TATA GROUP is amongst the aged group of industries in India, rather more established firms in every arena of business have been there.
The company completed nearly a century and a half since being established. Founder JamshedJi Tata founded the company, Tata, in the year 1868 and since then the company has only varied sources of revenue for their employers and expanded the firm with a different range of products and services in over 150 countries and operations in 100 countries across six continents. Tata Group is one of the 5th most valuable corporations in Asia.
The group gained international recognition after purchasing several global companies. The company has nearly every arena of the business sector included in its portfolio from the head of your hair to the tip of your toes, rounding to your kitchen to the cars you drive to the flights you are on-board on.
Despite having substantial business firms the company runs errands without a larger hindrance as each company is directed and guided by its board of directors and shareholders.
Tata Group has been a prominent firm that contributed to India’s growth. Hotel 2018, contributed about 4% to the country’s GDP and paid 2.24% of the total taxation in India, amounting to a whopping ₹47,195 crore—the highest by any corporate group.
Jamshed Ji Tata is often referred to as the father of Indian industry. With an estimated value of revenue of 103 billion dollars in the year 2021.
The Tata Firm stands as one of the biggest firms all around the world. Furthermore, the company employs over 8,00,000 people who are Tata’s sons and are the principal investment holding company of Tata companies. Tata Sons are held by anthropic trusts, which support education, health, art, culture, and livelihood.
The company’s headquarters is in Mumbai, India. Tata Group encompasses 30 different companies across ten business verticals.
Let us have a close look at the companies and the ventures they are included in are :
1. Tata Chemical: A company amongst the Tata group which is Asia’s 3rd largest salt producer. Spread across 4 continents and contains 13 manufacturing plants all around the globe.
2. Tata communication: The company was initially owned by the government of India, under the name of Vijay Sanchar Limited, the Department of Technologies. Founded in 1986, the company sold its stakes to the Tata Group in the year 2002. Tata Communication is a digital ecosystem that empowers today’s fast-growing digital economy.
3. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS): Asia’s largest IT company and the world’s largest, software and services company. It was founded in 1968. The headquarters is situated in Mumbai. The company’s workplace is large enough to engage 5,09,058 employees at a time. The subsidiaries companies that fall under Tata consultancy services are:
- CMC Limited– (Computer Maintenance Corporation) IT services, consulting, and software company
- Computational Research laboratories— Tata initiative in high-performance computing.
- C-Edge Technologies– TCS-SBI joint venture.
4. Tata Consumer Products: It is one of the 2nd largest tea businesses in the world. It was founded in 1992. It incorporates tea and coffee companies like:
- Tata salt
- Tata tea
- Tetley
- Starbucks
5. Tata Digital: Tata Digital includes Big Basket which is a digital online grocery store. Also, Tata 1mg is an online healthcare platform.
6. Tata Elxsi: Tata Elxsi is among the world’s largest Communication, Healthcare, and Transportation. It was founded in 1989.
7. Tata Motors: Founded in the year 1945 by J. D. Tata. It is India’s largest and the world’s 5th largest automobile company. Tata Motors is the leader in India’s commercial vehicle market with a market share of 45.1%.
The headquarters of the company is in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The annual revenue generated by the company is Rs. 3.9 lakh crore.
Tata Motors manufactured nearly every kind of vehicle even including military sports cars like the Jaguar and heavy transport vehicles like trucks. The motor companies that Tata Company owns are:
- Tata motors
- Jaguar and Land rover
- Fiat Tata
- Tata Hitachi and many more.
8. Tata Technologies: Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management, Information Technology, Automotive, Aerospace, Construction and Heavy Machinery, Manufacturing, and Digital Manufacturing companies.
9. Tata passenger electric mobility: Tata Motor Cars are currently the 3rd largest car manufacturer in India after Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motors.
10. Tata Power: The company was founded in 1919. The core business of the company is to generate, transmit, and distribute electricity. It is India’s largest integrated power company. It ranked 3rd in Responsible Business Ranking in the year 2017. In the same year, the company became the first-ever Indian to ship over 1 GW of solar modules.
11. Tata Steel: The company is the 2nd largest steel-producing firm in India and Europe. Tata Steel was founded in the year 1907. The headquarters are in Mumbai. The company generates revenue of Rs. 1.18 lakh crores.
12. Tata Play: Widely known as Tata Sky, it is a DTH service provided by the company. The firm was founded in the year 2005 and ever since then until 2021, recent reports suggest that Tata Play serves 22 million subscribers in India which is 33% of DTH services in India. Thus TATA PLAY is the largest DTH service provider in India.
13. Tata Housing Development Company: Founded in the year 1984 by JRD Tata, and revived in the year 2006, the firm has developed into one of the leading holistic real estate development companies and has built many landmark projects across India.
