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THE SAKTHI GROUP
Straddling one of the fastest growing business
                                                    groups in India today, the Sakthi Group is a
THE STORY OF THE
story of the                                        Rs.1600 crore industrial conglomerate. Its
BEGINNING…                                          many successful member companies play a
beginning                                           significant role in the agricultural, industrial,
                                                    financial, service sector and social development
Pollachi 1921. A tiny village, far removed from
                                                    of South India. The Sakthi Group has spread its
the bustling town it is today. But it was here,
                                                    roots into Sugar, Industrial Alcohol, Effluent
that P Nachimuthu Gounder laid the foundation
       .
                                                    Treatment Plant, Auto Components, Textiles,
of the Sakthi Group. It was in this year,
                                                    Transport, Finance, Beverages, Soya Products,
P Nachimuthu Gounder broke away from his
 .
                                                    Dairy Products, Synthetic Gems manufacture and
traditional business of hiring out bullock carts,
                                                    Plantations.
into pioneering a passenger transport service.
From then on, there was no looking back.            In its pursuit of business excellence, the Group




                                                    has always thought of its social commitment. As
The Anamallais Bus Transport (ABT), the parent      a dutiful corporate citizen, the Sakthi Group has
organization of the Sakthi Group was founded in     set up many educational and charitable
1931 with over 21 buses and a network in            institutions, hospitals and religious centres. It
stages, to cover almost all of South India.         has also made significant contributions to rural
                                                    development with a variety of social welfare
In 1946, P Nachimuthu Gounder's only son
            .
                                                    activities and by creating employment
N. Mahalingam joined the business. This young
                                                    opportunities through its multi-fold agro-based
engineering graduate brought with him fresh
                                                    and other industries.
thinking, new ideas and innovations, adding more
momentum to the growth. He ventured into
manufacturing, based on the service industries
experience.


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The power of Action
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employment to over 3000 persons and indirect
                                                   employment to over 10,000.
AUTOMOBILE & TRANSPORT
automobile
The Group's activities in the automobile and
& transport                                        ABT PARCEL SERVICE
transport sector include Passenger Service,        With a fleet strength of over 360 trucks and
Parcel Service, Automobile Dealerships, Tyre       specially built tankers , the parcel service has
Retreading, Bus body building, Fabrication, Fuel   15 branches in major cities controlling over
and Service Station.                               500 agency offices across the country .

The various activities the group companies
engaged in are :                                   MARUTI SALES- SERVICE
                                                   In 1984, the company won the prestigious




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ABT LIMITED                                        dealership for Maruti vehicles. It is now their
This is the parent company of the Sakthi Group     main dealer in Tamilnadu. The Maruti Division has
and one of its most successful members.            the biggest workshop in the country for
Originally it was set up as Bus Service by the     servicing the entire range of Maruti vehicles and
Founder P Nachimuthu Gounder in 1931. This
            .                                      the spares are available to the public at their
bus service which had grown to a fleet strength    showrooms set up at several locations in the
of 150 buses had beennationalised in the year      state.
1972 by the state government. Since then it has
expanded its activities considerably. Its main
divisions are (a) ABT Parcel Service (b)Maruti     ABT AUTO SERVICE
                                                   This Division has a wide network of service
Sales-Service, (c) ABT Auto Service, (d) ABT
                                                   centres at Coimbatore, Salem, Tirupur, Karur,
Exppress and ABT Courier. It provides direct
                                                   Trichy, Chennai, Madurai etc., They cater to the


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services required for all types of vehicles. This      branches in Tamil Nadu. It has a retreading
                 division has about 15 workshops and services           capacity of over 3000 tyres per month and
                 about 10,000 vehicles per month, the highest in        holds a franchise from MRF for cold-
                 the country by a single dealer.                        processing and conventional processing of
                                                                        tyres.

                 ABT EXPPRESS AND ABT COURIER
                 ABT has expanded its activities into courier and       N.MAHALINGAM & COMPANY
                 express cargo services from 2002. It has built         The authorised dealer for four wheelers like
                 up a good base in the last year and is tying up with   Bajaj Tempo Diesel, Matador, Tempo Travellor,
                 various players for a global reach.                    Tempo Trax and Kinetic Honda Mopeds, the
                                                                        Company also deals in consumer durables like
                                                                        Radio, Television, Home appliances, etc., It owns
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                 ABT INFO                                               and operates five fuel stations. It has wide
                 ABT info. Net-Internet Data Centre, the first of       network across Tamilnadu.
                 its kind in Southern India is one of the best e-
                 business solution providers offering a wide
                 range of services. ABT info. Net incorporates          ANAMALLAIS ENGINEERING
                 the world class infrastructure to make e-              This was set up in 1963 and is involved in
                 business run effectively and economically.             automobile body building of international
                                                                        standard. The Company's impressive list of clients
                                                                        include TELCO, Vikram Sarabhai Centre, Kerala
                 ANAMALLAIS RETREADING COMPANY                          Police Department, Transport Corporation of
                 Tyre retreading was a natural extension of the         Tamil Nadu, Coca-Cola etc. The company builds
                 Group's activity in the Transport sector. ARC          vehicles to meet the export requirements of
                 was set up in 1954 and today the company has           TELCO and other manufacturers. Recently new

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equipments have been added to meet the rising          established good marketing network for dairy
export demand. The Company's fabrication division      products, both in Tamilnadu and in Kerala.
carries out structural fabrication for civil
engineering works as well.
                                                       AUTOMOBILE DIVISION
                                                       This division handles TELCO dealership for
                                                       commercial vehicles and multi utility vehicles.
abt                                                    Currently operating in 12 districts of Southern
                                                       Tamilnadu and 7 districts of North Kerala. The
                                                       area of operation is more potential and sales
ABT INDUSTRIES LIMITED
industries                                             have been progressively going up, maintaining a
                                                       good market share. The volume is growing
                                                       steadily. It has 14 branches with well equipped
limited




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DAIRY DIVISION                                         workshops and a good net work for sale of
Presently procuring and processing 1,10,000            spare parts both in Kerala and Tamilnadu.
litres of milk every day. Liquid milk is marketed in
various towns of Tamilnadu and Kerala carrying         ABT Industries is one of the dealers of TELCO
the brand name of “Sakthi Milk'.            It also    vehicles from the inception of TELCO. The
manufactures and markets milk products like            vehicle sale is around 4000 Units per annum
cream, ghee, curd, buttermilk etc. This division       making ABT one of the largest dealers of TELCO,
will be the thrust Area for further growth of          roughly handlinng 6.5% to 7% of TELCO's
the company and the potential for growth is            commercial vehicles production. The number of
immense. Products like butter, khoa, flavoured         vehicles operating in the field is increasing
milk, yogurt, paneer and cheese are being              steadily and it is anticipated that the income from
planned for introduction shortly. It has               workshop and sale of spare parts would
                                                       increase substantially, giving more margin.


