Azam Jahi Mills (A.J. Mills) is a company established in
Warangal district
Warangal district, formerly Warangal Rural district, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district shares boundaries with Mahabubabad, Jangaon, Hanamkonda, Mulugu and Bhupalpally districts.
As of June 2021, Hanamkonda tent ...
of the
Kingdom of Hyderabad
Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and t ...
. Azam Jahi Mills was established by the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad
Mir Osman Ali Khan
Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 — 24 February 1967), was the last Nizam (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad, the largest princely state in British India. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age o ...
in 1934 and is named after his 1st son - Prince
Azam Jah
Azam Jah, Damat Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Sir Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur Bayaffendi ( ur, اعظم جاہ داماد والاشان صاحب زادہ نواب سر میر حمایت علی خان بہادر بے آفندی) (21/22 Feb ...
.
History
The
National Textile Corporation, of Bangalore had taken over the company in 1974. In 2008, the land was given to
Kakatiya Urban Development Authority
Kakatiya Urban Development Authority is the urban planning agency of Warangal, Telangana, India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most p ...
(KUDA) which re-sold it by making plots. Out of the 200 acres, the NTC now reportedly owns 30 acres on which it proposes to set up an Apparel Park in view of public demand.
It was functioning in full swing during the 1970s. It was a huge complex imparting to students the technologies of factories. Nearby was the ice factory run and owned by a Parsee gentleman.
See also
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Nizam Sugar Factory
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Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway (NGSR) was a railway company operating in India from 1879 to 1950. It was owned by the Nizams of Hyderabad State, and its full name was ''His Exalted Highness, The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway''. The compan ...
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Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory
The Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory was established in 1930 at Musheerabad a suburb of Hyderabad by Janab Mohammad Abdus Sattar. The factory also known as Golconda Factory owns ''Golconda'' brand of cigarette. The road junction ''Golconda X ...
References
Hyderabad State
Hanamkonda district
Companies based in Telangana
Defunct textile companies of India
Establishments in Hyderabad State
Indian companies established in 1934
Manufacturing companies established in 1974
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