14. Tata Tele Business Services Limited: The company is a broadband telecommunication and cloud service provider based in Mumbai, the firm was founded in the year 1996 by JRD Tata and generated a revenue of Rs. 3,191 crores in the year 2017.
15. Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited: The firm is a joint venture between Tata Group and American International Group which holds a stake of 74% and the American Group with a 26% of stake in the company. The company was founded in the year 2001, with headquarters based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
16. Tata Capital Limited: The company was founded in the year 2006 by JRD Tata, its headquarters is based in Mumbai, the company unfolded in 100 branches across the country.
17. Air India: Air India is a flag carrier airline of India, headquarters based in New Delhi. The company was founded in 1932 but commenced its operations from the year 1946. After World War 2, the company became a public limited company and then renamed itself Air India. The airlines were founded by JRD Tata. Tata himself flew his first engine from Karachi to Bombay and then to Madras, currently known as Chennai.
18. Air Asia India: The company was founded in the year 2013 and commenced its operation in 2014. The company is a Joint Venture between Tata Sons and Air Asia Investment Limited (Malaysia) where the stake of Tata Sons is 83.67 and the remaining 16.33% hold the Air Asia (Malaysia).
19. Vistara Limited: A full airline service based in Gurgaon and its sub-situated at Indira Gandhi International Airport, the firm is a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore.
20. Taj Air: The company is a charter company owned by Tata Group. The company was founded as Megapode Airlines Ltd. on 11th November 1993 and started operations as Taj Air on 9th August 2022. The company was founded by JRD Tata, who is also recognized as the first pilot in the country.
21. Croma: The company is run by Infiniti Retail, a subsidiary of Tata Groups. Its product range covers more than 500 products across the electronics and consumer durable categories. The firm was founded in the year 2006 with its headquarters situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
22. Indian Hotels Company Limited: It’s a company that manages a portfolio of hotels, resorts, jungle safaris, palaces, spas, and in-flight catering services. The company is being managed as a subsidiary of India’s Tata Group.
The founder of the company is Jamshedji Tata and the company was founded in the year 1899. In the year 2022, the company earns revenue of Rs. 350 crores. It has more than 196 hotels in 80 locations across 4 continents and 12 counts, with over 20,000 rooms and 25,000 employees.
23. Titan Company Limited: The company manufactures Indian luxury products including fashion accessories such as jewelry, watches, and eyewear. Titan commenced operations in 1984 under the name Titan Watches Limited.
In 1994, Titan diversified into jewelry with Tanishq and subsequently into eyewear with Titan Eye Plus. In 2005, it launched its youth fashion accessories brand Fastrack. The company’s headquarters are in Bangalore and Tamil Nadu.
24. Trent Limited: The company was founded in the year 1998 with its headquarters in Mumbai and is a part of the Tata Group.
25. Voltas Limited: The company was incorporated on 6 September 1954 in Mumbai, as a collaboration between Tata’s sons and Volkart Brothers. The company is a home appliance specializing in air conditioning and cooling.
26. TRL Krosaki Refractories Limited: The company was established in 1958 in Belpahar. It became India’s first refractories company to cross a 1 crore consolidated turnover.
27. Tata Investment Corporation Limited: It is a non-banking financial company involved in investing in long-term investments.
FAQs:
How many companies are there in the Tata group?
Tata Group owns 30 companies.
Which all companies are owned by Tata?
A list of the companies that are owned by Tata is
- Tata chemical
- Tata communication
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
- Tata Consumer products
- Tata Digital
- Tata Elxsi
- Tata Motors
- Tata Technologies
- Tata passenger electric mobility
- Tata Power
- Tata Steel
- Tata Play
- Tata Housing Development Company
- Tata Tele Business Services Limited
- Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited
- Tata Capital Limited
- AIR INDIA
- Air Asia India
- VISTARA LIMITED
- Taj Air
- Croma
- Indian Hotels Company Limited
- Titan Company Limited
- Trent Limited
- Voltas Limited
- TRL Krosaki Refractories Limited
Which is the largest company in the Tata group?
The biggest company in the Tata group is Tata Motors.
Is BMW owned by Tata?
No, BMW isn’t owned by Tata.
Is Ratan Tata married?
No, Ratan Tata isn’t married.
Is Trident a Tata company?
Trident has been a part of the Tata group since 1996.
Is Zara owned by Tata?
Zara is a Spanish clothing firm the company shares its stakes with Trent since 2010.
Who owns Jaguar now?
Tata Motors-owned the Jaguar.
Is Starbucks owned by Tata?
Starbucks is a joint venture between Tata and Starbucks Limited.
Does Tata own an airline?
Tata Group owns three airlines along with Vistara and AirAsia.
Is Fastrack owned by Tata?
Fastrack is a Titan brand that belongs to the Tata group.
Is Titan a Tata company?
Titan is owned by the Tata Group.
