An extraordinary vision

for an extraordinary nation

RIL

Our History

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OVER 45 YEARS OF
A GRAND VISION FOR INDIA

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Our dreams have to be bigger. Our ambitions higher.
Our commitment deeper. And our efforts greater.
This is my dream for Reliance and for India.

Dhirubhai
H. Ambani

Founder-Chairman,
Reliance Industries Limited
Dhirubhai H. Ambani
 
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MODEST BEGINNINGS

Mammoth Aspirations

Dhirubhai H. Ambani

1957

Dhirubhai Ambani returns to India and starts a yarn trading business in Mumbai. He dreams of establishing India’s largest company.

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1977

WEALTH CREATION

for all Indians

In 1977, Reliance Textile Industries’ IPO creates history by ushering the equity cult in India. The issue is oversubscribed seven times, strengthening Reliance’s growth ambitions.

WEALTH CREATION
 
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1980-91

INTEGRATING BACKWARD

Racing Forward

Plant
1980-82

Reliance sets up its first petrochemicals and polyester filament yarn plant in Patalganga in record time.

Plant
1991

Reliance commissions the Hazira plant, laying the foundation to become one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polyester.

 
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2000-02

INDIA ARRIVES ON

The Global Energy and Refining Map

Global Energy
2000

Reliance commissions the world’s largest grassroots refinery in a record time of 36 months: The Jamnagar petrochemicals and integrated refinery complex.

Global Energy
2002

Reliance unlocks new resources for India’s energy needs through a deep-sea discovery of gas reserves in the Krishna Godavari basin the KG D6 Block.

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2002

TRIGGERING

A Telecom Revolution

Telecom Revolution
2002

Reliance enters the InfoComm business and brings about a revolution in mobile telephony in India.

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2004

Mukesh D. Ambani
JOINING THE GLOBAL
Giants Club

Reliance emerges as the first and only private Indian organisation to be listed in the Fortune Global 500 ® list under the leadership of Mukesh D. Ambani as Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited.

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2006

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Fresh
USHERING
The Retail Revolution

Reliance enters the retail business with Reliance Retail and quickly becomes the largest retailer by revenue in just eight years.

 
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2009

ENSURING

The Energy Security of India

Reliance commences production of hydrocarbons in its KG D6 block against all odds in just over two years of its discovery, making it the world’s fastest greenfield deepwater development project.

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2010

 
Fresh
TRANSFORMING LIVES WITH
Care and Empathy

Reliance Foundation is established. A journey of transforming the lives of millions of Indians begins under the leadership of Nita M. Ambani as Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation.

 
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2016-17

TRIGGERING

A Digital Revolution

2016

Reliance launches commercial services of Jio, the largest greenfield digital development project in the world.

2017

In less than a year since Jio’s launch, India catapults to NUMBER ONE from 155th position in mobile data consumption in the world.

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2020

 
CREATING
Exponential Value

Reliance becomes the first Indian company to cross US$ 200 billion in market capitalisation.

Reliance announces global collaborations with tech giants, including Meta (formerly Facebook), Google, Intel, and Qualcomm. This follows Jio and Microsoft’s long-term alliance announced in 2019 to accelerate India’s digital transformation.

  • Meta
  • Google
  • Intel
  • Microsoft
  • Qualcomm
 
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2020-21

STRENGTHENING INDIA’S FIGHT

Against a Global Pandemic

Reliance launches a multi-pronged approach to strengthen India’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Reliance sets up India’s first COVID-19 hospital in Mumbai along with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
  • Reliance’s Jamnagar refinery re-engineers its process to produce over 1,000 MT of medical-grade oxygen per day, meeting the critical needs of about 1 in 10 COVID-19 patients across India.
  • Reliance rolls out its free COVID-19 vaccination programme for employees, families, household members, and communities.
  • Reliance Foundation provides over 85 million free meals to the needy.
  • Reliance extends medical, financial, and educational support to those severely affected by COVID-19.
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2020-21

A JOURNEY OF PROSPERITY

for People and Planet continues…

  • 2020

    RIL Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh D. Ambani announces target of making Reliance net-zero carbon by 2035.

  • 2021

    Reliance announces the US$ 10 billion New Energy business to bridge the green energy divide in India and globally.

  • 2021

    Reliance begins work on developing the Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex on 5,000 acres in Jamnagar, which will be amongst the largest such integrated renewable energy manufacturing facilities in the world.

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2022-23

ACCELERATING INDIA’S

Digital Transformation

2022

Jio announces the launch of Jio True 5G—the world’s most advanced standalone 5G service.

2023

Jio Financial Services forms JV with BlackRock to deliver digital financial solutions for India.

CREATING A GLOBAL DESTINATION

For Art & Culture in India

Jio World Centre (JWC) opens in Mumbai, India, in 2022. It is the country’s largest and most prestigious multi-faceted destination, with spaces for business, commerce, and culture.

The Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) opens at the JWC in 2023, bringing the best of arts and culture from India and the world.

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2023

BRINGING IN

The Next Generation of Leaders

2023

Isha Ambani, Akash Ambani, and Anant Ambani join the Board of Directors of RIL.

STRENGTHENING

The Olympics Movement in India

IOC and Reliance Foundation sign an agreement to advance Olympic Values Education across India.

BRINGING TO INDIA

A Global Shopping Experience

Jio World Plaza opens in Mumbai, setting the bar for top-end retail and entertainment experiences in India.

The one common, unifying thread that runs through everything we have ever done at Reliance is the spirit of CARE & EMPATHY.

Mukesh D. Ambani

Chairman & Managing Director Reliance Industries Limited

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