CK Birla Group, is an Indian multinational

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named after Chandra Kant Birla, headquartered in the Birla Tower in Barakhamba road,

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Hous ...

, India. Earlier the group was led by industrialists - BM Birla and

GD Birla Ghanshyam Das Birla (10 April 1894 – 11 June 1983) was an Indian businessman and member of the Birla Family. Birla family history Ghanshyam Das Birla was born on 10 April 1894 at Pilani town in Jhunjhunu district, in the region known as R ...

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Padma Vibhushan The Padma Vibhushan ("Lotus Decoration") is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service". All persons without ...

). The Group includes brands such as Orient Electric,

Orient Cement The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of ''Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the ...

, NBC Bearings, Aerocon, and

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BIT Mesra) is a public deemed institute in Jharkhand, India. It was established in 1955 at Mesra, Ranchi, by the industrialist B. M. Birla. The institute was later headed by G. P. Birla, and the present ...

. As of 2021, it includes over 25,000 employees, 41 manufacturing facilities, and operations across five continents. The CK Birla group is a diversified conglomerate with total revenue of approximately US$2.4 billion in the year 2021. Its current chairman CK Birla is a member of the

Birla family The Birla family is a family connected with the industrial and social history of India. Foundations The Birla family origins lie with the Maheshwari caste of Bania Vaishya traders but they were outcast from their traditional community in 1922 ...

. The CK Birla Group operates in three different industries, technology and automotive, home and building, and healthcare and education.

Notable companies

* HIL Limited * National Engineering Industries Limited * Orient Electric Limited * Orient Paper & Industries Limited *GMMCO Limited *Orient cement Ltd. *CK Birla Hospitals *Birla Fertility & IVF *Birlasoft

Notable charitable trusts

* Birla Institute of Applied Sciences, Uttarakhand *

Birla Institute of Scientific Research The Birla Institute of Scientific Research (BISR) is a private not-for-profit research institute based in Jaipur, India. The organization is a sisters concern of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. The institute's research goals is p ...

, Jaipur *

BIT Mesra Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BIT Mesra) is a public deemed institute in Jharkhand, India. It was established in 1955 at Mesra, Ranchi, Mesra, Ranchi, by the industrialist Birla family, B. M. Birla. The institute was later headed by Ga ...

, Ranchi *Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata

References

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