As you all know Sanjiv Goenka Group is a kolkata based corporate group working in all India. in current time this group owns many big companies operating in all India such as Sargema, CESC, PCBL etc. In this post you will get to know about Sanjiv Goenka Group in detailed way.
History of Sanjiv Goenka Group
The seed of Goenka family was sown by Hariram Goenka in the year 1900 later the group was grown by Sir Badridas Goenka who was the first chairman of the State Bank of India. Later the family was grown by Keshav Prasad Goenka and Later in the time of Rama Prasad Goenka the family became a corporate group opearting in eastern India. Rama Prasad has two sons naming Harsh Goenka and Sanjiv Goenka, Harsh Goenka taken the business of tyre and construction and Sanjiv Goenka take the business of power and retail.
Sanjiv Goenka Group Companies (Listed in Share Market)
CESC
The company was incorporated in earlier 1900 by P W Fleury & Co. later in 1897 the name was changed to Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation and got registered in London. In the year 1970 the company's ownership was transferred from London to Kolkata, and in the year of 1989 the ownership was transferred to RPG group and the name was changed to CESC.
Firstsource Solutions
Firstsource Solutions was founded in the year of 2001 which is onwed by RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. This is technical hand of RPSG Group, The company manages internal as well as external projects in all over the world. Firstsource started its operations in 2001 as ICICI InfoTech Upstream Ltd, a business process outsourcing organisation wholly owned by ICICI Bank, later in 2006 Its name was changed to Firstsource Solutions Limited. Firstsource made a public issue in the year 2007.
PCBL
PCBL, a part of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, was set up by Mr. K. P. Goenka in 1960 and started production at Durgapur with a production capacity of 14,000 MT per annum. PCBL is the largest carbon black manufacturer in India and a strong global player with a significant customer base in 45+ countries. In the current time the plants are located in Durgapur(WB), Palej(GJ), Mundra(GJ) and Kochi(Kerala). At the current time its production capacity stands at 603000 MT per annum and it also generates 98 megawatt per hour of green energy.
Saregama
Saregama is Indian music company which is formerly known as The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd. It is India's oldest music label owned by the RP- Sanjiv Goenka Group of companies. In 1902, Saregama released India's first ever studio recorded song. In the years that followed, the company continued to expand its catalogue to become the largest in-perpetuity global owner of both sound recording and publishing copyrights of Indian music across 14 different languages.
Spencers Retail
Spencers Retails is Indian chain of retail stores which is headquartered in Kolkata, India. It was founded in the year of 1863 by brithishers but later the company acquired by the Goenkas. At the current time spencer have 120 stores, including 37 hyper stores in over 35 cities of India.
RPSG Ventures
The company was incorporated on February 7, 2017 as a wholly owned subsidiary of CESC Limited (‘CESC’), RPSG Ventures Ltd owns and operates a diversified portfolio of businesses including information technology (IT) services, business process management (BPM), fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), Ayurveda formulations, real estate, sports and restaurants. All of its businesses are carried out through various subsidiary companies except of its IT services business. In the FY 2018 it demerges with CESC and currently it is working independently under RPSG Group.
Sanjiv Goenka Group Companies (Not Listed in Share Market)
NPCL
NPCL is power sector company which provides electricity in the Noida region from 1993. NPCL is a joint venture between RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group and Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority, NPCL started its operations in December 1993.
Haldia Energy Limited
Haldia Energy Limited is a power generation company which is operating in Haldia area of West Bengal. Its a subsidiary of CESC, HEL operates two 300 MW coal based thermal power plants at Haldia. The units began commercial operation from January 2015 onwards. The company supplies it's power to CESC Limited, the distribution licensee for the city of Kolkata.
Integrated Coal Mining Limited
ICML was formed by CESC to mine coal from the Sarisatolli coal block in Ranigunj, West Bengal, for captive supply of coal to its companies. Its total minable area is over 660 hectares.
Crescent Power Limited
CPL operates a coal washery and a thermal plant near Asansol in West Bengal. The washery cleans the coal mined at the ICML, which is then transported to the power generating plants of CESC. The rejected coal is sent to the adjacent power plant, which produces
environment-friendly power and promotes zero wastage.
CESC Rajesthan
CESC Rajest han is a extension of CESC of Kolkata. To reap the benefits of other states RPG group started power supply operation in Rajesthan State's three districts naming Kota, Bharatpur and Bikaner of Rajasthan. The company supplies electricity through Kota Electricity Distribution Limited (KEDL), Bharatpur Electricity Services Limited (BESL) and Bikaner Electricity Supply Limited (BkESL).
Open Media Network
This is the media venture of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group. Open was launched on 2 April 2009, and was originally available in 12 Indian cities. It has since expanded its reach and is now available across the country as well as globally (through an e-magazine).
Fortune India
In July 2020, RPSG Group acquired an exclusive license for publishing both print and digital formats of Fortune India. Fortune magazine, launched in 1929 in the United States, is one of the top business magazines globally. The Indian franchisee was started in 2010.
Sanjiv Goenka Group Business List
Power Generation and Supply Business
Power generation and supply business is the core business of RPSG Group from the day when RPG Group divided into two brothers. At the current time Sanjiv Goenka group is diversifed in many states through power generation and power supply companies such as CESC, Haldia Energy, NPCL and other companies mentioned above. The major revenue is generated from Kolkata area and other areas of West Bengal.
Mining Business
Mining Business is one of the core business which supports the power generation business within the group by mining coal. Apart from mining coal the group also produces Carbon Black which is used in various industries. Here you can treat Carbon Black as a sub product of coal.
IT Business
The group is active IT business through Firstsource Solutions Limited which was acquired by Sanjiv Goenka from ICICI Group. First Source company is the service provider company for the whole group and apart from providing services to sister concerns it also provides services to whole world.
Consumer and Retail Chain Business
Sanjiv Goenka Group is also active in retail chain business from many days through its company Spencers Retail. At the current time spencer have 120 stores, including 37 hyper stores in over 35 cities of India.
Media and Entertainment Business
At the current time the group is the owner of one of the renowned brand in the music industry which is known as SAREGAMA. At the current time it is the global owner of both sound recording and publishing copyrights of Indian music across 14 different languages.
Apart from Entertainment Business the group is also active in media business through Fortune India and Open Media Network company.
Other Business
Through RPSG Ventures the group is also active in Sports Business, Education and Infrastructure Business and Plantation Business from many days.