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RASAL FRUITS & VEGETABLES                           SAKTHI SUGARS LIMITED
                        PROCESSING DIVISION                                 - SAKTHI NAGAR SUGAR UNIT
                        This division was recently started for promoting
                        export of fruits and vegetable products. It         Sakthi Sugars Limited's first unit, set up in 1964
                        exports Mango pulp to the Middle East, Finland,     by the riverside of Bhavani, has outbeaten many
                        Bangladesh, Malaysia, Srilanka, etc. for it has     records in performance like the 17 lakh tonnes
                        been well accepted as one of the best in quality.   of cane crush in 2001-02. The Unit also bagged
                        Its primary aim is to establish the brand as a      the most prestigious National Efficiency Awards
                        quality product and go for a good export            consecutively for serveral years. The capacity
                        marketing net work in various locations. The        of the unit is 7000 tonnes of sugarcane
                        prospects for exports continue to be                crushed daily.
                        encouraging and plans are afoot to substantially
                                                                            It has several most outstanding performances
                        improve its presence in the export market.
                                                                            i.e. achieving the lowest sugar losses, highest
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                                                                            standards of technical efficiency and the
                                                                            highest mill efficiency. This Unit is the only sugar
                        SUGAR
                        sugar                                               factory in India which could produce superfine
                                                                            grade of sugar corresponding to international
                        The Sakthi Group is today one of the largest        standard measured at grade 35 and below by
                        producers of sugar in the country. Together,        International Commission for Uniform Method of
                        with the new projects in the state of Orissa, its   Sugar Analysis (ICUMSA). This has been possible
                        member companies account for a capacity, of         through constant R & D efforts, excellent
                        over 16,000 tonnes of cane crush per day.           rapport with the farming community, adoption of
                        Sugar also accounts for a large share of the        appropriate technology in cane cultivation and
                        Group's turnover. The member companies are:         processing techniques. The registered area
                                                                            under sugarcane progressively increased from



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3500 hectares to over 15,000 hectares and              Irrigation Projects established with Sakthi's
the per hectare productivity increased from 70         efforts, the area under sugarcane is
to 100 tonnes.                                         continuously increasing.


SIVAGANGA SUGAR UNIT                                   SRI CHAMUNDESWARI SUGARS
This unit was set up in 1989 as a part of the          This Company was set up in 1974 with a capacity
Company's expansion plans in one of the most           of 1250 TCD in Mandya District of Karnataka. The
backward areas Sivagangai District of Tamilnadu .      capacity was progressively increased to 4000
This 4000 TCD sugar mill supports thousands            TCD in 1989. The Company has further plans of
of cane growers in this region ushering in rural       expansion and diversification.
prosperity. This was the first unit in India to have
autosetting milling tandem.                            This company, won the best performance award
                                                       from SISTA in 1989-90. It is also known to be




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                                                       one of the first sugar plants to employ modern
BARAMBA SUGAR UNIT                                     technology in cane crushing and sugar
It is a co-operative Sugar factory of 1250 TCD in      extraction.
Barambagarh in Cuttack District in the state of
Orissa, taken over by Sakthi in 1991, under
“Management Contract”.                                 DISTILLERY UNIT AT SRI
                                                       CHAMUNDESHWARI SUGARS
                                                       A modern vacuum distillation unit of 50,000
DHENKANAL SUGAR UNIT                                   Litres per day has been commissioned in Mandya
This new sugar unit with a capacity of 2500 TCD        utilising the molasses from the sugar unit.
is in Haripur Village, Dhenkanal District of
Orissa State. Commercial production started
during mid 1994-95 season. With numerous Lift


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COGENERATION AT SAKTHI NAGAR
                       DISTILLERY & POLLUTION CONTROL                      A 35 MW power plant has been set up at Sakthi
                       DIVISION AT SAKTHINAGAR                             Nagar plant. This is run by coal as fuel and the
                       As a part of its operations, Sakthi Sugars has a    bagasse released from this unit is used as
                       Distillery and Pollution Control Division at        feedstock for the Tamilnadu News Prints Limited
                       Sakthinagar Unit. The Distillery was commissioned   (World's first bagasse based newsprint plant).
                       in 1972 as a downstream project to produce          The highlight of this project is the low cost and
                       Industrial Alcohol from molasses. The annual        the capacity utilization within 15 days of
                       capacity has been expanded in stages from the       commissioning the plant.
                       initial 135 lakh litres to the present 275 lakh
                       litres per annum.
                                                                           DISTILLERY UNIT AT DHENKANAL
                       The Company's Pollution Control Division has set    A new distillery Unit of 100 lakh litres per
                       up an Effluent Treatment Plant for the safe and
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                       effective disposal of Distillery effluents. This    annum capacity for manufacture of Industrial
                       plant was set up under technical collaboration      Alcohol was set up in 1995 at the precinct of
                       with Societe General Pourles Techniques             Dhenkanal Sugar Unit. This Unit has modern
                       Nouvellus of France and B.S. Smogless of Italy.     technology and is well equipped with all
                       This plant facilitates recovery of enormous         pollution control devices.
                       quantities of biogas. This has replaced furnace
                       oil as fuel for the operation of the Distillery,    SOYA DIVISION
                       saving valuable foreign exchange. Over twenty       This is a division of Sakthi Sugars Limited, hailed
                       such plants have been set up on turnkey basis       as one of the best plants in Asia. It was
                       for other distilleries which has proved to be a     commissioned near Pollchi in 1990, as a joint
                       highly profitable venture on its own.               Venture with TIDCO, belonging to the
                                                                           Government of Tamil Nadu, incorporating the
                                                                           world's best technology from Switzerland and


