PSG Group

PSG and Sons
Founded1926[1]
FounderP.S. Govindasamy Naidu (1856 – 1918)
Focus"Let there be charity so that other people may share my family's prosperity"[2]
Location
OriginsCoimbatore, India
Area served
India
Methodeducation, healthcare and service
Key people
L. Gopalakrishnan, Managing trustee
Websitepsgsonscharities.org

PSG and Sons is a conglomerate involved in education, healthcare and community service in Coimbatore, India.[3]

History

The group was established as PSG & Sons’ charities in 1926 by the four sons of P.S. Govindasamy Naidu namely Venkataswamy Naidu, Rangaswamy Naidu, Ganga Naidu and Narayanaswamy Naidu.[4][5] The trust was established with the purpose of starting a sarvajana ("omniscient") school when a family member was denied admission to existing schools run by British.[6] The four brothers voluntarily divided their ancestral properties into five parts, reserving the one fifth amounting to ₹ 2.01 lakhs to create a charity trust.[7] The trust later established various educational institutions, health facilities and industrial institutes.[8][9]

Institutions

The institutions run by the charity include:[10][11][12][13]

  • PSG Sarvajana Higher Secondary school (1924)
  • PSG Industrial Institute (1926)
  • PSG Polytechnic College (1939)
  • PSG Primary School, Vedapatti (1941)
  • PSG Primary School, Peelamedu (1943)
  • PSG College of Arts and Science (1947)
  • PSG College of Technology (1951)
  • PSG & Sons’ Charities Metallurgy and Foundry division (1974)
  • PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (1985)
  • PSG Industrial Training Centre (1986)
  • PSG Hospitals (1989)
  • PSG Centre for Sponsored Research and Consultancy (1989)
  • PSG Centre for Non-formal and Continuing Education (1989)
  • PSG College of Nursing (1994)
  • PSG Institute of Management (1994)
  • PSG College of Physiotherapy (1999)
  • PSG College of Pharmacy (2001)
  • PSG Public Schools (2002)
  • PSG High School, Vedapatti (2005)
  • PSG Institute of Advanced Studies (2006)
  • PSG Children's school (2009)
  • PSG Vishnugranthi (2013)
  • PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research (2014)
  • PSG Centre for Academic Research and Excellence (2015)
  • PSG Software Technologies (2017)
  • PSG Institute of Architecture and Planning (2021)

References

  1. ^ "PSG Trust enters platinum jubilee year". Times of India. 21 July 2001. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. ^ "About PSG Charity". PSG. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ^ "To help them lead a special life". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Founders of PSG". PSG Group. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. ^ Leadbeater, Simon Robert Brough (1992). The Politics of Textiles, The Indian Cotton-mill Industry and the Legacy of Swadeshi, 1900-1985. Sage publications. p. 143. ISBN 978-8170-3-6296-8.
  6. ^ "Four PSG Institutions feature in the NIRF Ranking". Simplicity. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Industrial unit lifts PSG". Mint. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Celebrating 60 years of top-notch engineering education". The Hindu. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Pinnacle of Excellence". Times of India. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  10. ^ "PSG Institutions". PSG IMSR. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  11. ^ "PSG launches new institution in Coimbatore". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Celebrating 60 years of top-notch engineering education". The Hindu. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Navy, PSGCT ink MoU". Indian Express. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2023.