Yash Birla Group

The Yash Birla Group
Public company (BSE: 500335)
Industry Conglomerate
Founded 1861 (1861)
Founder Raja Baldeo Das Birla
Headquarters Mumbai, India
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Yashovardhan Birla (Chairman)[1]
Products Steel, Information technology, Education, Textiles, Publication, Lifestyle, Travel & Power, Financial service, Infrastructure,
Revenue ₹30 billion (US$450 million)[2]
Number of employees
 3,363 (2010)
Subsidiaries Melstar Information Technologies, Birla Shloka Edutech[3][4]
Website www.yashbirlagroup.com

Yash Birla Group is Indian industrial conglomerate group based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[5] Its chairman Yashovardhan Birla, is a member of the Birla family. The group has diversified interest in industries like steel pipes, machine tools, cutting tools, tool holders, iron castings, power solution products, multipurpose engines pumps, electrical appliances, textiles, carpets, furnishing, lifestyle, infotech, publication, travel, electricity, property development, cotton ginning etc.[6] The Group traces it origins to the businesses started by various members of the Birla family. The group today has 10 publicly listed subsidiaries in India.[7][8][9][10][11] The group is currently facing major financial and legal bottlenecks.[11][4][3][12]

Subsidiaries

Zenith Birla (India) Ltd: Zenith Birla (India) Limited was incorporated in 1960 and commenced its commercial production in 1962. ZBIL, a flagship company of Yash Birla Group is a pioneer in Manufacture and Exports of Steel Pipes, Tubes and Hollow Sections from India. The Company's plants are located at Khopoli, Tarapur & Murbad. The Khopoli Plant has a complete Manufacturing and Residential complex for its employees with facilities of School, Club House, Guest House, Temple and Auditorium.[13][14][15]

The logo of group is a conch.

Philanthropy

Social activities

The Yash Birla group runs the following charitable trusts:

See also

References

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