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Germany. The plant has a capacity to process
300 tonnes of soya per day.
                                                         AUTO COMPONENTS
The plant is the first of its kind in Asia to use the
                                                        auto
innovative flash desolventising system to
manufacture high protein soya flour for human
consumption. It also produces refined soya oil
                                                        components
                                                        SAKTHI AUTO COMPONENT LIMITED
for the consumer market, besides crude soya oil         (SACL)
and soya meal for animal and shrimp feed.               Sakthi Auto Component Limited, a subsidiary
                                                        Company of Sakthi Sugars Limited, produces,
The Division also manufacture Texturised                'Zero' Error Spheriodal Grades (SG) and Grey
Vegetable Protein (TVP) or soya chunks for the          Iron (GI) Castings. These castings are made to
consumer market.                                        international standards and are preferred by
                                                        most of the leading automobile manufacturers in




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The Company's High Protein Soya Meal and Soya           the country. Other safety components for the
Flour are exported to Sri Lanka, Thailand,              automobile industry like fully machined steering
Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan.                  knuckles made by this Foundry provides as an
                                                        import substitute and they are also being
                                                        exported. SACL has sophisticated facilities for
COCA COLA BOTTLING PLANT                                research and development, for upgrading
Sakthi has been awarded a contract for                  11process techniques and product quality. A
manufacturing Coca Cola in its Sivaganga Sugar          team of multi-disciplinary experts undertake
Plant. This plant will be commissioned in a months      confidential R & D programs for customers
time. The capacity is 600 bottles per minute and        also.
can be expanded manifold.
                                                        In 1996, a 2000 Tonne per month capacity
                                                        DISAMATIC moulding line was added with the


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technical know      how from Georg Fischer            is expected that the unit will double its output by
                     Foundry Systems. This has helped meeting              June 2004 and further look at some expansion in
                     increasing demands from indigenous and                2005. This is due to the fact that the Indian auto
                     overseas original equipment manufacturers,            market is growing at more than 20% and the
                     especially in automobile sector. Other facilities     global players like Dlephi, Visteon, Rover and
                     include engineering workshop, testing                 Haldex have approached the company for
                     laboratories, spectrometer, X-ray scanner, etc.       further components.

                     SACL is the sole vendor for many critical
                     components like steering knuckles, brake              CNC DIVISION
                     drums, brake discs, exhaust manifolds and case        The CNC machine division of SACL has imported
                     differentials for leading manufacturers in India      equipments for machining rough castings to
                     like Maruti, Suzuki, Huyndai, FIAT and Delphi.        exacting standards of dimensional specifications.
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                     SACL has also received a purchase order for
                     2.5 million dollars per annum from Delphi and
                     has begun shipping the components to the US.
                     SACL is one of the first units in the Asia Pacific
                     zone to export castings to the Delphi north
                     American markets. Delphi is in the process of
                     negotiating a new purchase order for about 18
                     million dollars per annum. It is expected that this
                     order will be received by the first quarter of
                     2004.

                     At present the domestic and export enquiries at
                     the plant are for about 150% of the capacity. It


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The company has an excellent brand image among
FINANCE                                             the populace in this part of the country because
finance                                             of the excellent track record of the group.
                                                    Despite the shakeout in the Industry, the Company
SAKTHI FINANCE LIMITED                              has been able to hold its own in a highly
Sakthi Finance Ltd., was incorporated in 1955, as   competitive environment.
a non-banking finance company. Initially, the
                                                    Sakthi Finance has positioned itself as a niche
Company catered exclusively to the hire
                                                    player and is now focussing on the Commercial
purchase financial requirements of the Group's
                                                    Vehicle re-finance segment. The Company has
Telco Dealership units.        This captive hire
                                                    planned to set up deployment in hire purchase
purchase business launched the Company firmly
                                                    financing and has envisaged a growth rate of 30
as a major player in this sector.
                                                    to 35 % over the next 3 years.




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The Sakthi Group's long-standing association with   It is targeted to increase the deployment in hire
the public through its agro-based industries,       purchase business manifold in the coming years.
educational and charitable institutions has
helped the company become an edifice of mutual      The consistent high economic growth and the
trust and faith.                                    Government emphasis on development of
                                                    infrastructure such as construction of Golden
Today, the company is one of the leading non-       Quadrilateral and linking of rivers has opened up
banking finance companies with over 21 branches     tremendous opportunities for Sakthi Finance.
in Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and
Maharastra states. To widen its reach and extend
its services, a branch expansion program is being
implemented.


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domestic and international markets. The company
                                                            is also equipped with latest spinning machinery
     TEXTILES
     textiles                                               and quality control equipments. The company is
                                                            located in Kerala and has the capacity to
                                                            produce 20 tons of yarn every day.
     The Sakthi Group has two textile units in Tamil
     Nadu and Kerala which manufacture high quality
     yarn for markets in India and abroad.                  SAKTHI SYNTHETIC GEMS LTD.,
                                                            This unit was started in 1958. It is one of the
     SRI SAKTHI TEXTILES LIMITED                            earliest plants in Asia to manufacture synthetic
     Sri Sakthi Textiles Limited was the first industrial   diamonds. It has produced various grades of
     venture of the Sakthi Group. This company was          stones used in jewellery.
     started in the year 1957 and is located at
     Pollachi. The company presently has 34,000




     spindles and produces coarse, medium, fine and         SAKTHI ESTATES
     superfine combed and carded cotton yarn for            Coffee, tea and cardamom plantations belonging
     domestic and international markets. The company        to the Sakthi Group are located in the beautiful
     is fully equipped with all the latest machines and     Anamalai Hills, at an altitude of about 3500
     has the capacity to produce 10 tons of yarn            feet. Spread over in 730 acres, these cash
     everyday.                                              crops     are grown under modern intensive
                                                            cultivation systems. Sakthi coffee and tea are
                                                            now being marketed directly to consumers
     SRI BAGAVATHI TEXTILES LIMITED                         through a network of distribution centres.
     Sri Bagavathi Textiles Limited was established in
     the year 1965 and the company has 42,000
     Spindles.    The company produces coarse,
     medium, fine and superfine yarn meant for


