M.P Birla Group
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M.P Birla Group controls substantial assets of the Birla Group. It also has interests in the other companies of the Birla family
by way of investments in their equities.
The M. P. Birla Group is one of the leading industrial Groups in India. The Group owns a number of factories producing a wide range of products, including cement, jute, cables, auto interiors, etc.
Birla Corporation Limited is the flagship company of the Group. It has its Registered and Principal Office in Kolkata and offices in Mumbai and New Delhi, among other places. The Group includes companies like Universal Cables Ltd., Vindhya Telelinks Ltd., Birla Ericsson Optical Ltd., Universal-ABB Power Cables Ltd. and Hindustan Gum & Chemicals Ltd. Other than Kolkata, Birlapur and Durgapur, the Group’s plants are located at Rewa, Satna, Raebareli, Chanderia, Jodhpur, Viramgam, Bhiwani, Gurgaon and Chakan (Pune).
In deference to the wishes of Smt. Priyamvada Birla to set up a world-class institution of ophthalmology in Kolkata that would serve the people of eastern and north-eastern India and adjoining countries in South-east Asia, as a first step, M.P.Birla Eye Clinic was started in 2001. The clinic has been providing compassionate, patient-friendly and quality eye care services to the community.
Birla family
The Birla family is one of the foremost business houses in India. The fore-father of the Birla family is Shiv Narain Birla, a member of the Marwari community from Pilani, in the westerly state of Rajasthan. He moved to Bombay around 1857 to establish a trading house. His son, Baldeodas Birla moved...
by way of investments in their equities.
The M. P. Birla Group is one of the leading industrial Groups in India. The Group owns a number of factories producing a wide range of products, including cement, jute, cables, auto interiors, etc.
Birla Corporation Limited is the flagship company of the Group. It has its Registered and Principal Office in Kolkata and offices in Mumbai and New Delhi, among other places. The Group includes companies like Universal Cables Ltd., Vindhya Telelinks Ltd., Birla Ericsson Optical Ltd., Universal-ABB Power Cables Ltd. and Hindustan Gum & Chemicals Ltd. Other than Kolkata, Birlapur and Durgapur, the Group’s plants are located at Rewa, Satna, Raebareli, Chanderia, Jodhpur, Viramgam, Bhiwani, Gurgaon and Chakan (Pune).
Businesses
- UNIVERSAL CABLES LIMITED: is in the Indian Cables Industry, and its cables and capacitors are known by the brand name "UNISTAR"
- VINDHYA TELELINKS LIMITED: manufactures jelly filled Telephone Cables in technical collaboration with M/s. Ericsson Cables AB of Sweden
- BIRLA ERICSSON OPTICAL LIMITED: has technical and financial collaboration with Ericsson Cables AB of Sweden to produce Optical Fibre Cables. The company also produces Polyurethane Jelly filled insulated Cables.
- OPTIC FIBRE GOA LIMITED: manufacturers of Optical Fibre.
- HINDUSTAN GUM & CHEMICALS LIMITED: manufactures Guar Gum and exports to various countries the world over. Rhone-Poulenc Inc. of France has 50% financial stake in the company. The company has 3 manufacturing units in India.
- BIRLA DLW LIMITED: was set up with a 50:50 Joint Venture with DLW Aktiengesellchaft, Germany to produce linoleum flooring for exports.
- BIRLA FINANCIAL CORPORATION LIMITED: has activities in the financial sector
Philanthropy
The M.P.Birla Group, besides its industrial activities, runs several institutions, including the M.P.Birla Planetarium, Belle Vue Clinic, South Point School and the M.P.Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School in Kolkata as well as various prestigious medical institutions like Bombay Hospital in Mumbai, Birlapur Hospital in Birlapur, 24 Parganas (South), West Bengal, Birla Vikas Hospital in Satna, Sidhi and Indore (M.P).In deference to the wishes of Smt. Priyamvada Birla to set up a world-class institution of ophthalmology in Kolkata that would serve the people of eastern and north-eastern India and adjoining countries in South-east Asia, as a first step, M.P.Birla Eye Clinic was started in 2001. The clinic has been providing compassionate, patient-friendly and quality eye care services to the community.
Schools
- M.P.Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School
- MP Birla Institute of Management.
- MP Birla Planetarium - KolkataKolkataKolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
. - Belle Vue Clinic.
- South Point School.
Hospitals
- Bombay Hospital- MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. - Birlapur Hospital - BirlapurBirlapurBirlapur is a census town under Nadakhali police station of Alipore sadar subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.-Demographics:...
24 Parganas (South), West Bengal. - M.P.Birla Eye Clinic
- Priyamvada Birla Cancer Research Institute, Satna
- M.P Birla Hospital and Research Centre - ChittorgarhChittorgarhChittorgarh is a city and a municipality in Rajasthan state of western India. It lies on the Berach River, a tributary of the Banas, and is the administrative headquarters of Chittorgharh District and a former capital of the Sisodia clans of Rajputs of Mewar...