Legacy & Milestones

We have evolved over the years, from starting with a strong reliance on sugar, to a dispersed ethanol production and cogeneration utility. Every day, we build on our reputation as one of India's most dependable organisations.

From Sugar to Renewable Energy - We’re Constantly Evolving!

  1. Since 1933, we have established ourselves as a key player in India’s organised sugar industry with the crushing capacity of 23,500 tonnes per day. 
  2. The word ‘Dhampur’ has been associated with venturing first into new directions with India’s sugar sector. 
  3. We’re amongst the first to commission a organised sugar mill nine decades ago.
  4. We are the amongst the first in sugar sector to venture into renewable energy in form of green fuel & bio power.
  5. We’ve also been one of the firsts to explore non sugar revenues through chemicals in its growth story.

The Leadership that began with a Vision

  • Lala Ram Narain ji

    [1880 – 1943]

    Founder of the Dhampur Sugar Group, took on the task of supporting his entire family at a very young age and shouldered his responsibilities with fortitude and confidence. During this period he worked with a forest contractor but the craving to press forward and accomplish, burnt deep within his heart. He soon spotted an opportunity in supply of wooden sleepers, for laying new railway tracks and boldly struck out on his own. His determination defied logistics and laid the foundations of the Dhampur Group. From such modest beginnings, he hand-crafted the destiny of the corporate house that today, directly and indirectly, provides employment and livelihood to a large number of individuals and families of rural India. In the early 1930’s, while the strategists debated over the choice of role models on which to shape the Indian economy, Lala Ram Narain ji anticipated the need for industrialization. The outcome of his foresight was investment in two sugar mills – one at Dhampur and the other as a 50% partner, at Bareilly, in Uttar Pradesh. Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd was commissioned in 1933.

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  • Shri Murli Manohar ji

    [1916 – 1964]

    Eldest son of Lala Ram Narain ji took up the baton at an early age to carry forward the vision and legacy of his father. Even in face of a youth spent in comparatively difficult circumstances, the indomitable will he inherited from his father manifested itself in 1947 when the Indian Sugar Industry was passing through a challenging phase. He resisted efforts to divest the Dhampur unit and took over the Managing Agency of the factory agreeing to pay a fixed dividend to his partners. He accomplished this task with great élan and successfully turned around the fortunes of the Dhampur factory. He passed away at the young age of 48 but the path for the future generations had already been etched.

     

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The Evolution of our Business Model

  • Dhampur, as a business entity has always pioneered and has been able to make innovations in technology, processes and has been able to take itself and the industry to the growth trajectory.
  • Today, along with evolving in our business, we have been able to transform ourselves to remain relevant to times and have become richer in our processes and culture too, with ever changing times. 
  • We’ve been able to focus on environment & sustainability and are ESG conscious manufacturing organisation. 
  • We have been able to focus on cane development to enhance varietal growth as well as yields over last nine decades to maintain and grow the overall productivity. 
  • We have also been able to upskill our employees over all these years to nurture strong value system and instil growth in their career that has mutually benefited the company’s growth. 

Reaching Milestones