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The power of Education
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sakthi in the                                       NALLAMUTHU GOUNDER MAHALINGAM
                                                                  COLLEGE
                SAKTHI IN THE SERVICE OF                          Founded in 1957, this Co-educational Institution
                                                                  in Pollachi offers graduate and post graduate
                COMMUNITY
              service of                                          courses in Arts, Science, Commerce, Computer
                                                                  Applications, etc. The Institution attained
              community                                           autonomous status in 1987. The college hopes
                                                                  to fully utilize the autonomy conferred on it by
               HIGHER EDUCATION                                   introducing innovative courses and thereby
                                                                  upgrading the content of the existing courses.
                The Sakthi Group has always combined the spirit
                of enterprise with the spirit of service. Along
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               with industrial development it has also
               contributed greatly to social welfare by setting   KUMARAGURU COLLEGE OF
               up educational, charitable and medical
                                                                  TECHNOLOGY
               institutions.                                      This Engineering College started in Coimbatore in
                                                                  1984 is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai.
               The Charitable and Educational Trusts being run    Located in a 150 acre complex it offers
               by the Group are:-                                 Bachelor and Master Degree Courses in various
                     Sakthi Foundation                            Engineering disciplines.This institutions a well
                     Nachimuthu Industrial Association            known in the field of engineering and technology
                     Ramananda Adigalar Foundation                education.
                     Mahalingam Mariammal Mani Vizha Trust
                     Nachimuthu Gounder Rukmani Ammal Trust


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Anna University, Chennai. It offers Bachelor
Dr. MAHALINGAM COLLEGE OF                           Degree Courses in various engineering
PARAMEDICAL SCIENCE AND                             disciplines.
RESEARCH
Established in the year 2001 at Sakthi Nagar this
college has the main objective of imparting         SAKTHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
                                                    Established in 1981 at Sakthinagar with the main
training in Paramedical Science.
                                                    objective of providing technical education for
NACHIMUTHU POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE                      the students in rural areas, this is the first
Established in 1957 in Pollachi, and named after    Institute set up in Erode District which offers
the founder P. Nachimuthu Gounder the               the conventional 3-year Diploma courses.
Polytechnic offers Diploma courses in several
                                                    The Schools mentioned hereunder are run by the
Engineering disciplines like Civil, Mechanical,
                                                    Charitable institutions of the Group to benefit




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Electrical, Computer,        Electronics     and    the students in rural areas.
Communication, etc.,
                                                    PRIMARY EDUCATION
This is an autonomous institution funded by the
state government.                                   PALANI GOUNDER HIGHER SECONDARY
                                                    SCHOOL
                                                    This is a higher secondary school with
Dr. MAHALINGAM COLLEGE                       OF                             th       th
                                                    674students in the 11 and 12 grade. About
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY                          300 students are part time and they are given the
Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and           opportunity to work in the local industry for 3
Technology, Pollachi is a Private, Self             days and study for 3 days. This is the first of its
Financing, Co-Educational Engineering College,      kind school in Tamilnadu and the results have
established in 1998. The College is affiliated to   been spectacular.


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Our Other Schools :-                        SAKTHI HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
     SRI KUPPANDA GOUNDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
                                                 SRICHAM SUGAR SCHOOL
     KASTHURBA NURSERY SCHOOL
                                                 NACHIMUTHU GOUNDER RUKUMANIAMMAL HIGHER
                                                 SECONDARY SCHOOL
     TMT. MARIAMMAL GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY
     SCHOOL
                                                 SAKTHI MIDDLE SCHOOL
     TMT. MARIAMMAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
                                                 KASTHURBA GANDHI ORAL SCHOOL
     TMT. RUKMANIAMMAL      HIGHER   SECONDARY
                                                 In Total Sakthi Group lends its helping hands for
     SCHOOL
                                                 the education of 14,379 children and employs
                                                 1,277 staff members.




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The power towards Well Being



                                                     1988, covers a population of 1.24 lakhs and
                                                     has sub-centres each covering a population of
VOLUNTARY HEALTH SERVICES (VHS )                     25,000. It also has a 20 base hospital in
The VHS, Sakthinagar, started in 1982 as a unit      Sakthinagar. The introduction of multi-drug
of Sakthi Foundation, Comprises the VM Kailasam      therapy has sharply brought down the incidence
Hospital, two Mini-health centres and a Leprosy      and prevalence rates of leprosy in the area
Project. The 100 bed rural hospital has all          covered by this project.
ultra modern facilities such as X-ray Units, ECG,
Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Ophthalmic
Equipment, Ultrasound Scanner, a well equipped       RURAL INDUSTRIES CENTRE
Operation Theatre, etc.                              This Centre conducts various projects like
                                                     poultry breeding, dairy farming, etc. and thereby
                                                     offers employment opportunities to the rural
LEPROSY PROJECT                                      people.
The Leprosy Project of the VHS, started in April



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The power of Knowledge




                                                        The oral school is one of the few schools in
                                                        India which specializes in educating hearing
                                                        disabled children to speak.
     RAMALINGAR MISSION
     This Mission helps promulgate Saint.               This institute has developed a software ' You Can
     Ramalingar's philosophy and aims to bring about    Voice' for the benefit of thehearing disabled
     peace, love, brotherhood and amity among the       students in 8 languages.
     people.
                                                        Sidha is an ancient discipline of Tamil medicine and
     MAHATMA GANDHI CENTRE,                             the hospital is run by qualified doctors and
     COIMBATORE                                         accepted medical practices.
     This campus accommodates an oral school for
     the hearing disabled, a de-addiction center, a     OM SAKTHI :
     sidha hospital, an adult blind women's workshop    Om Sakthi is a cultural and literary Tamil Monthly
     and a Gandhi Museum.                               dedicated to develop humanism and create
                                                        awareness about our Indian Heritage. Every month


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it comes out with a message from a great
personality.
Moral, Spiritual, Ethical, Cultural and national               the driving
Integrity is the committed goals of Om Sakthi
Magazine.
                                                                 THE DRIVING FORCE
Highly valued articles on Philosophy, Culture,
                                                                 BEHIND SAKTHI…..
                                                               force behind
Science, Agriculture, Astronomy, Fiction etc. Are its
forte.                                                         sakthi
Biographies of great saints of India are published to          Dr. N. Mahalingam known as “Arutchelvar” is the
set models before us. Interesting and important                Chairman of the Sakthi Group. He joined his
events in life of Siddha Saints of Tamilnadu are               father Shri P Nachimuthu Gounder in business in
                                                                            .
compiled and published regularly.
                                                               1943. His untiring efforts and able guidance
The qualitative substances of Om Sakthi has won the            over the past years have made the Sakthi Group




appreciation of people of all faiths.                          what it is today.

