The founder of Hero Cycle – Om Prakash Munjal passed away following a brief illness at the DMC Hero Heart Centre, Ludhiana. He was 87.
About Om Prakash Munjal
- Om Prakash was born on 26 August 1928 in Kamalia, Punjab (then British India).
- Later, he shifted to Amritsar in 1944 to start a bicycle spare parts business with his three brothers and began the complete manufacturing of bicycle under brand name Hero.
World’s Largest Integrated Bicycle Manufacturer
- Today the Hero Cycles Limited is the world’s largest integrated bicycle manufacturing company that manufactures 7.5 million cycles per year.
- Hero Group now has its foot print in sectors like bicycle components, automotive, automotive components, IT, services etc.
Awards and Honours
Om Prakash had recieved various awards including
- Udyog Rattan Award from Punjab Government
- Punjab Ratna award
- The Samman Patra award towards for the contribution to exchequer of the Punjab state government
- The Indira Gandhi National Unity award to recognize his social contribution.
