Punjab's highest state
award, to father and
son, seventeen years apart.
The Praman Patra is the highest civilian honour the Government of Punjab confers. It has been awarded to this company twice — once to the founder, once to his son.
Punjab State's highest award
to the founder
Sardar Gurnam Singh, Chairman of Gurnam Singh & Company, was conferred the Praman Patra — Punjab State's highest award — by the Chief Secretary of Punjab, Sh. Tajinder Khanna, for excellence in tubewell engineering.
Punjab State's highest award
to his son
Sardar Gurdarshan Singh, Managing Director of Gurnam Singh & Company, was conferred the Praman Patra by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Punjab, in recognition of exemplary service in his profession — seventeen years after his father received the same honour.
Honoured by the Indian Army
Lt. Gen. S.K. Sharma, AVSM, G.O.C. II Corps, presenting an award to Gurnam Singh & Company for four deep tubewells completed in a record 90 days at MES Ambala Cantt. The company has also been formally recognised by the Indian Air Force for water infrastructure supplied to defence establishments.
Honoured by the Government
of India
The Chairman of the Central Ground Water Board honouring Sardar Gurnam Singh for commendable work in drilling and tubewell boring, at the National Seminar on Advances in Water Well Drilling, New Delhi.
Award of Honour,
30th IWWA Convention
Presented to Sardar Gurdarshan Singh, Managing Director, at the 30th Indian Water Works Association Convention held at Chandigarh.
Certification and
membership.
Seventy years of paperwork that had to be earned — including membership of the world's leading groundwater body, held continuously since 1987.
Awards
- Punjab State Award, 1991 — Excellence in Tubewell Engineering
- Punjab State Award, 2008 — Praman Patra, Government of Punjab
- Honoured by the Garrison Engineer (Air Force), Ambala Cantt.
- Honoured by G.O.C. II Corps, Ambala — 1996
- Honoured by the Central Ground Water Board, Government of India
- Award of Honour, 30th IWWA Convention, Chandigarh, 1998
- Appreciation from the Asian Development Bank
- Certificate of Appreciation, Ministry of Finance, 2023–24
Memberships
- National Ground Water Association, USA — since 1987, Senior Member
- Australian Drilling Industry Association — Senior Member, company and Chairman
- Indian Water Works Association
- Chamber of Chandigarh Industries
Certification
- ISO 9002 — International Certifications Ltd, JAS-ANZ accredited
- NSIC–CRISIL Performance and Credit Rating — MSE 3
- GST compliance recognition, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs