With an aim to promote hockey in the country and give youngsters an ideal platform to showcase their talent at a global stage, Jaypee Group has bought the Punjab team which for the first year will be based out of Jalandhar and will shift its base to Mohali from second year onwards. The team includes star players in form of Jamie Dwyer, five times FIH Player of the Year, renowned Dutch goalkeeper, Jaap Stockmann, Former Indian Hockey Captain Bharat Chetri and current Indian hockey star Shivendra Singh and S.V Sunil.

The team will be supported by an impressive coaching staff in form of Barry Dancer, Former Australian Coach, who has been appointed the head coach of the side along with former India captain Jagbir Singh also playing the role of coach and manager of the team. Another hockey great, Zafar Iqbal, has been deputed as the advisor for the team.

Introduction

The Rs 18,000 Crore Jaypee Group is an infrastructure conglomerate with a strong belief in India's vast potential. The Group has been contributing in nation building for the past over 4 decades, and has established a strong presence in Engineering & Construction, Power, Cement, Expressways, Real Estate, Hospitality, and Education (not-for-profit) sectors. The Group's indomitable spirit and uncompromising execution capability has made us complete some of the large projects ahead of schedule. To grow with a human face, is our commitment – "NO DREAM TOO BIG".

Engineering and Construction

Jaypee Group's engineering and construction wing is an acknowledged leader in the construction of multi-purpose River Valley and Hydropower projects. It has the unique distinction of having simultaneously executed 13 Hydropower projects spread across six States in India, and in the neighboring country Bhutan, for generating 10,290MW of power.

The Group has been assigned 'CR1' grade by ICRA Ltd., and is the only Group in India which pre-qualifies on its own for the bidding of various projects that are awarded in the country.

A leader in Engineering and Construction of Hydropower projects in India, the Group has the largest market share in the Indian Hydropower, E&C and EPC sector having participated in 54% of Hydropower projects developed in 10th 5-Year Plan in different capacities. Power.

Jaypee Group, with its operational projects of 300 MW Baspa-II (Himachal Pradesh) and 400 MW Vishnuprayag (Uttarakhand) is India's largest private sector Hydropower producer.

Besides this, 1,000 MW Karcham Wangtoo project (Himachal Pradesh) is under advanced stage of implementation. In addition, with 3200 MW projects (2700 MW Lower Siang and 500 MW Hirong ) coming up in Arunachal Pradesh and 720 MW (270 MW Umngot and 450 MW Kynshi Stage –II) in Meghalaya, the Group will have total Hydropower generation capacity of over 5600 MW by 2019.

After having established a strong presence in the Hydropower sector the Group has initiated its entry into Thermal Power Generation, Power Transmission and also forayed into Wind Power. For more details, visit www.jppowerventures.com

Cement

Jaypee Group is the third largest cement producer in the country. The Group produces a special blend of Portland Pozzolana Cement under the brand name 'Jaypee Cement.' Its cement division currently operates modern, computerized process control cement plants with an aggregate capacity of 20.60 MTPA. The company is in the midst of capacity expansion of its cement business in Northern, Southern, Central, Eastern and Western parts of the country and is slated to be a 22.80 MTPA cement producer by the year FY10 and 33.55 MTPA by FY12 with Captive Thermal Power plants totaling 702 MW. For more details, visit www.bjcl.co.in

Hospitality

Jaypee Group owns and operates four leading Five-Star Hotels, two in New Delhi and one each in Agra and Mussoorie, with a total capacity of 644 rooms. Another state-of-the-art resort and Spa is being set up in collaboration with SIX SENSES at Greater Noida. For more information, visit www.jaypeehotels.com

Real Estate

Jaypee Group is a pioneer in the development of India's first golf centric real estate – Jaypee Greens – whichis a fully integrated world class complex consists of an 18-hole Greg Norman Golf Course. Stretching over 452 acres, it also includes residences, commercial spaces, and a corporate park. For more information, visit www.jaypeegreens.com

Expressways

The Group is currently constructing the 165km long six-lane Yamuna Expressway from Noida to Agra, and is working on the development of 6,175 acres at five or more locations along the expressway for commercial, industrial, institutional, residential and other purposes as an integral part of the project. In addition to this, the 1,047km long eight-lane Ganga Expressway from Greater Noida to Ballia (Eastern Uttar Pradesh) will also be developed by the Group, and this will be the largest private sector infrastructure project in India. For more details, visit www.jaypeeinfratech.com

Education

The Group currently provides education across all spectrum of the learning curve through 17 schools, 3 ITI's, 2 colleges and 3 universities catering to over 20,000 students. The Jaypee education system plans to take the vision of service to society through quality education to another plane by expanding its infrastructure to provide education to a universe of 200,000 students in less than a decade from now. For more information, visit www.jiit.ac.in

Founder Chairman

Chairman

Mr Manoj Gaur
Chairman

Miracles do not happen. They are made to happen. Nothing exemplifies this more than the legacy created by Mr. Manoj Gaur, Executive Chairman of Jaiprakash Associates Limited. With his consistent search for excellence, he has emerged as one of India's leading business leaders. His leadership, vision and determination catapulted the flagship company of the Rs. 18,000 crore Jaypee Group, into a major infrastructure conglomerate. Today, it has an enviable array of businesses. In doing this, he has carried forward the rich legacy of Mr. Jaiprakash Gaur, the founder chairman of Jaypee Group.

As it has rapidly grown in the last few years, the Jaypee Group is today hailed as one of the most promising business houses in India with its uncompromising quality, extraordinary vision and class. The group soared in public expectation with forays into engineering & construction, cement, power, real estate, expressways, hospitality, sports and education (not for profit).

MD & CEO

Mr Sameer Gaur
MD & CEO, Jaypee Sports International Limited

Mr Sameer Gaur, 40, holds a Masters degree in Business Management from the University of Wales, UK. He is currently leading JPSI, which on October 30, 2011, hosted the hugely successful inaugural F1 Grand Prix of India at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC). F1 required massive investment and infrastructure set-up, and Mr Sameer Gaur led a team of professionals who managed the construction of BIC. He also oversaw all operational aspects of the project, which included functions like sponsorship, logistics, race operations, etc. His current responsibilities also include management of Jaypee

Group's cement business is in Gujarat.

After the astounding success of Formula 1 in India, he has won several international and national awards such as BBC TopGear's Man of the Year award, Man's World Magazine Man of the year (2011) award and Developer of the year award by Interiors Magazine. At the FIA Prize Giving Gala 2011, Formula 1 group CEO Mr Bernie Ecclestone also presented Mr Sameer Gaur with the best promoter's trophy recognizing his contribution in making India one of the finest motorsport destinations in the region.

He has rich and varied experience of handling large-scale projects. In the past, he was closely associated with the construction and commissioning of Jaypee Group's Hydroelectric Projects in Dulhasti and Baglihar in Jammu & Kashmir, and the Yamuna Expressway Project in Uttar Pradesh. Consumed by the scale and potential of the projects he is currently handling, Mr Sameer Gaur is deeply passionate about his work, puts in long hours in office every day and travels extensively. However, in the precious little free time he gets, he loves watching a good game of cricket and enjoys spending time with his wife and two children.