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Chief Executive Officer has shocked many people with his rare act of
generosity after he handed out bumper bonuses to employees.
Savji Dholakia
Savji Dholakia is the CEO of Hari Krishna Exports, which has gotten many people talking in recent times.
The man got people awed after recently gifting some 1,200 cars and
400 apartments to over 1,600 of his most loyal and hardworking staffers.
It’s not entirely unusual for bosses of successful companies to
give out bonuses to employees on major holidays, but not many can claim
that they are as generous as Dholakia.
“If we keep our employees happy, God will keep us happy,” Dholakia
says, and while he is certainly not the only boss to claim that he puts
his staff first, the man actually puts his money where his mouth is.
Oddity Central reports that Dholakia started a long streak of
generous bonuses 20 years ago, when he gave three of his top employees
their own cars, and he has been upping his game every year since then.
In 2014, he distributed Rs 500m (£6m, $7.5m) as performance
incentives and last year, he gave away 491 cars and 200 apartments, but
this year seems to be the most special yet.
The employees with their newly gifted cars
To celebrate his company’s 25th anniversary, the man known as
India’s most generous boss just gave away over 1,260 cars and 400
apartments to over 1,700 of his most valuable employees.
“We have selected 1,716 employees as the best performers this
year. We are arranging houses for those who already have cars, while
those who don’t have a four-wheeler will get one,” Dholakia said. “We have exports worth $700 million across more than 70 countries, but nothing is more valuable than our employees.”
The 53-year-old diamond merchant was born in a rural family in
Saurashtra, dropped out of school in fourth grade an joined his uncle at
a small diamond trading firm when he was just 13 years old.
In 1982, he started his own business with his uncle’s support, and
after his three brothers joined him, Dholokia managed to turn Hari
Krishna Exports into a powerhouse with an annual turnover of $750
million.
Living in a settlement for diamond polishers for years when he was
young, Dholokia rode a moped and dreamed of one day owning his own house
and a nice car. He claims those early days inspired him to take care of
his employees.
“I realized that once you have taken care of basic needs of
your family, which I feel is having your own house and car, you can
focus and give 100% to work. I want my employees to give their 100%.
And, that’s why I want them to be free of worries of meeting basic
necessities,” he said in an interview.
Savji Dholakia addresses his employees before giving them the cars
Dholakia also takes his employees’ family members, especially their parents, on a 15-day sponsored vacation, twice a year.
“It is during this time that he tries to find out how his employees treat their families. Besides, we also occasionally organize family get-togethers so that he can remain in touch with their families,” said Naresh Mayani, HR manager of Hari Krishna Exports.
Regarding what these generous gifts mean to his workers, Savji Dholakia said: “I don’t have words to describe the happiness we see in them, and the happiness we feel.”
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