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.