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Bauji The Inspiration
Shri O P Jindal - A Tribute
Shri Om Prakash Jindal more popularly known
as O.P. Jindal was born on August 7, 1930 to a farmer Late
Netram Jindal of village Nalwa of district Hisar in Haryana.
Since his childhood the young Jindal had interest in technical
work. He started his industrial career with a small
bucket-manufacturing unit in Hisar. In 1964, he commissioned a
Pipe Unit Jindal India Limited, followed by a large factory in
1969 under the name Jindal Strips Limited.
Sh. Jindal always had the conviction that India should be
self-reliant in every sector of industry. He visited several
foreign countries to elicit latest industrial technical
development and know-how. He acquired a great deal of knowledge,
which he aptly applied to enhance production of his industrial
establishments. At present, there are twenty factories under the
flagship of the Jindal Organization, which are worth over
Rs.17,500 crores, under whose umbrella thousands of families
directly or indirectly benefit themselves.
Sh. O.P. Jindal was the Chairman of the
Jindal Organization. In November 2004, Sh. Jindal was conferred
the prestigious "Life Time Achievement Award" for his
outstanding contribution to the Indian Steel Industry by the
Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry. According to the
latest Forbes' List, Sh. O.P. Jindal has been ranked 13th
amongst the richest Indians of the country and placed 548th
amongst the richest persons of the world. |
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