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{{Short description|It is an Indian industrial conglomerate, with headquarters in Delhi, Kanpur and Mumbai}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Short description|Indian industrial conglomerate}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = J. K. Organisation
| name = J. K. Organisation
| logo =  
| logo = J. K. Organisation.svg
| foundation = 1888
| foundation = 1918
| key_people = Bharat Hari Singhania<br/>(President)
| location = [[New Delhi]]<br/> [[Kanpur]]<br/> [[Mumbai]]
| founder = Lala Juggilal Singhania & [[Lala Kamlapat Singhania]]
| founder = Lala Juggilal Singhania & [[Lala Kamlapat Singhania]]
| industry = cement, tyre, paper, Software, FMCG ,Dairy products
| location = [[New Delhi]], [[Kanpur]], and [[Mumbai]], India
| products = Cement, Tyre, Paper, Software, Dairy products, Seeds, Engineering equipment
| industry = [[Conglomerate (company)|Conglomerate]]
| revenue = $7.0 billion (4.99 trillion rupees)
| products = Cement, Tyres, Paper, Biotech, Chemicals, and other diversified industries
| num_employees = 50,000
| homepage = [https://www.jkorg.in  www.jkorg.in]
}}
}}


The '''J. K. Organisation''' is an Indian [[industrial conglomerate]], with headquarters in Delhi, Kanpur and Mumbai. It is run by the [[Singhania family]], which rose to prominence in [[Kanpur]], India, under [[Lala Kamlapat Singhania]]. The name JK is derived from the initials of Kamlapat and his father Seth Juggilal (1857–1922), who belonged to the family associated with the Marwari firm Sevaram Ramrikhdas of Mirzapur.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5cWUAwAAQBAJ&q=Sevaram%20Ramrikhdas&pg=PT52|title=The Marwaris: From Jagat Seth to the Birlas|first=Thomas A.|last=Timberg|date=22 May 2015|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9789351187134|via=Google Books}}</ref> The JK group was founded in 1918.<ref>{{cite book |title=Industrial Wage Regulation in Orissa |last=Mahapatro |first=B. B. |page=108 |year=1993 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-7099-474-9 }}</ref>
The '''J. K. Organisation''' is the common name for a group of Indian industrial companies, which were formerly part of a single conglomerate founded in 1918. The original organisation has since been divided into three main business groups run by different branches of the [[Singhania family]], which rose to prominence in [[Kanpur]], India, under [[Lala Kamlapat Singhania]]. The name JK is derived from the initials of Kamlapat and his father Seth Juggilal (1857–1922), who belonged to the family associated with the Marwari firm Sevaram Ramrikhdas of [[Mirzapur]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5cWUAwAAQBAJ&q=Sevaram%20Ramrikhdas&pg=PT52|title=The Marwaris: From Jagat Seth to the Birlas|first=Thomas A.|last=Timberg|date=22 May 2015|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9789351187134|via=Google Books|access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502031042/https://books.google.com/books?id=5cWUAwAAQBAJ&q=Sevaram%20Ramrikhdas&pg=PT52|url-status=live}}</ref> The JK Group was founded in 1918.<ref>{{cite book |title=Industrial Wage Regulation in Orissa |last=Mahapatro |first=B. B. |page=108 |year=1993 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-7099-474-9 }}</ref>
 
[[File:EXCON 2025, Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (325).jpg|thumb|right|The organization's subsidiary JK Tyre, at [[EXCON]] 2025, ([[Bangalore International Exhibition Centre|BIEC]]) ]]


==History==
==History==
The group rose in importance in the 1950s to 1980s, when it was the third-largest [[industrial conglomerate]] in India after the [[Birla family|Birla]] and [[Tata Group|Tata]] conglomerates. The group has multi-business, multi-product, and multi-location operations, with interests in many countries. It has overseas manufacturing operations in Mexico, Indonesia, Romania, Belgium, Portugal, the UAE, and Switzerland. The organization also includes research and development institutes in various fields.<ref>[https://jkorg.in/index.php/group-profile JK Company Profile]</ref> The family is currently divided into three main groups headed by Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania based in Kanpur, Shri Hari Shankar Singhania based in Delhi and Shri Vijaypat Singhania based in Mumbai. The three men are cousins who now run independent businesses,<ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Companies/V3FLJjBVvmPLLKeDTgODmO/Singhania-vs-Singhania-what-went-wrong.htm Singhania vs Singhania: what went wrong?]</ref><ref>http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/the-marwari-business-modeli/article4591445.ece</ref> which are technically and legally separate entities and have no cross-holdings or common directors and employees, sharing only the family history.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chitravanshi |first1=Ruchika |title=A brand of many firsts, the JK Group trying to live up to its legacy |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/a-brand-of-many-firsts-the-jk-group-trying-to-live-up-to-its-legacy-120012200061_1.html |accessdate=30 October 2020 |work=Business Standard India |date=22 January 2020}}</ref>
The group rose in importance in the 1950s to 1980s, when it was reportedly the third-largest [[industrial conglomerate]] in India after the [[Birla family|Birla]] and [[Tata Group|Tata]] conglomerates.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}} The group has multi-business, multi-product, and multi-location operations, with interests in many countries. It has overseas manufacturing operations in [[Mexico]], [[Indonesia]], [[Romania]], [[Belgium]], [[Portugal]], the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], and [[Switzerland]]. The organization also includes research and development institutes in various fields.<ref>{{cite web |title=Group Profile |url=https://www.jkorg.in/index.php/group-profile |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=jkorg.in |archive-date=12 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612122742/https://www.jkorg.in/index.php/group-profile |url-status=live }}</ref>


