J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd.

J Kumar Infraprojects (JKIL), promoted by Jagdishkumar M Gupta and his family. Initially, Jagdishkumar M Gupta setup his proprietorship concern under the name and style of J Kumar & Co in 1980. Under his able stewardship the proprietary concern made a modest beginning by maintenance of PWD buildings and scaled up to get registered with Public Works Department, Government of Maharashtra as a Class I-A Civil Contractor. With this registration he started executing civil contracts for Government, Semi government and other various private organizations relating to infrastructure and Civil Engineering Construction contracts, comprising mainly of roads, flyovers, bridges, irrigation projects, commercial buildings, railway buildings, sports complexes and airport contracts. Mr. Jagdishkumar M Gupta has extensive experience in this field. From 1980 till 2004 he carried out the business in his proprietary concern J. Kumar & Co. With a vision to expand the business, become a professionally driven company and reap the benefits of a corporate entity, Jagdishkumar M Gupta has incorporated a Company on December 2, 1999, by the name of 'J. Kumar & Company (India) Private Limited'. The proprietary concern J. Kumar & Co. had a PWD registration of Class 1-A. With effect from November 25, 2004 the said license of J. Kumar & Co. was transferred to the Company without any consideration and a fresh Certificate of Registration was issued by the Public Works Department to the Company effective from the said date Pursuant to this transfer, 7 contracts amounting to a contract value of Rs. 3008.98 lacs awarded to J. Kumar & Co. were transferred in the name of the Company by the respective authorities and were thereinafter carried out by us. Thereafter no fresh business was undertaken in J. Kumar & Co. The company has formed a Joint Venture namely, 'Ameya Developers and J. Kumar Joint Venture', a 50:50 partnership firm which has executed the twin flyover at Konkan Bhavan Junction, CBD Belapur and the Flyover at Chheda Nagar, Ghatkopar in Mumbai. The Joint Venture firm continued to quote for many flyover projects and obtain orders from Government and Semi Government Bodies. The name of the Joint Venture is now changed to 'Ameya J. Kumar Constructions' and has obtained PWD registration in the new name. The company is registered with Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation as class 1 A contractor since May 03, 2007 and obtained orders for the execution of spillways, M.I. Tanks etc. The company has a branch office established in Yavatmal to handle all the irrigation contracts in Vidharbha region.

Article Source : Business Standard.