Private | |
Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1949 |
Founder | Seth Shiv Narayan Birla |
Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Area served
|
Worldwide |
Key people
|
CK Birla(Chairman) |
Number of employees
|
20,000+ |
Subsidiaries | List of subsidiaries |
Website | www |
The CK Birla Group is an Indian conglomerate named after Chandra Kant Birla, headquartered in the Birla Tower in Barakhamba road, New Delhi, India. Earlier the group was led by eminent industrialists - BM Birla and GD Birla (Padma Vibhushan). The Group includes leading brands such as Orient Electric, NBC Bearings, Charminar, Aerocon, BM Birla Heart Research Centre CMRI Hospital, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra and Caterpillar Dealership represented by Gmmco.
As of 2014, it includes over 20,000 employees, 24 manufacturing facilities and operations across five continents. The CK Birla group is a diversified conglomerate with a total revenue of approximately US$1.6 billion in year 2014. Its current chairman CK Birla is a member of the Birla family, known for its role in the industrial development of India.