About Bharti Enterprises
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ABOUT BHARTI ENTERPRISES Bharti Enterprises is a large Indian business conglomerate headquartered in New Delhi, India, operating primarily across India and in some other countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Jersey, Guernsey and Seychelles. The company is now establishing its presence across Africa in Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. It was established by Sunil Bharti Mittal, one of the young and dynamic businessmen of India. Bharti Enterprises has businesses spanning across telecom, retail, financial services, manufacturing and software. History The company was founded by Sunil Bharti Mittal along with two siblings in early 1990s. The company was not so famous in India by its own name, rather its brand names like Airtel and Beetel (PSTN Phone Sets) are household names in India. The company underwent a brand reformation process and changed its logo and corporate Image. Companies Bharti's primary industry is in the field of telecommunications via its subsidiary companies Bharti Airtel (mobile telecommunications), Bharti Infratel (Passive Telecom Infrastructure provider) and Bharti Teletech (wired telecommunication services, Comviva Technologies and PSTN telephone handsets). Bharti Airtel Ltd. ’’’Bharti Airtel Ltd’’’ is one of Asia's leading telecommunications service provider. The Company is India’s largest integrated telecom company in terms of customer base and offers Mobile Services, Fixed Line services, Broadband & IPTV, DTH service named Airtel Digital TV, Long Distance and Enterprise services. Airtel also offers mobile services in Sri Lanka on a state-of-the art 3.5 G network. Bharti Infratel ’’’Bharti Infratel’’’ is a combine company with Idea cellular and vodafone essar. In which bharti and vodafone have the same market share in Bharti Infratel with count of 42% each and Idea have 16%. This company basically works on the "Indus Tower" , the maintenance work of those radio signal towers is watching by this organization . Bharti Retails Ltd. ’’’Bharti Retail Ltd.’’’ is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Enterprises. Bharti Retail operates a chain of multiple format stores. The company’s neighborhood format stores operate under the "Easyday" brand and the compact hypermarket format under the “Easyday market” brand. Recently the company has become more involved in the food economic sectors, with a joint partnership in the agricultural company FieldFresh. Bharti Enterprises tied-up with Wal-Mart for opening a chain of retail stores all over India. Though the retail chain store venture is yet to see the light, the two companies, in August 2007, made a surprise statement that they have signed a wholesale cash-and-carry deal. The companies would open 10 - 15 cash-and-carry facilities over 7 years and would employ 5,000 people. Each store would occupy 50,000-100,000 square feet. The other retail companies of Bharti group are Bharti Retail (Holdings) Private Limited and Bharti Retail Resources Private Limited. Bharti TeleTech Ltd. ’’’Bharti Teletech’’’ is India’s leading telecom & allied products company. It is one of the largest manufacturers of landline telephones in the world. With a strong distribution network across the country, the company is also the primary distributor of IT and Telecom products from international brands such as Motorola, Blackberry, Thomson, Polycom, Transcend, and Logitech. Telecom Seychelles Ltd. A subsidiary of Bharti, ’’’Telecom Seychelles Ltd.’’’ provides comprehensive telecom services including 3G mobile services in Seychelles, under the ‘Airtel’ brand. Comviva Technologies Limited Comviva Technologies Limited is an India based organization providing VAS solutions for mobile operators around the world. Comviva was formerly known as Bharti Telesoft and took on the Comviva branding in April 2009. FieldFresh Foods Pvt. Ltd. ’’’FieldFresh Foods Pvt. Ltd. ’’’ is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and DMPL India Ltd. (a subsidiary of Del Monte Pacific Ltd.). The company offers fresh fruits & vegetables and processed foods & beverages in the domestic as well as international markets. Company is going strength to strength on its way to become one of the top 3 food companies in India by 2014. Bharti AXA General Insurance Company ’’’Bharti AXA General Insurance’’’ is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and AXA, world leader in financial protection and wealth management. The company was incorporated in July 2007. Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company ’’’Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company Ltd. ’’’ is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and AXA, world leader in financial protection and wealth management. The company offers a range of life insurance and wealth management products. Bharti AXA Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. ’’’Bharti AXA Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. ’’’, an asset management company in India, is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises, AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH). Centum Learning Limited ’’’Centum Limited’’’ (formerly ’’’Bharti Learning Systems Limited’’’), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Enterprises, is a learning and development organization that specializes in the customer experience arena. Jersey Airtel Ltd. ’’’Jersey Airtel’’’, a subsidiary of Bharti, offers mobile services in Jersey (Channel Islands) over its full 2G, 3G and HSDPA enhanced network. The Company brings products and services to its customers under Airtel-Vodafone brand. Bharti Foundation ’’’Bharti Foundation’’’ was set up in 2000, with the vision, “To help underprivileged children and young people of our country realize their potential”. It aims to create and support programs that bring about sustainable changes through education and the use of technology and information. Bharti Realty ’’’Bharti Realty Private Ltd.’’’ is the in-house Real Estate Arm for Bharti Group and facilitates by extending support to the Group Companies for Identifying, Developing and Maintaining Quality Real Estate in line with their Business Models. ABOUT BHARTI FOUNDATION At Bharti Enterprises, there is absolute belief in quality education being the most important tool for social and economic development in India. Thus, Bharti Foundation was set up in 2000 as the philanthropic wing of the Bharti Group of Companies to bridge the existing education divide and make quality education accessible to all underprivileged children across rural India. The Foundation aims to help underprivileged children and young people of our country realize their potential. All educational programs initiated by Bharti Foundation involve close partnerships with the government, policy makers, local communities and the general public. These education programs aim to make to a difference in the lives of thousands of underprivileged children and youth, allowing them to become employable citizens of the future and contribute to the economic growth of the community. Bharti Foundation implements education programs in primary and higher education to help both holistic and academic development of underprivileged children and youth across the rural pockets of India. The primary school program is designed to teach students to explore, question, reason and communicate effectively. This helps them connect with their own community and stay rooted to their local culture. The senior school program will train students in vocational skills to help them emerge as employable citizens and contribute to community development. VISION AND MISSION Vision To help underprivileged children and young people of our country realize their potential. Mission Committed to creating and supporting programs that bring about sustainable changes through education and use of technology. GOVERNING BOARD Mr. Sunil B. Mittal, Mr. Rakesh Bharti Mittal and Mr. Rajan Bharti Mittal are the trustees of Bharti Foundation. Chairman Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal Chairman and Group CEO, Bharti Enterprises Co Chairman Mr. Rakesh Bharti Mittal Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises Mr. Rajan Bharti Mittal Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises Mr. Analjit Singh Chairman, Max India Group Mr. Anil Kumar Chairman, McKinsey Asia Center, USA Mr. Anil Nayar Managing Director, Prerna Centre for Learning and Development Pvt. Ltd Mr. Badri Agarwal Former President, Bharti Foundation Mr. K.N. Memani Chairman, KNM Advisory Pvt. Ltd. (Former Chairman and CEO Ernst & Young, India) Mrs. Manju Bharat Ram Chairperson, The Shri Ram School Mr. Niranjan Ajwani Group Leader, Ajwani Group of Companies Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal Chairman, Hero Corporate Service Limited Mrs. Syeda Imam Executive Vice President - Creative, Contract Advertising (India) Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Vinod Dhall Head, Dhall Law Chambers and Former Secretary, Govt. of India, Prof. V. S. Raju Former Director, IIT Delhi and Prof. IIT Madras Chief Executive Officer Vijay Chadda LEGAL STATUS Bharti Foundation is an organization established under the Laws of India with charitable status pursuant to a "Deed of Trust" dated August 7 2000, registered at New Delhi on August 25, 2000 under the Registration Act 1908 having its office H-5/12 Qutab Ambiance, Mehrauli Road, New Delhi. The organization was granted a certificate under section 80(G)(iv) of the Income Tax Act 1961 applicable to Charitable nonprofit organization, on the 1st of July 2005. PROGRAMMES Primary Education Satya Bharti School Program Higher Education Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and