Punam Gupta: An Entrepreneur cum Social Worker

Punam Gupta
Punam Gupta

Punam Gupta is a renowned name in the realm of entrepreneurship, not just in India but globally. She is the Director of Immuno Life Pvt. Ltd., the Founder of Octa Life Sciences, the Director of Quality Services and training Pvt. Ltd., and the President of the “Together We Can” Foundation, an NGO. This aspiring personality has received numerous awards and accolades in her more than two-and-a-half decades of professional and entrepreneurial career.

Born in 1973 into a middle-class family, Punam Gupta did her post-graduation with different diplomas in Computer Science and Food Nutrition, Mass Communication, Journalism, and LLB. After that, she opened a computer center and a consultancy firm and became an entrepreneur. Today, she has over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, food, and other manufacturing sectors.

Punam Gupta began her career with auditing work in ISO. After that, in 2011, she joined FSSAI, which was established in India. She is an impaneled trainer of FSSAI and got the second performer trainer award from FSSAI all over India. In 2020, she was awarded by the FoSTaC team for conducting the second-highest number of training sessions in 2019 all over India.

Moreover, in 2015, she started her other unit, Octa Life Sciences, under the PMEGP Scheme and set up its manufacturing unit in 2017 with Animal Feed Supplements and Ayurvedic Products. Apart from these businesses, she has conceived an NGO named ‘Together We Can Foundation,’ intending to serve people. She informs, “Our NGO works for Food Safety, Animal Welfare, Organ Donation, Employment Generation, and other issues of society.” In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Punam Gupta established her firm, Immuno Life Pvt Ltd, by considering the various needs of society to serve them with some high-quality immunity-boosting Ayurvedic products.

Punam Gupta shared that her motivation and keen interest in business and entrepreneurship has inspired her extraordinary four-decade saga. In her words, “From a young age, I always wanted to start my own business, where there would be no time limitation. I still have that same hunger for success.”

Punam Gupta’s success story is an inspiration to countless women across the globe who are struggling to make their mark in the world of business. She has proven that with hard work. She got awards and recognitions from Mr. Sunil Gavaskar, Cricket Champion, Mr. Rajat Sharma, NDTV News Editor, Suniel Shetty, Sonu Sood, etc., for commendable social works.

She also conducted two Millet Melas in Ambala. Recently, she was awarded by Mr. Bandaru Dattatreya ji, Honorable Governor of India, for her contributions to social work.

To know more, visit: www.punamgupta.com , www.twcfngo.org