Founded by the freedom fighter, philanthropist and close confidante of Mahatma Gandhi, Jamnalal Bajaj. The Bajaj Group is one of the most respected and renowned business houses of India. Started around eighty years back with a sugar factory in Lakhimpur Kheri of Uttar Pradesh, the group has since diversified into a wide variety of business areas. The group's first sugar plant was one among only 30 sugar mills that pioneered the establishment of the sugar industry in India. Today, Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd is Asia's Number One Sugar manufacturing company and among the top four globally. In addition, the Group includes Bajaj Corp Ltd, a recently setup, Bajaj Energy Limited, Lalitpur Power Generation Company Ltd., Bajaj Power Generation Pvt Ltd. and Bajaj Infrastructure Development Co. Ltd. The Bajaj Group is a leading presence with diversified interest in the sugar and growing Infrastructure sector including Power, Coal mining and Real Estate, FMCG, and Ethanol. Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Limited, the Group’s flagship company, was set up in November 1931.