CKA Birla Group

CKA Birla Group
FormerlyCK Birla Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1862 (1862)
FounderSeth Shiv Narayan Birla
HeadquartersBirla Tower, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi, India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
C. K. Birla (Chairman)
Amita Birla (Co-chairman)
Revenue US$3 billion (2024)
OwnerC. K. Birla, Amita Birla
Number of employees
35,000+
Subsidiaries
Websiteckabirlagroup.com

CKA Birla Group (previously CK Birla Group) is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in New Delhi. The group has been historically led by industrialists Braj Mohan Birla and Ganga Prasad Birla. It has a presence in technology, automotive, home and building, healthcare, and education sectors, with entities such as Orient Electric, BirlaNu (formerly HIL Limited), National Engineering Industries (manufacturer of NBC Bearings), Birlasoft, GMMCO, Neosym Industry Limited and Orient Paper & Industries. The group is currently headed by its chairman, C. K. Birla, and co-chairman Amita Birla, both of whom are members of the Birla family.

In the automotive sector, the group has been associated with manufacturing partnerships including a joint venture with Groupe PSA (later Stellantis) related to Citroën’s operations in India.

In 2023, CKA Birla Group was listed among the International Sponsors of War by the Ukrainian National Agency on Corruption Prevention due to its business with Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

As of 2024, it includes over 35,000 employees, 52 manufacturing facilities, and operations across five continents. In the fiscal year 2023, the company reported a total revenue of approximately US$3 billion.