SRI PURANDARADASA SANGEETHA                                    Dr. N. Mahalingam in many ways is an institution by
VIDYALAYA, R S PURAM, COIMBATORE                               himself. A scholar, a statesman, his interest in
Sri Purandaradasa Sageetha Vidyalaya is run by                 politics, education, economics and religion are
Mahalingam Mariammal Mani Vizha Charitable Trust               reflected in all his endeavours. He is a known
u n d e t h e C h a i r m a n s h i p o f A r u l s e lv a r   philanthropist and a true Gandhian. And his
Dr N Mahalingham . It has an auditorium, meditation            social mission, true to his belief in St.Vallalar,
hall, library etc. It conducts music classas and               has been the pursuit of excellence be it in
cultural programmes regularly. The Auditorium is               business or matters of the spirit. He has been
used for conducting religious and cultural activities          instrumental in the revival and spiritual
and also to propagate the ideals of the Saint Sri              regeneration of Tamil literature.
Purandaradasa and other holymen of our country


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In recognition of his outstanding contributions
     to various fields of development, he was awarded     Dr. Mahalingam is assisted by a team of
     the Degree of 'Doctor of Laws' by the                professionals and his family. The family members
     Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, and the much     are all qualified and experienced in running the
     honoured 'Doctor of Sciences' by the Anna            organisations. Each family member is in charge of
     University.                                          a unit and is assisted by a team of professionals.

     His Social and humanitarian values, his spirit of
     leadership, and the will to excel, is a trait
     shared by his family. They closely follow his
     footsteps, ably running the numerous companies
     he has set up. With this wealth of experience, and
     the continued blessings of Goddess Sakthi, the
     Sakthi Group is poised to take on the future.




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THE SAKTHI GROUP
 180 Race Course Road, Coimbatore - 641 018. Tamil Nadu, India.
Tel : + 91-422-2221551 (4lines) Fax : +91-422-2220557, 2220329
        email : info@sakthisugars.com Grams : SUGARKING

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The Sakthi Group's Story of Success and Social Commitment

