDCA (Punjab Unaided Degree College's Association) representing the degree colleges of Punjab.

Dr. Dhaliwal had a privilege to represent education sector of India in several high powered delegations to countries like USA, Canada, Germany, Norway, Finland, Singapore and many more. He was the sole representative of education sector in the delegation led by His Excellency Dr. Pranab Mukharjee, Honorable President of India to Norway & Finland in 2014. He also represented education sector in TIECON 2015, USA – One of the top 10 Technology and Innovation Conferences of the World. Dr. Dhaliwal had also been called upon and participated as speaker and distinguished guest and speaker in several other national and international events led by FICCI, CII, ASSOCHAM, NASSCOM, PHD Chamber and many more.

Dr. Dhaliwal has to his credit many prestigious awards and recognitions. To mention some of the key awards: Bharat Jyoti Award, Indian Achievers Award, Education Excellence Award, Edupreneur Award, e-gov campus award and many more. Dr. Dhaliwal has also been honored as one of the top 50 influential education entrepreneurs of the World by World Education Congress.

As for as social responsibilities are concerned Dr. Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal is very much concerned about the deterioration in environment caused by man in the name of development. He is of the firm belief that although tree plantation is done in abundance yet Green Cover is not up to the optimum level. It is because that the planted trees die for want of care and protection. Realizing the importance of protecting and nurturing the trees, Dr. Dhaliwal has launched a holistic mission "Mission Green Punjab" for New Tree Plantation, Maintenance of newly planted trees and Protect them from Stray Cattle. The mission will largely focus on nurturing of plants. To achieve desired success of this sacred mission, Dr. Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal has found the root cause of improper nurturing and growth of trees and established that the "STRAY CATTLES" are the main hazard to newly planted trees. Furthermore they are the reason of road accidents and casualties also. To meet this challenge, Cluster of adjoining villages (numbering 3 to 5) will be constituted and "STRAY CATTLE" shelters will be established and managed by the Gram Panchayats of concerned Cluster. As the mission is working for the ultimate welfare of society and for the survival of future generations, the Gram Panchayats will be motivated to shoulder the responsibility of maintaining these shelters.

The target of this leading Mission is to plant trees equal to the population of Punjab.

Working hand in hand with various co-minded stakeholders, Government agencies, Industry, non-profit organizations, gram panchayats, educational institutions and local community, Dr. Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal is very much optimistic about the success of the mission and committed to achieve this by 2030 positively.

Dr. Gurmeet Singh Dhaliwal

Chairman, Joint Association of Colleges (JAC), Punjab
Chairman, Baba Farid Group of Institutions, Bathinda