Byju Balakrishnan

EMRI

GVK EMRI (GVK Emergency Management and Research Institute) is World's Largest Integrated Emergency Response Services (ERS) Provider serving 40% of India's population across 10 states. As a not - for - profit professional organization operating in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, GVK EMRI handles Medical, Police and Fire emergencies through the "​ 1-0-8 Emergency service"​. This is a free service delivered through state- of -art emergency call response centres and has over 2000 ambulances across 10 states of India (Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Goa, Tamilnadu, Rajasthan,Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya and Madhya Pradesh) With the expansion of fleet and services set to spread across more states, GVK EMRI will have more than 10000 ambulances covering over a billion population by 2011. Chairman of GVK EMRI is Dr. GV Krishna Reddy. GVK is a well established diversified group of companies having interests in: a. Infrastructure (Airports, Roads, SEZ, Power and Urban Infrastructure) b. Services (Hospitality industry, Life sciences – contract clinical research) c. Manufacturing (Laminated boards and Resins)