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  • 3. Straddling one of the fastest growing business groups in India today, the Sakthi Group is a THE STORY OF THE story of the Rs.1600 crore industrial conglomerate. Its BEGINNING… many successful member companies play a beginning significant role in the agricultural, industrial, financial, service sector and social development Pollachi 1921. A tiny village, far removed from of South India. The Sakthi Group has spread its the bustling town it is today. But it was here, roots into Sugar, Industrial Alcohol, Effluent that P Nachimuthu Gounder laid the foundation . Treatment Plant, Auto Components, Textiles, of the Sakthi Group. It was in this year, Transport, Finance, Beverages, Soya Products, P Nachimuthu Gounder broke away from his . Dairy Products, Synthetic Gems manufacture and traditional business of hiring out bullock carts, Plantations. into pioneering a passenger transport service. From then on, there was no looking back. In its pursuit of business excellence, the Group has always thought of its social commitment. As The Anamallais Bus Transport (ABT), the parent a dutiful corporate citizen, the Sakthi Group has organization of the Sakthi Group was founded in set up many educational and charitable 1931 with over 21 buses and a network in institutions, hospitals and religious centres. It stages, to cover almost all of South India. has also made significant contributions to rural development with a variety of social welfare In 1946, P Nachimuthu Gounder's only son . activities and by creating employment N. Mahalingam joined the business. This young opportunities through its multi-fold agro-based engineering graduate brought with him fresh and other industries. thinking, new ideas and innovations, adding more momentum to the growth. He ventured into manufacturing, based on the service industries experience. 01
  • 4. The power of Action 02
  • 5. employment to over 3000 persons and indirect employment to over 10,000. AUTOMOBILE & TRANSPORT automobile The Group's activities in the automobile and & transport ABT PARCEL SERVICE transport sector include Passenger Service, With a fleet strength of over 360 trucks and Parcel Service, Automobile Dealerships, Tyre specially built tankers , the parcel service has Retreading, Bus body building, Fabrication, Fuel 15 branches in major cities controlling over and Service Station. 500 agency offices across the country . The various activities the group companies engaged in are : MARUTI SALES- SERVICE In 1984, the company won the prestigious www.abtinfo.net ABT LIMITED dealership for Maruti vehicles. It is now their This is the parent company of the Sakthi Group main dealer in Tamilnadu. The Maruti Division has and one of its most successful members. the biggest workshop in the country for Originally it was set up as Bus Service by the servicing the entire range of Maruti vehicles and Founder P Nachimuthu Gounder in 1931. This . the spares are available to the public at their bus service which had grown to a fleet strength showrooms set up at several locations in the of 150 buses had beennationalised in the year state. 1972 by the state government. Since then it has expanded its activities considerably. Its main divisions are (a) ABT Parcel Service (b)Maruti ABT AUTO SERVICE This Division has a wide network of service Sales-Service, (c) ABT Auto Service, (d) ABT centres at Coimbatore, Salem, Tirupur, Karur, Exppress and ABT Courier. It provides direct Trichy, Chennai, Madurai etc., They cater to the 03
  • 6. services required for all types of vehicles. This branches in Tamil Nadu. It has a retreading division has about 15 workshops and services capacity of over 3000 tyres per month and about 10,000 vehicles per month, the highest in holds a franchise from MRF for cold- the country by a single dealer. processing and conventional processing of tyres. ABT EXPPRESS AND ABT COURIER ABT has expanded its activities into courier and N.MAHALINGAM & COMPANY express cargo services from 2002. It has built The authorised dealer for four wheelers like up a good base in the last year and is tying up with Bajaj Tempo Diesel, Matador, Tempo Travellor, various players for a global reach. Tempo Trax and Kinetic Honda Mopeds, the Company also deals in consumer durables like Radio, Television, Home appliances, etc., It owns www.nmandco.com ABT INFO and operates five fuel stations. It has wide ABT info. Net-Internet Data Centre, the first of network across Tamilnadu. its kind in Southern India is one of the best e- business solution providers offering a wide range of services. ABT info. Net incorporates ANAMALLAIS ENGINEERING the world class infrastructure to make e- This was set up in 1963 and is involved in business run effectively and economically. automobile body building of international standard. The Company's impressive list of clients include TELCO, Vikram Sarabhai Centre, Kerala ANAMALLAIS RETREADING COMPANY Police Department, Transport Corporation of Tyre retreading was a natural extension of the Tamil Nadu, Coca-Cola etc. The company builds Group's activity in the Transport sector. ARC vehicles to meet the export requirements of was set up in 1954 and today the company has TELCO and other manufacturers. Recently new 04
  • 7. equipments have been added to meet the rising established good marketing network for dairy export demand. The Company's fabrication division products, both in Tamilnadu and in Kerala. carries out structural fabrication for civil engineering works as well. AUTOMOBILE DIVISION This division handles TELCO dealership for commercial vehicles and multi utility vehicles. abt Currently operating in 12 districts of Southern Tamilnadu and 7 districts of North Kerala. The area of operation is more potential and sales ABT INDUSTRIES LIMITED industries have been progressively going up, maintaining a good market share. The volume is growing steadily. It has 14 branches with well equipped limited www.abtlimited.com DAIRY DIVISION workshops and a good net work for sale of Presently procuring and processing 1,10,000 spare parts both in Kerala and Tamilnadu. litres of milk every day. Liquid milk is marketed in various towns of Tamilnadu and Kerala carrying ABT Industries is one of the dealers of TELCO the brand name of “Sakthi Milk'. It also vehicles from the inception of TELCO. The manufactures and markets milk products like vehicle sale is around 4000 Units per annum cream, ghee, curd, buttermilk etc. This division making ABT one of the largest dealers of TELCO, will be the thrust Area for further growth of roughly handlinng 6.5% to 7% of TELCO's the company and the potential for growth is commercial vehicles production. The number of immense. Products like butter, khoa, flavoured vehicles operating in the field is increasing milk, yogurt, paneer and cheese are being steadily and it is anticipated that the income from planned for introduction shortly. It has workshop and sale of spare parts would increase substantially, giving more margin. 05
  • 8. RASAL FRUITS & VEGETABLES SAKTHI SUGARS LIMITED PROCESSING DIVISION - SAKTHI NAGAR SUGAR UNIT This division was recently started for promoting export of fruits and vegetable products. It Sakthi Sugars Limited's first unit, set up in 1964 exports Mango pulp to the Middle East, Finland, by the riverside of Bhavani, has outbeaten many Bangladesh, Malaysia, Srilanka, etc. for it has records in performance like the 17 lakh tonnes been well accepted as one of the best in quality. of cane crush in 2001-02. The Unit also bagged Its primary aim is to establish the brand as a the most prestigious National Efficiency Awards quality product and go for a good export consecutively for serveral years. The capacity marketing net work in various locations. The of the unit is 7000 tonnes of sugarcane prospects for exports continue to be crushed daily. encouraging and plans are afoot to substantially It has several most outstanding performances improve its presence in the export market. i.e. achieving the lowest sugar losses, highest www.sakthisugars.com standards of technical efficiency and the highest mill efficiency. This Unit is the only sugar SUGAR sugar factory in India which could produce superfine grade of sugar corresponding to international The Sakthi Group is today one of the largest standard measured at grade 35 and below by producers of sugar in the country. Together, International Commission for Uniform Method of with the new projects in the state of Orissa, its Sugar Analysis (ICUMSA). This has been possible member companies account for a capacity, of through constant R & D efforts, excellent over 16,000 tonnes of cane crush per day. rapport with the farming community, adoption of Sugar also accounts for a large share of the appropriate technology in cane cultivation and Group's turnover. The member companies are: processing techniques. The registered area under sugarcane progressively increased from 06
