Competent group is promoted by Sh. Raj Chopra with a proactive practical, industrial and business experience of more than 40 years. He is a visionary businessman with distinctions in the fields of construction and hotels besides car dealership. He has been honoured with various awards in recognition of his exemplary entrepreneurship skills. He is indeed one of the captains of Indian Industry.

Competent group has diversified into hotel business in India with its unit Competent Hotels Pvt Ltd. Its first five star hotels was commissioned in, April 1994 in Manali, Himachal Pradesh under the name HOLIDAY INN MANALI which has franchise agreement with the 'Intercontinental Hotels Group., USA.'


Some of his achievements are as follows:
  • Rashtriya Samman in Business category for contribution to national exchequer by paying impressive amount of Income-Tax from the Govt. of India
  • Award for the service rendered to the construction industry by His Excellency Hon'ble Giani Zail Singh, the then President of lndia
  • Medal for service to the construction industry by Hon'ble Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India
  • Gold medal by the Institute of Marketing & Management, New Delhi, being the best dealer in automobiles in India
  • Jamanalal Bajaj Gold Medal for best automobiles dealer
  • Prestigious Gold Star from the erstwhile USSR for serving the construction industry. Sh. Raj Chopra is the President of Delhi Olympic Association and Vice President of Indian Olympic Association


Sh. Raj Chopra has also promoted many other successful businesses including

  • Competent Construction Co., a leading name in the field of construction. Competent Construction Co. undertakes turnkey projects, besides real -estate development. There are many prestigious projects to its credit including important Hotels, Embassies, Hospitals, Housing complexes, Auditoriums etc.
  • Competent Leasing & Finance, is engaged in the syndication of finance for cars.
  • Competent Films Enterprises is engaged in the exhibition and distribution of films for Delhi-U.P. circuits and has given many block buster Feature Films of prominent producers
  • Competent Films Pvt. Ltd. : In the business of running state of the art Cineplex & Food court under the brand name 3C'S, at Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi.

Guest Speak

To the great guys at this hotel, an all those who will come here in future...Great Place, Fantastic Hospitality, Brilliant Food and very very nice people. Love all the balls at the billiard table. Wish you all the best and lots of luck.– Shahrukh Khan (Actor)

We found this Hotel surprisingly very comfortable with all facilities with a very friendly and courteous, flexible staff ready to provide all kind of facilities and fulfill your needs. Its difficult to reach Manali because of Air restrictions and Bad roadways, but once you are here , You forget all troubles and like to stay and enjoy.- Laxmi Narayan Mittal