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V K Modi Group — Roots in history, eyes on the future modigroup.net Marching ahead with revenues of The Evolution Rs. 2000 crores and a team of 1600 members Modi Enterprises began as Mr. Chiranji Lal Modi was not a small family run business only selected as the honorary started by a simple, kind magistrate but also the City hearted man Ram Baksh Modi. Father of Patiala. The reigns of this business fell On August 09, 1902 he was into the hands of Mr. Chiranji blessed with his first son Gujar Lal Modi, after the death of Mal Modi in Kanaur. Ram Baksh Modi in 1857. In 1920, at the age of 18, Under his able leadership the Gujar Mal Modi left school, family soon started to arrange continuing his education for supplies for the British through private coaching. He 01. 02. 03. cantonment from Kanpur to became actively involved in Peshawar. He started his the family business, learning Glass Rubber Travel career as a commission agent from practical experience. of food grains in Patiala and From 1920 up till his demise India’s first & One of the largest tyre A network of more than in 1894 he bought the very in 1975 he revolutionized the leading float glass manufacturers with a 750 locations across 6 mill that he regularly supplied Indian economy and industrial manufacturer production capacity of continents generating wheat too. space. 1.2 million sales of $5+ Billion 04. 05. 06. Any step towards industrial development Franchising Education Advertising should be preceded by a step towards the Unique franchising 250+ schools worldwide Award winning interests in the travel, including 102 schools advertising agency with worker’s welfare” education & grooming across India, Sri Lanka, a track record of over space Bangladesh & Nepal 25 years THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE NAME V K Modi Group Company Profile || modigroup.net P - 7 to the post of president of FICCI that year, the Union Government, in recognition of his contributions towards India’s industrial growth and public welfare, decided to confer the Padma Bhushan on him. His spirit, vision, foresight and drive were hailed as Seth reasons for the transformation of Begumabad into an industrial township that boasted scores of factories, schools, colleges, medical facilities, residential quarters and places of worship. In addition, his efforts towards rehabilitation of displaced persons Gujar Mal Modi (during the Partition) at the nearby Govind Puri Colony were lauded. Founder Gujar Mal Modi was a renowned industrialist and philan- thropist, who co-established the Modi Group of companies and the industrial city of Modinagar in 1933, along with his brother Kedar Nath Modi. Gujar Mal Modi was a natural when it came to enterprise, voluntarily taking the lead in business initiatives and working tirelessly towards realis- ing them. A sugar mill in Modinagar marked the beginning of the Modi Group conglomerate, which later diversified into varied fields. Gujar Mal Modi established schools and colleges at his birthplace, Mahendragarh, in Patiala and in Modinagar. He also contributed a lot in the field of higher education by giving grants to established institutions such as Banaras Hindu University, and different colleges in Meerut and other places. Gujar Mal Modi’s long innings was marked with far too many achievements, awards and honours. Besides, he held key positions and memberships in a number of 01 02 03 prestigious organisations. The year 1968 proved to be the Conferred the Established the Established the most momentous though. Not only had he been elevated Padma Modi Group of industrial city of Bhushan companies Modinagar in 1933 04 05 Held key positions Recognised for his contributions towards and memberships India’s industrial growth V K Modi Group II Company Profile P - 6 V K Modi Group Company Profile || modigroup.net P - 9 The title of ‘Rai Bahadur’ was conferred. The citation recognized Seth Gujar Mal Modi his valuable contribution to society, Shri Modi established a new colony commerce and industry. He also called Govindpur, for the refugees constructed several schools, from Pakistan in Modinagar in an Aerial view of Modinagar. colleges for women across UP, a effort to help them in rehabilitation He discoverd a sleepy village called women’s hospital, a Sanskrit and set up cottage industries for Begumabad, 50km from Delhi and set up a school at Haridwar, workers their benefit. He established a lantern sugar mill on 100 bighas (62 acres) of land quarters and a dispensary. factory to bring light to the villages with machinery from England. This was the of India and help children study. birth of Modinagar. An Indian Independence Doyen of Industrialist emerges and beyond industry 1939 1947 1951 1933 1942 1949 Birth of The nation-builder Rehabilitaton Modinagar India became independent and a republic. In the He established