  • 9. 3500 hectares to over 15,000 hectares and Irrigation Projects established with Sakthi's the per hectare productivity increased from 70 efforts, the area under sugarcane is to 100 tonnes. continuously increasing. SIVAGANGA SUGAR UNIT SRI CHAMUNDESWARI SUGARS This unit was set up in 1989 as a part of the This Company was set up in 1974 with a capacity Company's expansion plans in one of the most of 1250 TCD in Mandya District of Karnataka. The backward areas Sivagangai District of Tamilnadu . capacity was progressively increased to 4000 This 4000 TCD sugar mill supports thousands TCD in 1989. The Company has further plans of of cane growers in this region ushering in rural expansion and diversification. prosperity. This was the first unit in India to have autosetting milling tandem. This company, won the best performance award from SISTA in 1989-90. It is also known to be www.sakthisugars.com one of the first sugar plants to employ modern BARAMBA SUGAR UNIT technology in cane crushing and sugar It is a co-operative Sugar factory of 1250 TCD in extraction. Barambagarh in Cuttack District in the state of Orissa, taken over by Sakthi in 1991, under “Management Contract”. DISTILLERY UNIT AT SRI CHAMUNDESHWARI SUGARS A modern vacuum distillation unit of 50,000 DHENKANAL SUGAR UNIT Litres per day has been commissioned in Mandya This new sugar unit with a capacity of 2500 TCD utilising the molasses from the sugar unit. is in Haripur Village, Dhenkanal District of Orissa State. Commercial production started during mid 1994-95 season. With numerous Lift 07
  • 10. COGENERATION AT SAKTHI NAGAR DISTILLERY & POLLUTION CONTROL A 35 MW power plant has been set up at Sakthi DIVISION AT SAKTHINAGAR Nagar plant. This is run by coal as fuel and the As a part of its operations, Sakthi Sugars has a bagasse released from this unit is used as Distillery and Pollution Control Division at feedstock for the Tamilnadu News Prints Limited Sakthinagar Unit. The Distillery was commissioned (World's first bagasse based newsprint plant). in 1972 as a downstream project to produce The highlight of this project is the low cost and Industrial Alcohol from molasses. The annual the capacity utilization within 15 days of capacity has been expanded in stages from the commissioning the plant. initial 135 lakh litres to the present 275 lakh litres per annum. DISTILLERY UNIT AT DHENKANAL The Company's Pollution Control Division has set A new distillery Unit of 100 lakh litres per up an Effluent Treatment Plant for the safe and www.sakthisugars.com effective disposal of Distillery effluents. This annum capacity for manufacture of Industrial plant was set up under technical collaboration Alcohol was set up in 1995 at the precinct of with Societe General Pourles Techniques Dhenkanal Sugar Unit. This Unit has modern Nouvellus of France and B.S. Smogless of Italy. technology and is well equipped with all This plant facilitates recovery of enormous pollution control devices. quantities of biogas. This has replaced furnace oil as fuel for the operation of the Distillery, SOYA DIVISION saving valuable foreign exchange. Over twenty This is a division of Sakthi Sugars Limited, hailed such plants have been set up on turnkey basis as one of the best plants in Asia. It was for other distilleries which has proved to be a commissioned near Pollchi in 1990, as a joint highly profitable venture on its own. Venture with TIDCO, belonging to the Government of Tamil Nadu, incorporating the world's best technology from Switzerland and 08
  • 11. Germany. The plant has a capacity to process 300 tonnes of soya per day. AUTO COMPONENTS The plant is the first of its kind in Asia to use the auto innovative flash desolventising system to manufacture high protein soya flour for human consumption. It also produces refined soya oil components SAKTHI AUTO COMPONENT LIMITED for the consumer market, besides crude soya oil (SACL) and soya meal for animal and shrimp feed. Sakthi Auto Component Limited, a subsidiary Company of Sakthi Sugars Limited, produces, The Division also manufacture Texturised 'Zero' Error Spheriodal Grades (SG) and Grey Vegetable Protein (TVP) or soya chunks for the Iron (GI) Castings. These castings are made to consumer market. international standards and are preferred by most of the leading automobile manufacturers in www.sakthiauto.com The Company's High Protein Soya Meal and Soya the country. Other safety components for the Flour are exported to Sri Lanka, Thailand, automobile industry like fully machined steering Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan. knuckles made by this Foundry provides as an import substitute and they are also being exported. SACL has sophisticated facilities for COCA COLA BOTTLING PLANT research and development, for upgrading Sakthi has been awarded a contract for 11process techniques and product quality. A manufacturing Coca Cola in its Sivaganga Sugar team of multi-disciplinary experts undertake Plant. This plant will be commissioned in a months confidential R & D programs for customers time. The capacity is 600 bottles per minute and also. can be expanded manifold. In 1996, a 2000 Tonne per month capacity DISAMATIC moulding line was added with the 09
  • 12. technical know how from Georg Fischer is expected that the unit will double its output by Foundry Systems. This has helped meeting June 2004 and further look at some expansion in increasing demands from indigenous and 2005. This is due to the fact that the Indian auto overseas original equipment manufacturers, market is growing at more than 20% and the especially in automobile sector. Other facilities global players like Dlephi, Visteon, Rover and include engineering workshop, testing Haldex have approached the company for laboratories, spectrometer, X-ray scanner, etc. further components. SACL is the sole vendor for many critical components like steering knuckles, brake CNC DIVISION drums, brake discs, exhaust manifolds and case The CNC machine division of SACL has imported differentials for leading manufacturers in India equipments for machining rough castings to like Maruti, Suzuki, Huyndai, FIAT and Delphi. exacting standards of dimensional specifications. www.sakthiauto.com SACL has also received a purchase order for 2.5 million dollars per annum from Delphi and has begun shipping the components to the US. SACL is one of the first units in the Asia Pacific zone to export castings to the Delphi north American markets. Delphi is in the process of negotiating a new purchase order for about 18 million dollars per annum. It is expected that this order will be received by the first quarter of 2004. At present the domestic and export enquiries at the plant are for about 150% of the capacity. It 10
  • 13. The company has an excellent brand image among FINANCE the populace in this part of the country because finance of the excellent track record of the group. Despite the shakeout in the Industry, the Company SAKTHI FINANCE LIMITED has been able to hold its own in a highly Sakthi Finance Ltd., was incorporated in 1955, as competitive environment. a non-banking finance company. Initially, the Sakthi Finance has positioned itself as a niche Company catered exclusively to the hire player and is now focussing on the Commercial purchase financial requirements of the Group's Vehicle re-finance segment. The Company has Telco Dealership units. This captive hire planned to set up deployment in hire purchase purchase business launched the Company firmly financing and has envisaged a growth rate of 30 as a major player in this sector. to 35 % over the next 3 years. www.sakthifinance.com The Sakthi Group's long-standing association with It is targeted to increase the deployment in hire the public through its agro-based industries, purchase business manifold in the coming years. educational and charitable institutions has helped the company become an edifice of mutual The consistent high economic growth and the trust and faith. Government emphasis on development of infrastructure such as construction of Golden Today, the company is one of the leading non- Quadrilateral and linking of rivers has opened up banking finance companies with over 21 branches tremendous opportunities for Sakthi Finance. in Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Maharastra states. To widen its reach and extend its services, a branch expansion program is being implemented. 11
  • 14. domestic and international markets. The company is also equipped with latest spinning machinery TEXTILES textiles and quality control equipments. The company is located in Kerala and has the capacity to produce 20 tons of yarn every day. The Sakthi Group has two textile units in Tamil Nadu and Kerala which manufacture high quality yarn for markets in India and abroad. SAKTHI SYNTHETIC GEMS LTD., This unit was started in 1958. It is one of the SRI SAKTHI TEXTILES LIMITED earliest plants in Asia to manufacture synthetic Sri Sakthi Textiles Limited was the first industrial diamonds. It has produced various grades of venture of the Sakthi Group. This company was stones used in jewellery. started in the year 1957 and is located at Pollachi. The company presently has 34,000 spindles and produces coarse, medium, fine and SAKTHI ESTATES superfine combed and carded cotton yarn for Coffee, tea and cardamom plantations belonging domestic and international markets. The company to the Sakthi Group are located in the beautiful is fully equipped with all the latest machines and Anamalai Hills, at an altitude of about 3500 has the capacity to produce 10 tons of yarn feet. Spread over in 730 acres, these cash everyday. crops are grown under modern intensive cultivation systems. Sakthi coffee and tea are now being marketed directly to consumers SRI BAGAVATHI TEXTILES LIMITED through a network of distribution centres. Sri Bagavathi Textiles Limited was established in the year 1965 and the company has 42,000 Spindles. The company produces coarse, medium, fine and superfine yarn meant for 12
