Popularly known as O.P. Jindal, Shri Om Prakash Jindal was born on August 7, 1930, to a farmer, Late Netram Jindal, of the village Nalwa in the district of Hisar, Haryana. Being a precocious child, the young Jindal showed a strong inclination toward machines from a young age.
Actuated by his passion for machines, he began his industrial career with a small bucket-manufacturing unit in Hisar. The journey that began with a small bucket - manufacturing unit found its culmination in the establishment of a large industrial house under the name of Jindal Strips Limited in 1969.
Shri Jindal had envisioned a self-reliant India in every sector of industry. He visited several foreign countries to keep himself abreast with the latest industrial technical development and know-how. The knowledge thus acquired was aptly applied to accelerate the production of his industrial establishments. His meticulous planning supplemented with well-conceived efforts eventually bore fruit, as at present there are many factories under the flagship of the Jindal Organisation, which are worth over 16 Billion Dollars, under whose spectral umbrella thousands of families thrive.
Sh. O.P. Jindal was the Chairman of the Jindal Organisation. For his significant contribution to the Indian Steel Industry, he was bestowed with the prestigious "Life Time Achievement Award" by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Being an altruist in the true sense of the word, Shri O P Jindal found the purpose of his life in helping the common man in every possible way. The list of his philanthropic activities is rather endless. He was the Chairman of N.C. Jindal Charitable Trust, under whose auspices a 600-bed N.C. Jindal Institute of Medical Sciences functions in Hisar, Haryana. He understood well the role of education in uplifting the masses and its significant contribution to national progress in general and the common man in particular.
So, he became the agent of change for the populace of Hisar by establishing O P Jindal Modern School, a co-educational school from LKG to XII with a wing for specially abled children and a 10+2 residential school by the name of Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar.
Another 10+2 school by the name of N.C. Jindal Public School, with a strength of 4000 students, is being run in Delhi. His selfless social service and philanthropic contributions were acknowledged by all as he was unanimously nominated the Chairman of the Maharaja Agarsen Medical Education & Scientific Research Society.
He was also the custodian trustee of the AgrohaVikas Trust. Sh. Jindal was known for his unassuming generosity. He donated crores of rupees annually not only to the known but also to needy strangers. Numerous social and religious institutions of India also received liberal donations from Sh. Jindal for noble causes.
He was a successful industry visionary and would remain a role model for others. On account of his dedicated services to various sections of society, particularly the poor and backward classes, he was revered by all. In recent years, he has devoted his time to alleviating the poverty of economically backward people. Sh. Jindal always advocated granting a rightful place to the weaker sections in politics. He was above caste politics and wanted all to come up regardless of their caste, colour and creed. For these qualities, he commanded great respect amongst the masses. He firmly held the view that all differences in life that exist today can be amicably resolved with meaningful meetings and dialogues.
Sh. Jindal’s philosophy was that without the upliftment of the weaker and backward sections of society, our nation’s dream of being a leading nation of the world would remain unfulfilled. To realise this conviction, he was motivated into politics. Like the industry, even in politics, he had a successful story to tell. He received tremendous support and cooperation from people in the political arena and resultantly became a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly in 1991. Soon after, in 1996, he was elected as a Member of Parliament in the 11th Lok Sabha from the Kurukshetra Parliamentary Constituency of Haryana with a landslide victory. In fact, he was the first industrialist of India to be elected as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha.
As a Member of Parliament, he proved himself as a mature, seasoned and honest parliamentarian who came up to the expectations of people, who had placed faith in him. He liberally funded various welfare projects not only from the Government but also from his personal resources. Sh. Jindal was a sitting Congress MLA from the Hisar Legislative Assembly and was appointed Minister of Power, Govt. of Haryana. Sh. Jindal won the Hisar Legislative Assembly seat of Haryana three times consecutively.
It is aptly said of Sh. Jindal, “where others saw walls, he saw doors”. Then, whether it was opening doors or breaking down the walls, he always led the way. The life journey of Sh. Jindal, from a farmer’s son to a successful industrialist, a philanthropist, a politician and a leader, would serve as a great source of inspiration for generations to come.
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