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Marching ahead The Evolution with revenues of 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 fjrst 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 01. 02. 03. for supplies for the British through private coaching. He 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 fjrst & 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 should be preceded Franchising Education Advertising by a step towards the Unique franchising 250+ schools worldwide Award winning worker’s welfare” interests in the travel, including 102 schools advertising agency with education & grooming across India, Sri Lanka, a track record of over space Bangladesh & Nepal 25 years

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P - 7 V K Modi Group Company Profjle || modigroup.net to the post of president of FICCI that year, the Union Government, in recognition of his contributions Seth 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 reasons for the transformation of Begumabad into an industrial township that boasted scores of factories, Gujar Mal Modi schools, colleges, medical facilities, residential quarters and places of worship. In addition, his efforts towards rehabilitation of displaced persons (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 diversifjed into varied fjelds. Gujar Mal Modi established schools and colleges at his birthplace, Mahendragarh, in Patiala and in Modinagar. He also contributed a lot in the fjeld 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 01 02 03 held key positions and memberships in a number of 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 Profjle P - 6

P - 9 V K Modi Group Company Profjle || modigroup.net Seth Gujar Mal Modi The title of ‘Rai Bahadur’ was conferred. The citation recognized 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 colleges for women across UP, a Aerial view of Modinagar. 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 The nation-builder Rehabilitaton Birth of Modinagar India became independent and a republic. In the Shri Modi along with the Tatas He established cooperative following years, Shri Modi’s and the Birlas, lobbied against societies that set up basic industrial zeal and vigour the socialist leanings and unfair infrastructure, roads, water supply was doubled. taxes that were levied. He also & medical facilities to meet the Shri Modi supporting Shri Modi’s first endeavor set up an oxygen gas plant, needs of society. Shri Modi also set Pandit Nehru in the to commemorate freedom abolition of Zamindari. a tubewell company, an arc up Modi Industries in different The largest textile mill in was to set up a textile mill. India, the Modi Spinning & electrodes factory, a cotton spheres such as washing soaps, The mill till date is Weaving Mills Co. Ltd., delinating factory at Modinagar toilet soaps, biscuits, confectionary Modinagar considered to be the largest and a flour mill in Delhi. oil, textiles and other essentials. running mill in the country. V K Modi Group II Company Profjle P - 8

P - 11 V K Modi Group Company Profjle || modigroup.net Seth Gujar Mal Modi On 22nd January 1976, Shri Modi left us. The prestigious Padma Bhushan As per his wishes, the Laxmi Narayan was conferred on Shri Modi on 16th temple in Modinagar became his final April, 1968 by the President of India, resting place. His funeral was attended by Dr. Zakir Hussain. The citation over 1 lakh people. It was a remarkable recognized his moving spirit in the show of the love he commanded among fields of industry, social service, The Padma Bhushan Shri Modi with Smt. Indira Gandhi at the FICCI citation common people. Shri Modi was survived education & his singular Shri Modi held many important posts annual function. by his wife, Smt. Dayawati Modi and 11 contribution to the development of during his period. Apart from being the children (five sons and 6 daughters). Later, an integrated industrial township. President of the Federation of Indian in 1994 the temple also became the final Chambers of Commerce and Industry The first joint Birth of resting place of his beloved wife. (FICCI), he was also the President of venture Modipuram National Productivity Council. Shri Modi was not just a visionary, but 1967 1975 also a pioneer in reforms that brought imperative social change. He played a vital role in the abolishment of sati, the encouragemt of widow remarriage and the reformation of dowry system. 1960 1968 1976 In conversation with A guiding light Honoured by Shri. Morarji Desai. the Government A lasting legacy In Modipuram, another 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 With the PM Lal Bahadur A pious man, he believed all religions Hass, long before alliances Shastri, contributing to Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, were one and supported holy men became a corporate buzzword. the defence fund. the then President of from all religions in renovating ruined It thus established a wave of Modipon inaugurated by India), places of worship. Dr. F.C. Hass global collaborations in the 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 Profjle P - 10