  • 15. The power of Education 13
  • 16. sakthi in the NALLAMUTHU GOUNDER MAHALINGAM COLLEGE SAKTHI IN THE SERVICE OF Founded in 1957, this Co-educational Institution in Pollachi offers graduate and post graduate COMMUNITY service of courses in Arts, Science, Commerce, Computer Applications, etc. The Institution attained community autonomous status in 1987. The college hopes to fully utilize the autonomy conferred on it by HIGHER EDUCATION introducing innovative courses and thereby upgrading the content of the existing courses. The Sakthi Group has always combined the spirit of enterprise with the spirit of service. Along www.kct.ac.in with industrial development it has also contributed greatly to social welfare by setting KUMARAGURU COLLEGE OF up educational, charitable and medical TECHNOLOGY institutions. This Engineering College started in Coimbatore in 1984 is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. The Charitable and Educational Trusts being run Located in a 150 acre complex it offers by the Group are:- Bachelor and Master Degree Courses in various Sakthi Foundation Engineering disciplines.This institutions a well Nachimuthu Industrial Association known in the field of engineering and technology Ramananda Adigalar Foundation education. Mahalingam Mariammal Mani Vizha Trust Nachimuthu Gounder Rukmani Ammal Trust 14
  • 17. Anna University, Chennai. It offers Bachelor Dr. MAHALINGAM COLLEGE OF Degree Courses in various engineering PARAMEDICAL SCIENCE AND disciplines. RESEARCH Established in the year 2001 at Sakthi Nagar this college has the main objective of imparting SAKTHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Established in 1981 at Sakthinagar with the main training in Paramedical Science. objective of providing technical education for NACHIMUTHU POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE the students in rural areas, this is the first Established in 1957 in Pollachi, and named after Institute set up in Erode District which offers the founder P. Nachimuthu Gounder the the conventional 3-year Diploma courses. Polytechnic offers Diploma courses in several The Schools mentioned hereunder are run by the Engineering disciplines like Civil, Mechanical, Charitable institutions of the Group to benefit www.drmcet.org Electrical, Computer, Electronics and the students in rural areas. Communication, etc., PRIMARY EDUCATION This is an autonomous institution funded by the state government. PALANI GOUNDER HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL This is a higher secondary school with Dr. MAHALINGAM COLLEGE OF th th 674students in the 11 and 12 grade. About ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 300 students are part time and they are given the Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and opportunity to work in the local industry for 3 Technology, Pollachi is a Private, Self days and study for 3 days. This is the first of its Financing, Co-Educational Engineering College, kind school in Tamilnadu and the results have established in 1998. The College is affiliated to been spectacular. 15
  • 18. Our Other Schools :- SAKTHI HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL SRI KUPPANDA GOUNDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SRICHAM SUGAR SCHOOL KASTHURBA NURSERY SCHOOL NACHIMUTHU GOUNDER RUKUMANIAMMAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TMT. MARIAMMAL GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL SAKTHI MIDDLE SCHOOL TMT. MARIAMMAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KASTHURBA GANDHI ORAL SCHOOL TMT. RUKMANIAMMAL HIGHER SECONDARY In Total Sakthi Group lends its helping hands for SCHOOL the education of 14,379 children and employs 1,277 staff members. 16
  • 19. The power towards Well Being 1988, covers a population of 1.24 lakhs and has sub-centres each covering a population of VOLUNTARY HEALTH SERVICES (VHS ) 25,000. It also has a 20 base hospital in The VHS, Sakthinagar, started in 1982 as a unit Sakthinagar. The introduction of multi-drug of Sakthi Foundation, Comprises the VM Kailasam therapy has sharply brought down the incidence Hospital, two Mini-health centres and a Leprosy and prevalence rates of leprosy in the area Project. The 100 bed rural hospital has all covered by this project. ultra modern facilities such as X-ray Units, ECG, Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Ophthalmic Equipment, Ultrasound Scanner, a well equipped RURAL INDUSTRIES CENTRE Operation Theatre, etc. This Centre conducts various projects like poultry breeding, dairy farming, etc. and thereby offers employment opportunities to the rural LEPROSY PROJECT people. The Leprosy Project of the VHS, started in April 17
  • 20. The power of Knowledge The oral school is one of the few schools in India which specializes in educating hearing disabled children to speak. RAMALINGAR MISSION This Mission helps promulgate Saint. This institute has developed a software ' You Can Ramalingar's philosophy and aims to bring about Voice' for the benefit of thehearing disabled peace, love, brotherhood and amity among the students in 8 languages. people. Sidha is an ancient discipline of Tamil medicine and MAHATMA GANDHI CENTRE, the hospital is run by qualified doctors and COIMBATORE accepted medical practices. This campus accommodates an oral school for the hearing disabled, a de-addiction center, a OM SAKTHI : sidha hospital, an adult blind women's workshop Om Sakthi is a cultural and literary Tamil Monthly and a Gandhi Museum. dedicated to develop humanism and create awareness about our Indian Heritage. Every month 18
  • 21. it comes out with a message from a great personality. Moral, Spiritual, Ethical, Cultural and national the driving Integrity is the committed goals of Om Sakthi Magazine. THE DRIVING FORCE Highly valued articles on Philosophy, Culture, BEHIND SAKTHI….. force behind Science, Agriculture, Astronomy, Fiction etc. Are its forte. sakthi Biographies of great saints of India are published to Dr. N. Mahalingam known as “Arutchelvar” is the set models before us. Interesting and important Chairman of the Sakthi Group. He joined his events in life of Siddha Saints of Tamilnadu are father Shri P Nachimuthu Gounder in business in . compiled and published regularly. 1943. His untiring efforts and able guidance The qualitative substances of Om Sakthi has won the over the past years have made the Sakthi Group appreciation of people of all faiths. what it is today. SRI PURANDARADASA SANGEETHA Dr. N. Mahalingam in many ways is an institution by VIDYALAYA, R S PURAM, COIMBATORE himself. A scholar, a statesman, his interest in Sri Purandaradasa Sageetha Vidyalaya is run by politics, education, economics and religion are Mahalingam Mariammal Mani Vizha Charitable Trust reflected in all his endeavours. He is a known u n d e t h e C h a i r m a n s h i p o f A r u l s e lv a r philanthropist and a true Gandhian. And his Dr N Mahalingham . It has an auditorium, meditation social mission, true to his belief in St.Vallalar, hall, library etc. It conducts music classas and has been the pursuit of excellence be it in cultural programmes regularly. The Auditorium is business or matters of the spirit. He has been used for conducting religious and cultural activities instrumental in the revival and spiritual and also to propagate the ideals of the Saint Sri regeneration of Tamil literature. Purandaradasa and other holymen of our country 19
  • 22. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to various fields of development, he was awarded Dr. Mahalingam is assisted by a team of the Degree of 'Doctor of Laws' by the professionals and his family. The family members Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, and the much are all qualified and experienced in running the honoured 'Doctor of Sciences' by the Anna organisations. Each family member is in charge of University. a unit and is assisted by a team of professionals. His Social and humanitarian values, his spirit of leadership, and the will to excel, is a trait shared by his family. They closely follow his footsteps, ably running the numerous companies he has set up. With this wealth of experience, and the continued blessings of Goddess Sakthi, the Sakthi Group is poised to take on the future. 20
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  • 24. THE SAKTHI GROUP 180 Race Course Road, Coimbatore - 641 018. Tamil Nadu, India. Tel : + 91-422-2221551 (4lines) Fax : +91-422-2220557, 2220329 email : info@sakthisugars.com Grams : SUGARKING