The Jain Family
The Jain family owns The Times Group, one of the largest media companies in India. At present the Jain family comprises of Indu Jain, her son Samir Jain his wife Meera Jain, and their daughter, Trishla Jain, and her other son, Vineet Jain. All family members are involved in various businesses of Bennett Coleman and Co. Limited. The Times Group is involved in various other businesses besides media, including education, telecommunications, real estate, e-commerce and finance.
Indu Jain is the Chairwoman and her two sons act as Managing Directors at BCCL. Samir Jain is also the Director of Times of India Org, and GenNext Trusteeship Company Private Limited. Vineet Jain is has more than 20 years of experience in media industry. He serves as the Chairman of the Bharti Nidhi Limited and Times Network Limited. He is Non-Executive Chairman of Mirchi Movies Limited. He serves as the Director of various companies such as Bennett Coleman and Company Limited, The Press Trust of India Limited, Entertainment Network (India) Limited, Optimal Media Solutions Limited, Vinabella Media and Entertainment Private Limited, Times Global Broadcasting Company Limited, Azzshopping Limited, Times Websol Limited, Times Mobile Limited, Times Infotainment Media Limited, Times of India Org, Zoom Entertainment Network Limited, Credence Trusteeship Company Private Lmited, Times Centre for Media Studies and SP Jain Foundation
Samir and Vineet Jain’s grandfather, Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain, was the son-in- law of Ramkrishna Dalmia, who was earlier the owner of Bennett Coleman and Company Limited. Since then the company is primarily owned by the Jain family. The Jain family directly owns a small number of shares in the company but through their subsidiaries holds majority of the shares in the company.
Business
Movie Production
Mirchi Movies (India) Limited (100%)
Junglee Pictures Limited (100%)
Digital Product Company
Times Internet Limited (88.44%)
Music
Gamma Ganna Limited (88.44%)
TV Broadcasting
Zoom Entertainment Network Private Limited (100%)
Times Global Broadcasting Company Limited (100%)
Publishing
Worldwide Media Private Limited (100%)
Verdhaman Publishers Limited (100%)
Metropolitan Media Company Limited (100%)
Publishing Company
Times Group Books (Missing Data)
Real estate
Artha Group
Magicbricks Reality Service (88.44%)
Speaking Tree Properties Limited (100%)
Education
Bennett University of Higher Education (100%)
Times School of Journalism
Times Centre For Learning Limited (100%)
Healthcare Institution
Vivo Healthcare Private Limited (50%)
Technology (AI)
Haptik Infotech Private Limited (61.45%)
Service Activities
Times Jobs Limited (88.44%)
Advertisement
TIM Delhi Airport Advertising Private Limited (50.09%),
Brand Equity Treaties Limited (100%)
E-commerce
Coupondunia Media Private Limited (70.75%)
Telecommunications
Akuate Internet Services Private Limited (75.17%)
Finance
Banayantree Services Limited (100%)
Family & Friends
Affiliated Interests Family Members Friends
Chairwoman of BCCL, the mother of Samir Jain, the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of BCCL.
the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of BCCL, the son of Chairwoman, Indu Jain.
the wife of Samir Jain, the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of BCCL.
the daughter of Meera and Samir Jain, the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of BCCL. She is an artist and an author of childrens’ books. She is on the board of a non-profit organization The Girl Effect. She runs a project called Thank Joy and co-founded Gather Conversations.
the managing director of the Bennett Coleman and Company Limited, the brother of Samir Jain and the son of Indu Jain. He serves as the Director of various companies such as Bennett Coleman and Company Limited, The Press Trust of India Limited, Entertainment Network (India) Limited, Optimal Media Solutions Limited, Vinabella Media and Entertainment Private Limited, Times Global Broadcasting Company Limited, Azzshopping Limited, Times Websol Limited, Times Mobile Limited, Times Infotainment Media Limited, Times of India Org, Zoom Entertainment Network Limited, Credence Trusteeship Company Private Lmited, Times Centre for Media Studies and SP Jain Foundation. He is the Chairman of the Press Trust of India Limited.
Trishla Jain’s husband, CEO of Times Internet Limited.
Further Information
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Bennett Coleman and Company Limited is an unlisted company. The group website, www.timesgroup.com that could have been the authentic source of company information is not working and returns a blank page. The financial statements of the company too is not available, nor is their management structure. MoM has sent email on the 18th January 2019 and a courier on the 1st February’19 requesting information under various heads. There has been no response from the Company.
