Tata Sons | Tata Industries | Group holding structure

Tata Sons and Tata Industries are the two promoter companies of the Tata Group. A more detailed profile of these companies can be accessed through the 'related info' links on the right.

Tata Sons
This premier promoter company of the Tatas was established as a trading enterprise by Group founder Jamsetji Tata in 1868. It is the promoter of all key companies of the Tata Group and holds the bulk of shareholding in these companies. The chairman of Tata Sons has traditionally been the chairman of the Tata Group.

Tata Sons is the owner of the Tata name and the Tata trademark, which are registered in India and several other countries. About 66 per cent of the equity capital of Tata Sons is held by philanthropic trusts endowed by members of the Tata family.

Tata Industries
Tata Industries was set up by Tata Sons in 1945 as a managing agency for businesses it promoted. Following the abolition of the managing agency system, Tata Industries' mandate was recast, in the early 1980s, to promote the Group's entry into new and high-tech areas.

Tata Industries has, over the last two decades, initiated and promoted the Group's ventures into several sectors, including control systems, information technology, financial services, auto components, advanced materials and telecom hardware. Tata Industries is the key player in the Group's entry into telecommunication services.