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Our History

Ramco’s history is the history of a family and a heritage. It began with Shri. P.A.C.Ramasamy Raja, born in 1894 to Shri Pusapati Chinniah Raja and Smt. Chittammal. In the village of Rajapalayam he sowed the seeds of South India’s economic spring.

His dreams for the future and his country became a reality in September 1938 as Rajapalayam Mills Ltd. Inaugurated by Shri V.V. Giri, the Honourable Labour Minister in the then Madras Presidency, it had 6800 spindles imported from England and was a major breakthrough in the industrial fortunes of Rajapalayam…

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ANNUAL PLAN
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Realizing the dream of PACR
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Realizing the dream of PACR

The Ramco Empire continued to expand under the leadership of PACR’s son, the former Group Chairman, Shri P R Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha, who fulfilled the vision of PACR. Crossing the frontiers of Rajapalayam in PACR’s time, the Ramco Group assumed national prominence. With the young guard now involved in the Group’s

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Service to Humanity
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Service to Humanity

For Ramasamy Raja, religion and charity were part and parcel of his life. He realized that it was only education which could erase poverty and the pitiable condition of the people. He formed a trust and started various schools, colleges and polytechnics which today educate over 7000 students. He also

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Concern for Shareholders and Workers
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Concern for Shareholders and Workers

Ramasamy Raja had the well-being of the people upper-most in his mind. He was very particular that the funds of his shareholders be utilized usefully. He showed high concern for his workers. The famous trade unionist G Ramanujam once said, “In the case of Ramasamy Raja’s companies, the workers are

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The Ramco Cements Limited
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The Ramco Cements Limited

At that time, Cement was not considered as a favorable venture due to price controls. Shri. Manubai Shah, Central Minister for Industries, called upon Ramasamy Raja and appealed to him to start a cement factory. This was how The Ramco Cements Limited came into being in 1961. Ramasamy Raja needed

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Selfless Service to People
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Selfless Service to People

He carried out his responsibilities very efficiently and soon the people of Rajapalayam put him on a pedestal and respected him for his selfless service to the people. He was Chairman of Rajapalayam Municipality from 1941 to 1947. It was he who made Rajapalayam what it is today. Ramasamy Raja

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Rajapalayam Mills Ltd
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Rajapalayam Mills Ltd

Thanks to his illustrious background and his own reputation, he got the required capital ready, in next to no time. On September 05, 1938, the then State Minister for Labour, V.V.Giri, inaugurated the mill and Rajapalayam Mills Ltd commenced operations. There was no looking back for Ramasamy Raja after this.

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Birth of the first Ramco Venture
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Birth of the first Ramco Venture

His visited Britain and other European countries to see first hand the working of the mills. There, he had the chance to meet many business magnates. He returned to India full of ideas. After returning to Rajapalayam, he put his plans into action. To start the yarn mill, he found

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Businessman turned into Industrialist
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Businessman turned into Industrialist

Ramasamy Raja was looking for something more enterprising than the family business. He therefore became an agent for Harvey Mills of Madurai. This move changed Ramasamy Raja’s life. He realized the potential of his own lands. Instead of sending the cotton to Madurai to be converted into yarn, he realized that

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Birth of a Visionary
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Birth of a Visionary

On April 24, 1894, when a son was born to Pusapati Chinniah Raja, there was great jubilation in the family. Chinnaiah Raja believed that the child was born with the blessings of the Lord of Rameswaram, and named the child Ramasamy Raja. Little did anyone imagine that the infant was to

Shri. P.R.Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha

Former Chairman

Under his dynamic leadership the Group grew multi-fold. His creative skills and quest for quality made Ramco Group one of the most admired business groups in India.

He achieved this through an intrinsic faith in adapting new technologies and management methods in every sector that the Group invested in. He complemented this with innovative and efficient management practices, with the result that the Ramco Group Companies have consistently outperformed the industry in every sector. His visionary zeal was behind the setting up of modern manufacturing plants, spinning mills and educational and charitable institutions all over India.

The legacy that Shri Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha leaves behind is not just the very tangible financial achievements of the Group, spanning Cement, Textiles, Building Materials, Software, Thermal Power and Wind Farms. His true legacy is the robust value system, commitment to ethics and manifold community development programmes.

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Mr. P.R.Venketrama Raja succeeded Shri. P.R.Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha as Managing Director of the Group and is poised to take it to greater heights. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras, India and a Master’s Degree in Business Management from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

P. R. Venketrama Raja established Ramco Systems with a mission to create a world-class information technology company that is focused on enterprise management applications and emerging technologies. His basic philosophy of “Technology keeps you ahead”, reflects in his consistent efforts to upgrade Ramco Systems to the best available technology. He has made Ramco Systems one of the Top 100 enterprise solution providers in the world.

Ramco vidyalaya is ideally located spaciously with 32 acres of land amidst virudhunagar and sattur town.It was incepted in the year 2011 under the aegis of The Ramco cements Limited Educational and Charitable Trust.It is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. The school has a total strength of about 1400 students from LKG to Class XII.

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Phone :

04562-296423

E-Mail :

ramcovidyalaya.rrnagar@gmail.com

Address :

Ramasamy Raja Nagar, Vachakarapatti Village
Virudhunagar Dist - 626 204, Tamilnadu.

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