Shriram Group

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Shriram Group
Company type Conglomerate
IndustryFinancial services, insurance, real estate
Founded5 April 1974;50 years ago (1974-04-05)
Headquarters Chennai, Tamil Nadu,
India
Area served
India
Key people
R. Thyagarajan
(Chairman) [1]
Total assets Increase2.svg 2.8 lakh crore (US$34 billion) (March 2024) [2]
Number of employees
122,500+ (March 2024) [2]
Subsidiaries
  • Shriram Finance
  • Shriram Housing Finance
  • Shriram Life Insurance
  • Shriram General Insurance
  • Shriram Insight
  • Shriram Fortune
  • Shriram AMC
  • Shriram Wealth
  • Shriram Properties
Website www.shriramcapital.com

Shriram Group is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Chennai. It was founded on 5 April 1974 by R. Thyagarajan, [3] AVS Raja and T. Jayaraman. [4] [5] [6] The group had its beginning in chit funds business and later on entered the lending and insurance businesses.

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