The Kanpur family runs JK Cement Ltd and JK Technosoft, which provides technology solutions to organizations, while the Delhi family runs [[JK Tyre]], JK Paper, JK Lakshmi Cement, JK Fenner India Ltd, Umang Dairies Ltd, JK Seeds, Global Strategic Technologies (a military solutions and equipment division), JK Risk Managers & Insurance Brokers. The Mumbai family runs the [[Raymond Group]] of companies. Though run independently of each other, the various companies that are part of the organization all use the JK Group Logo, in recognition of the family's history. By tradition, the oldest male member of the family becomes the President of the JK Organisation and grants use of the logo to companies run by various family members when they apply for membership and pay an annual fee.
The family is currently divided into three main groups headed by Gaur Hari Singhania based in Kanpur, [[Hari Shankar Singhania]] based in Delhi and [[Vijaypat Singhania]] based in [[Mumbai]]. The three men are cousins who now run independent businesses,<ref>{{cite web|title=Singhania vs Singhania: what went wrong?|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/V3FLJjBVvmPLLKeDTgODmO/Singhania-vs-Singhania-what-went-wrong.html|website=Livemint|date=24 May 2015|access-date=13 November 2025|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908034503/http://www.livemint.com/Companies/V3FLJjBVvmPLLKeDTgODmO/Singhania-vs-Singhania-what-went-wrong.html|archive-date=8 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/the-marwari-business-modeli/article4591445.ece |title=The Marwari business model-I |website=The Hindu Business Line |date=5 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411161421/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/the-marwari-business-modeli/article4591445.ece |archive-date=11 April 2013}} </ref> which are technically and legally separate entities and have no cross-holdings or common directors and employees, sharing only the family history.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chitravanshi |first1=Ruchika |title=A brand of many firsts, the JK Group trying to live up to its legacy |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/a-brand-of-many-firsts-the-jk-group-trying-to-live-up-to-its-legacy-120012200061_1.html |access-date=30 October 2020 |work=Business Standard India |date=22 January 2020 |archive-date=4 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104042412/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/a-brand-of-many-firsts-the-jk-group-trying-to-live-up-to-its-legacy-120012200061_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>{{clear}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.jkorg.in/ J. K. Organisation website]
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* {{URL|https://www.jkorg.in|J. K. Organisation website}} (Note: This website represents the Delhi-based group)
* {{URL|https://www.jkcement.com/|JK Cement website}}
* {{URL|https://www.jktyre.com/|JK Tyre website}}
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[[Category:Companies based in Delhi]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Delhi]]
[[Category:Conglomerate companies of India]]
[[Category:Conglomerate companies of India]]
[[Category:Tyre manufacturers of India]]
[[Category:Tyre manufacturers of India]]

Latest revision as of 13:48, 25 December 2025


J. K. Organisation
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1918
Founder(s)Lala Juggilal Singhania & Lala Kamlapat Singhania
HeadquartersNew Delhi, Kanpur, and Mumbai, India
ProductsCement, Tyres, Paper, Biotech, Chemicals, and other diversified industries

The J. K. Organisation is the common name for a group of Indian industrial companies, which were formerly part of a single conglomerate founded in 1918. The original organisation has since been divided into three main business groups run by different branches of the Singhania family, which rose to prominence in Kanpur, India, under Lala Kamlapat Singhania. The name JK is derived from the initials of Kamlapat and his father Seth Juggilal (1857–1922), who belonged to the family associated with the Marwari firm Sevaram Ramrikhdas of Mirzapur.[1] The JK Group was founded in 1918.[2]

The organization's subsidiary JK Tyre, at EXCON 2025, (BIEC)

History[edit | edit source]

The group rose in importance in the 1950s to 1980s, when it was reportedly the third-largest industrial conglomerate in India after the Birla and Tata conglomerates.[citation needed] The group has multi-business, multi-product, and multi-location operations, with interests in many countries. It has overseas manufacturing operations in Mexico, Indonesia, Romania, Belgium, Portugal, the UAE, and Switzerland. The organization also includes research and development institutes in various fields.[3]

The family is currently divided into three main groups headed by Gaur Hari Singhania based in Kanpur, Hari Shankar Singhania based in Delhi and Vijaypat Singhania based in Mumbai. The three men are cousins who now run independent businesses,[4][5] which are technically and legally separate entities and have no cross-holdings or common directors and employees, sharing only the family history.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Timberg, Thomas A. (22 May 2015). The Marwaris: From Jagat Seth to the Birlas. Penguin UK. ISBN 9789351187134. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Mahapatro, B. B. (1993). Industrial Wage Regulation in Orissa. Mittal Publications. p. 108. ISBN 978-81-7099-474-9.
  3. ↑ "Group Profile". jkorg.in. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Singhania vs Singhania: what went wrong?". Livemint. 24 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Marwari business model-I". The Hindu Business Line. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Chitravanshi, Ruchika (22 January 2020). "A brand of many firsts, the JK Group trying to live up to its legacy". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

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