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    Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (1904-1993) was an Indian aviator, industrialist, and chairman of Tata Group. Some of his major achievements include being India's first licensed pilot, chairing Tata & Sons for 50 years during which time he expanded it from 14 to 95 enterprises, launching Air India as India's first international airline, and receiving India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. He was a pioneer in advocating for employee welfare in India and instituted practices like eight-hour work days and accident compensation. Under his leadership, the Tata Trust established major institutions in India.

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    Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (1904-1993) was an Indian aviator, industrialist, and chairman of Tata Group. Some of his major achievements include being India's first licensed pilot, chairing Tata & Sons for 50 years during which time he expanded it from 14 to 95 enterprises, launching Air India as India's first international airline, and receiving India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. He was a pioneer in advocating for employee welfare in India and instituted practices like eight-hour work days and accident compensation. Under his leadership, the Tata Trust established major institutions in India.

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    Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (1904-1993) was an Indian aviator, industrialist, and chairman of Tata Group. Some of his major achievements include being India's first licensed pilot, chairing Tata & Sons for 50 years during which time he expanded it from 14 to 95 enterprises, launching Air India as India's first international airline, and receiving India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. He was a pioneer in advocating for employee welfare in India and instituted practices like eight-hour work days and accident compensation. Under his leadership, the Tata Trust established major institutions in India.

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    Born: July 29, 1904

    Died: on November 29, 1993

    Birth Place: Paris, France

    Wife: Suzanne

    Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata

    Achievements
    He had the honor of being India's first pilot; Chairman of Tata & Sons for 50 years; launched Air India International as India's first international airline; Received Bharat Ratna in 1992.

    Entrepreneurship
    JRD Tata joined Tata & Sons as an unpaid apprentice in 1925. In 1938, at the age of 34, JRD was elected Chairman of Tata & Sons making him the head of the largest industrial group in India. He started with 14 enterprises under his leadership and half a century later on July 26, 1988, when he left , Tata & Sons was a conglomerate of 95 enterprises which they either started or in which they had controlling interest.

    JRD was the trustee of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust from its inception in 1932, which remained under his wings for over half a century. Under his guidance, this Trust established Asia's first cancer hospital, the Tata Memorial Center for Cancer, Research and Treatment, Bombay, 1941. It also founded the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 1936 (TISS), the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, 1945 (TIFR), and the National Center for Performing Arts.

    In 1948, JRD Tata launched Air India International as India's first international airline. In 1953, the Indian Government appointed JRD as Chairman of Air-India and a director on the Board of Indian Airlines-a position JRD retained for 25-years. For his crowning achievements in Aviation, JRD was bestowed with the title of Honorary Air Commodore of India

    In 1956, JRD Tata initiated a program of closer "employee association with management" to give workers a stronger voice in the affairs of the company. He firmly believed in employee welfare and espoused the principles of an eight-hour working day, free medical aid, workers' provident scheme, and workmen's accident compensation schemes, which were later, adopted as statutory requirements in India.

    JRD Tata cared greatly for his workers. In 1979, Tata Steel instituted a new practice; a worker is deemed to be "at work" from the moment he leaves home for work till he returns home from work. The company is financially liable to the worker if any mishap takes place on the way to and from work. Tata Steel Township was also selected as a UN Global Compact City because of the quality of life, conditions of sanitation, roads and welfare that were offered by Tata Steel.

    JRD Tata died in Geneva, Switzerland on November 29, 1993 at the age of 89. On his death, the Indian Parliament was adjourned in his memory-an honor not usually given to persons who are not Members of Parliament.

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