Over the years, several new departments and specialised functions were added. The main divisions / departments of Tata Services are -

Department of economics and statistics
This department provides Tata companies with data on the economy and their impact on various sectors, both at the macro and micro levels. It furnishes Tata companies with background material on a variety of subjects with a view to facilitating decision-making; compiles an integrated statistical picture of the Tata organisation; and keeps key Tata personnel updated on important economic indicators through the electronic messaging systems.

DES also publishes the Statistical Outline of India annually.

Contact: Dr Siddhartha Roy, economic advisor
Email: sroy@tata.com

Corporate affairs department
The corporate affairs department is responsible for the management of the Tata brand, the corporate identity implementation programme, the external interface with media and the financial community, and for internal communication.

The department also manages the group website (www.tata.com) and all online communication within and outside the group. It produces the house magazines Tata Sphere and Tata Review for internal and external audiences.

Contact: Romit Chaterji, senior vice president — corporate affairs
Email: rchaterji@tata.com

Public affairs department
Tata Services – Delhi liaises with various government and non-government agencies in New Delhi on behalf of various Tata companies. It keeps track of developments in the capital, changes in government policies and perceptions, and helps Group companies with required registrations, etc.

Contact: Sanjay Singh, vice president
Email: sanjaysingh@tata.com

Tata Management Training Centre
The Tata Management Training Centre trains and develops managerial talent in the Tata Group of companies and in other organisations. It conducts over 40 scheduled programmes a year in areas of basic and specialised management for middle and senior executives. The centre is developing into a major institution for management studies with a strong faculty and an expanding network of links with other national and international institutions.

Contact: Radhakrishnan Nair, vice president — learning and director
Email: rnair@tata.com

TAS
TAS is the group's human resource department for the entry-level cadre of management trainees, drawn annually from the best business schools in the country. This group resource, around 120 strong today, is allocated to over forty companies and is a binding force for the vast and diversified Tata Group.

Contact: Rajesh Dahiya, Head — TAS and Sourcing
Email: rdahiya@tata.com

Tata Council for Community Initiatives
TCCI coordinates and organises programmes to institutionalise community development activities within the Group.

Contact: Anant G. Nadkarni, vice president — group corporate sustainability
Email: tcci@tata.com

Legal department
The legal department advises, counsels and assists Tata companies on corporate legal matters. It mainly handles corporate matters relating to the Companies Act, 1956, laws relating to the Securities and Exchange Board of India, environmental laws, the MRTP Act, FEMA, intellectual property rights and copyright law. The department is also associated with the drafting of notices for annual general meetings, extraordinary general meeting notices and documents connected to them.

Contact: Bharat Vasani, group general counsel
Email: bvasani@tata.com

Labour relations bureau
The labour relations bureau deals with labour and industrial relations matters pertaining to all Tata companies. It functions in an advisory capacity and guides the companies in handling difficult labour situations. Apart from day-to-day advice on such matters, the LRB appears on behalf of the companies in various labour and industrial courts. It keeps group companies abreast of the latest developments in the labour field by issuing circulars and newsletters.

Contact: K M Naik, advocate — Group labour and industrial law advisor
Email: km_naik@vsnl.net

Networking department
The networking department is responsible for the e-mail and internet browsing facility at group headquarters Bombay House and Tata companies connected to it. Connectivity to the Tata Services Messaging Server has been enhanced by incorporating the dial-in facility and providing internet access.

Contact: Berjes Eric Shroff, manager — information technology
Email: beshroff@tata.com

Tata VSAT net
This covers over 40 Tata companies having a large number of operational VSATs, the majority being used by Tata Motors and Tata Steel. The VSAT networks are operated and maintained by Nelco. This forms the backbone of communications at remote locations.

The Tata Central Archives
A repository of important documents, correspondence, photographs, awards, trophies, medals, cititions, paintings, video and audio clips and other material relating to the genesis and development of the Tata Group.

Contact: Deepthi Sasidharan, chief archivist
Email: deepthisasidharan@tata.com

General services
The company provides medical services and runs other services such as the Bombay House canteen, retail stores, the Andheri Housing Colony in Mumbai, holiday homes, and the Tata Sports Club, for the benefit of various Tata companies.

Location
The office is located at Mumbai.

Contact
Bombay House
24, Homi Mody Street
Mumbai 400 001
India
Phone: +91 (22) 6665 8282
Fax: +91 (22) 6665 8153
Email: msonawala@tata.com