Amara Raja Group

Amara Raja Group
Conglomerate
Founded 1985 (1985)
Founder Ramachandra Naidu Galla
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Ramachandra Naidu Galla (Chairman)
Galla Jayadev (Managing director)
Products Automotive batteries, battery chargers, electronics, industrial batteries, digital inverters, industrial batteries, infrastructure, power, processed food, trickle chargers, UPS
Number of employees
 12500 (2013)[1]
Website www.amararaja.co.in

The Amara Raja Group is an Indian Conglomerate Company which is Headquartered at Hitec city, Hyderabad. The group has presence in automotive batteries business, packaged foods and beverages, electronics products manufacturing, infrastructure sector, power system production and fabrication of sheet metal products and fasteners. The Amara Raja Group is better known for its automotive battery brand "Amaron" which is the second largest selling automotive battery brand in India today. Amara Raja Group employs a work force of over 7000 employees and it has international joint venture alliance with Johnson Controls Inc. Amara Raja Batteries made it to Asia's 'Best Under A Billion' 2010 list of companies compiled by Forbes magazine.[2]

History

A first generation entrepreneur, Dr. Ramachandra Naidu Galla is the founder of Amara Raja Group Of Companies in 1985. The automotive batteries business unit commenced operations in 2001 with technology from Johnson Controls Inc., - joint venture partner and the world’s largest manufacturer of automotive batteries. It pioneered the introduction of Zero maintenance technology in India’s automotive battery segment, the key differentiator in an otherwise cluttered Indian automotive battery market.

It is named after Jay Galla's grandparents Amaravati and Rajagopal Naidu.[3]

The Early Years

Joint ventures

Johnson Controls Inc.

Amara Raja Group of Companies

Philanthropy

Amara Raja Group mainly focused on up-liftment of rural population and committed itself to social activities in the following four areas: Rural employment, Learning & Education, Social rehabilitation & rural up-liftment. Specific schemes that benefit the local rural community like supply/make available safe drinking water by coordination and in participation with the rural community.[6]

References

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  2. ↑ "39 Indian cos in Forbes 'Best Under A Billion' Asia list". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
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  4. 1 2 "amarar.co.in". quanta.co.in. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  5. ↑ "Amara Raja Batteries > Company History > Auto Ancillaries > Company History of Amara Raja Batteries - BSE: 500008, NSE: AMARAJABAT". Moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  6. ↑ "Amara Raja Electronics > About Us > CSR". amararajaelectronics.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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