cooperative following years, Shri Modi’s Shri Modi along with the Tatas societies that set up basic industrial zeal and vigour and the Birlas, lobbied against infrastructure, roads, water supply was doubled. the socialist leanings and unfair & medical facilities to meet the taxes that were levied. He also Shri Modi supporting Shri Modi’s first endeavor needs of society. Shri Modi also set set up an oxygen gas plant, Pandit Nehru in the to commemorate freedom up Modi Industries in different abolition of amindari. The largest textile mill in a tubewell company, an arc was to set up a textile mill. spheres such as washing soaps, India, the Modi Spinning & electrodes factory, a cotton The mill till date is Weaving Mills Co. Ltd., toilet soaps, biscuits, confectionary delinating factory at Modinagar considered to be the largest Modinagar oil, textiles and other essentials. and a flour mill in Delhi. running mill in the country. V K Modi Group II Company Profile P - 8 V K Modi Group Company Profile || modigroup.net P - 11 The prestigious Padma Bhushan On 22nd January 1976, Shri Modi left us. was conferred on Shri Modi on 16th As per his wishes, the Laxmi Narayan Seth Gujar Mal Modi April, 1968 by the President of India, temple in Modinagar became his final Dr. Zakir Hussain. The citation resting place. His funeral was attended by recognized his moving spirit in the over 1 lakh people. It was a remarkable The Padma Bhushan fields of industry, social service, Shri Modi with Smt. Indira show of the love he commanded among Shri Modi held many important posts citation education & his singular Gandhi at the FICCI common people. Shri Modi was survived during his period. Apart from being the contribution to the development of annual function. by his wife, Smt. Dayawati Modi and 11 President of the Federation of Indian an integrated industrial township. children (five sons and 6 daughters). Later, Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 1994 the temple also became the final (FICCI), he was also the President of The first joint Birth of resting place of his beloved wife. National Productivity Council. venture Modipuram Shri Modi was not just a visionary, but also a pioneer in reforms that brought imperative social change. He played a vital role in the abolishment of sati, the 1967 1975 encouragemt of widow remarriage and the reformation of dowry system. 1960 1968 1976 In conversation with A guiding light onoured by Shri. Morarji Desai. the Government In Modipuram, another A lasting legacy of India model township founded by Shri Modi near Meerut, Shri Modi offered round-the-year Modipon was set up in was set up. It was an employment to the harijan workers at his collaboration with an automobile tyre and tube factories and released them from bondage. American company, Rohm & factory (inaugurated by Hass, long before alliances ith the PM Lal Bahadur A pious man, he believed all religions Shastri, contributing to Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, became a corporate buzzword. were one and supported holy men the defence fund. the then President of It thus established a wave of from all religions in renovating ruined Modipon inaugurated by India), Dr. F.C. ass global collaborations in the places of worship. in technical collaboration years to come and became the His dying wish was to build a world class with Continental Gummi hallmark of alliances for the hospital which offered the best medical Werke A.G. Hannover, corporate fraternity in India. care in India. It was out of that vision, that West Germany. on his death anniversary 22 January 2013, the Saket City Hospital was established. V K Modi Group II Company Profile P - 10 V K Modi Group Company Profile || modigroup.net P - 13 Vinay Kumar Modi Chairman 1. Chairman of ATMA 2. Vice Chairman of CAEPC, Kolkata. 1974 technical collaboration with Continental AG Germany. President of All India Rubber Industries Have a big vision, Set up an automotive tyre Within a short span of time ‘Modi Continental Tyre’ became Association factory in collaboration with Continental a brand leader in the truck tyre category. In 1986, he set take small steps AG Germany up the country’s first One Million Tons/PA capacity cement 3. Member of Jaipuria Institute of plant in Madhya Pradesh in collaboration with Blue Circle Management & Technology, IMT, to get there" of UK. Thereafter, in 1990 he set up a large capacity diesel Ghaziabad (UP) 1986 engine manufacturing company in collaboration with 4. Senate of IIT, Roorkee. Set up India’s first Mirrlees Blackstone of UK at Aurangabad, which has now One Million Tons/PA 5. Chairman of M/s Modi Rubber Limited, After finishing his intermediate from Capacity cement plant merged with MAN Diesel & Turbo of Germany. in Madhya Pradesh GGL Scindia School Gwalior in 1960, he obtained a Bachelor of Technology Degree His accomplishments have been recognized by Central as 6.