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Health | Pyare Khan: the journey of a socially conscious entrepreneur -Moin Qazi

Pyare Khan: the journey of a socially conscious entrepreneur -Moin Qazi

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published Published on Apr 29, 2021   modified Modified on May 1, 2021

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Pyare Khan from Nagpur has spent around Rs 1 crore for procuring oxygen tankers, oxygen concentrators and cylinders. Through newspapers, he learnt about the severe shortage of oxygen in hospitals and wanted to contribute to addressing the shortage of oxygen in his city.

Everyone can recognize an entrepreneur when seeing one, but no one knows how they became one. Was it in their nature – they were just born to build things – or was it nurture – their environment moulded them into innovators and path builders.

They say all it takes is a few thousand rupees and a dream. Fifteen years ago, Pyare Zia Khan from Nagpur in Maharashtra, was not too far off from that. With twelve thousand rupees to his name, Khan decided to take the ultimate leap of faith and set out to follow a dream and become a transporter. What finally materialized was a true rag to riches epic.

What is more important than the story of a successful entrepreneur is the saga of a socially conscious businessman who is combining both financial and social values in his business model. For Pyare Khan, the best Zakat or charity during the holy month of Ramadan was to help the pandemic-ravaged city get oxygen. He has arranged over 20 oxygen tankers for the city at his own expense as the city grapples with shortages of life-saving gas.

Khan has spent around Rs 1 crore for procuring oxygen tankers, oxygen concentrators and cylinders. Through newspapers, he learnt about the severe shortage of oxygen in hospitals. “The holy month of Ramadan had started. We offer Zakat (donation for charitable causes) during this period, and I thought this time instead of giving Zakat to a mosque or madrasa, we should do something to address the shortage of oxygen,” Khan said.

Initially, he contacted suppliers in Bengaluru and arranged two oxygen tankers, paying two or three times the normal rate. Khan roped in the drivers working for his transport firm to bring five tankers from the east coast city, he said. “We have till now arranged about 20-22 liquid oxygen tankers and spent about Rs 1 crore,” Khan added. He has also donated Rs 50 lakh for procuring 116 oxygen concentrators for government-run COVID-19 hospitals in the city.

Son of a small-time grocer, Khan once lived in the slums with his mother, Raisa Khatoon, wife and two daughters. From his humble beginnings, working through a lot of terrible jobs while growing up, selling oranges at a railway station and driving an auto-rickshaw to own a Rs 400 crore worth transport company (Ashmi Road Transport Pvt Ltd registered in 2013), Khan’s life is a lesson in perseverance and commitment. Through hard work, and remaining true to his internal moral compass, he built a business empire that now includes his fleet of 300 trucks, and over 3,000 trucks which he hires every day to move steel and power infrastructure across India. The company has 10 branch offices across the country and employs 1200 people. 75% of the transporters from Central India lend their vehicles’ for the logistical operations that he handles across Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

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