Shekhar Mehta
RI President 2021-22
Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar
West Bengal, India
Shekhar Mehta is only the 4th Indian in 115 years to be nominated as the President of Rotary International for the year 2021-22.
Shekhar Mehta was born in 1959 in Kolkata India. A keen academician, he graduated from St. Xavier's College, and has the unique
combination of Masters in Commerce, a qualified Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and Company Secretary.
He heads the Skyline Group engaged in Real Estate Development in different parts of India, including the largest group housing in the state of Rajasthan.
He is member of many professional, cultural and charitable organizations.
He is a serving trustee of
- Shelter Box (UK)
- Operation Eyesight India, a Canada based organization.
Shekhar Mehta joined Rotary in 1985 and has been Chairman of,
- Strategic Planning Committee of Rotary International.
- Rotary India Literacy Mission.
- Rotary Foundation India.
- Rotary India Centennial Celebrations.
- Rotary India Humanity Foundation.
He served as District Governor in 1999-2000 and was elevated to the Board of Directors of Rotary International for 2011-2013.
While serving as Rotary International Director, he helped Rotary add 2 countries to its fold - Bhutan & Maldives.
Keenly dedicated to service, Shekhar Mehta has led many major service initiatives in India. Some significant initiatives are:
Constructing 500 homes for Tsunami survivors at Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Starting the Shelter Kit program in India which has served
about 20 disasters distributing more than 15,000 Shelter kits helping about 75,000 disaster victims.
He started Healing Little Hearts program - through this he has got done more than 2500 heart surgeries for
children from across india, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal & African Countries. He also facilitated for
the program to now become a National Program.
Conceptualizing and spreading nationwide T-E-A-C-H a literacy program in India having reached out to more than 50,000 Schools and 15 million
children. T-E-A-C-H is a holistic program on literacy. Rotary is working on the T-E-A-C-H program with the Central Government and
many State Governments.
He has been Instrumental in setting up 15 Eye Hospitals across India serving nearly 50,000 eye operations each year.
He started scholarship program called UDAAN for marginalized children over last 10 years. 1,000 scholarships have been given.
Responding to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's national call - He has helped set up 6000 rural toilets benefitting 30,000 people.
Shekhar Mehta has now developed a holistic plan on service activities in India by creating 8 verticals comprising of all areas of focus.
These verticals together have involved hundreds of Past Governors along with the District Governors and have set up very meaningful and
large goals which will help not just build an image of Rotary but help in nation building itself.
His motivation skills are par excellence which has helped raise millions of dollars for The Rotary Foundation.