Umesh Modi Group

Late Shri Rai Bahadur Gujarmal Modi(August 9, 1902 – January 22, 1976), an industrialist and philanthropist, founded the Modi group of companies in 1933. It came into being with a sugar unit put up by the patriarch himself and soon expanded with into other fields. It was his hard work and dedication that gave birth to the industrial town of Modinagar. A dream that the he himself nurtured and made true by building temples, charitable trust, and schools at Modinagar, which are today synonymous to group’s great success. He was also awarded the Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 1968.In 1972, the young 23-year old Umesh Kumar Modi, fresh out of BHU with a gold medal in Chemical Engineering joined hands with his father and started exploring further opportunities. A man of vision, he quickly learnt to grow beyond his area of expertise. Constantly looking for growth opportunities, he expanded the humble sugar mill to shape it to the grand, successful conglomerate it is today.