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{{Short description|Indian conglomerate company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| type = Privately held company
| logo = Amara_raja_group.png
| logo_size = 200px
| industry = [[Conglomerate (company)|Conglomerate]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1985}}
| founder = [[Ramachandra Naidu Galla]]
| location_city = [[Tirupati]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{plainlist|
*[[Ramachandra Naidu Galla]]<br />(Chairman)
*[[Galla Jayadev]]<br />(Managing director)}}
| products = {{hlist|
|[[Automotive battery]] |[[Battery charger]]s |[[Electronics]] |[[Electric battery|Industrial batteries]] |[[Power inverter|Digital inverters]] |Infrastructure |[[Electric power|Power]] |[[Processed food]] |[[Trickle charging|Trickle charger]]s |[[Uninterruptible power supply|UPS]]}}
| revenue = {{increase}}(US$1.35 billion) (2019)
| num_employees = 15,216 (2020)
| subsid = {{plainlist|
* Amara Raja Batteries Ltd
* Amara Raja Electronics Ltd
* Amara Raja Power Systems Ltd
* Amara Raja Infra (P) Ltd
* Mangal Industries Ltd
* Amara Raja Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd}}
| homepage = {{URL|www.amararaja.com}}
}}
'''Amara Raja Group''' is an Indian [[conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]], headquartered in [[Tirupati]]. The group has a presence in the [[automotive battery]] business, [[packaged food]]s and beverages, [[electronics]] products manufacturing, infrastructure sector, power system production and fabrication of sheet metal products and fasteners.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official website|url=https://www.amararaja.com/Home|accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref> The Amara Raja Group is known for its automotive battery brand [[Amaron battery|Amaron]], the second largest selling automotive battery brand in India after [[Exide Industries]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://investingnews.com/daily/resource-investing/base-metals-investing/lead-investing/3-companies-that-make-and-recycle-batteries/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914170014/https://investingnews.com/daily/resource-investing/base-metals-investing/lead-investing/3-companies-that-make-and-recycle-batteries/ |archive-date=14 September 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Amara Raja Group employs a workforce of over 15216 employees. Amara Raja Batteries was named on Asia's 'Best Under A Billion' 2010 list of companies compiled by ''Forbes'' magazine.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news|title=39 Indian cos in Forbes 'Best Under A Billion' Asia list|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-09-03/news/27619973_1_list-indian-companies-forbes|accessdate=22 June 2017|work=The Economic Times|date=3 September 2010}}</ref>

== History ==
A first generation entrepreneur, [[Ramachandra Naidu Galla]], founded the Amara Raja Group of companies in 1985 and became the first CEO. The automotive batteries business unit commenced operations in 2001 with a joint technology venture with Johnson Controls Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of automotive batteries. It pioneered the introduction of zero maintenance technology in India's automotive battery segment, the key differentiator in the Indian electric storage market.

The group was named after Galla's grandparents Amaravati and Rajagopal Naidu.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.outlookbusiness.com/high-five/instead-of-looking-for-clues-stay-clued-in-790 | title=Instead of looking for clues, stay clued in | date=23 January 2015 | work=Outlook Business | accessdate=27 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627062553/https://www.outlookbusiness.com/high-five/instead-of-looking-for-clues-stay-clued-in-790 | archive-date=27 June 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Early years ===
* 1985 Power systems Ltd founded
* 1989 Industrial battery division (IBD) ISBU
* 1992 Designed and Implemented battery manufacturing facility in India
* 1997 Received [[ISO 9001]] Certification & signed JV with [[Johnson Controls]]
* 1998 Automotive battery division (ABD) ASBU
* 1999 Received [[QS9000]] Certification
* 2008 Small battery division (SBD) Two wheeler battery plant ASBU
* 2012 MVRLA (ISBU) UPS Battery
* 2013 ARGC Amararaja Growth Corridor
* 2014 Automotive Battery division (ABD-2)
* 2015 Tubular battery division (TBD)
* 2019 Bipolar battery division<ref name="History">{{cite web |url=http://www.amararaja.co.in/mission.asp |title=amarar.co.in |publisher=quanta.co.in |accessdate=17 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224060048/http://www.amararaja.co.in/mission.asp |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Timeline">{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/company-facts/amararajabatteries/history/ARB |title=Amara Raja Batteries > Company History > Auto Ancillaries > Company History of Amara Raja Batteries – BSE: 500008, NSE: AMARAJABAT |publisher=Moneycontrol.com |date= |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref>

== Joint ventures ==

=== Johnson Controls Inc. ===
* Amara Raja Batteries of India signed a joint venture with [[Johnson Controls]] Inc. in December 1997 to manufacture Amaron automotive batteries in India.<ref name="History" />
* The group terminated their partnership with [[Johnson Controls]] on 1 April 2019.<ref>https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/amara-raja-batteries-falls-5-on-termination-of-agreement-johnson-controls-119040300462_1.html</ref>

== Amara Raja Group of companies ==
* Amara Raja Batteries Ltd
* Amara Raja Electronics Ltd
* Amara Raja Power Systems Ltd
* Amara Raja Infra (P) Ltd
* Mangal Industries Ltd
* Amara Raja Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd

==Brands==
* Amaron
* PowerZone
* Amaron Quanta
* Galla
* Silver Lining Storage Solutions
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== Awards ==
Amara Raja Batteries Limited Won Innovative Product/Service (GPIPSA) 2020 award in Engineering sector for the innovation '''Motor Cycle Valve Regulated Lead Acid Battery punched grid with state of art manufacturing facility'''.<ref>http://goldenpeacockaward.com/innovative-productservice-award-gpipsa.html</ref>

== Philanthropy ==
Amara Raja Group has philanthropic operations focused on the upliftment of rural populations, and has committed itself to social activities in the areas of rural employment, learning & education, social rehabilitation, and rural upliftment. Specific schemes that benefit the local rural community include the supply and availability of safe drinking water by coordination and in participation with the rural community.<ref name="Philanthropy">{{cite web |url=http://amararajaelectronics.com/csr.html |title=Amara Raja Electronics > About Us > CSR |publisher=amararajaelectronics.com |date= |accessdate=23 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207210031/http://amararajaelectronics.com/csr.html |archive-date=7 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Exide Industries]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Nifty 200 companies}}

==External links==
*{{url|amararaja.com}}

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