Subrato Roy was born in 1948 in Bihar, India. He studied mechanical engineering and started his first business in Gorakhpur. In 1978, he took over the struggling Sahara Finance company and changed its financial model. Under his leadership, Sahara grew into a large conglomerate with interests in real estate, media, tourism and more. However, in 2014 Roy was taken into police custody due to an ongoing legal case regarding the refund of investor deposits by Sahara.

1. SUBRATO ROY SAHARA

2.  Subrato Roy was born
in Araria in Bihar, India on 10th of June in
1948.
 He studied at Holy Child School
in Kolkata and later studied diploma in
mechanical engineering from Government
Technical Institute, Gorakhpur.
 Roy started his first business in Gorakhpur.

3.  SUBRATO ROY
 Father: Mr. Sudhir Chandra Roy
 Mother: Srimati Chhavi Roy
Wife: Swapna Roy
 Children:
Mr Sushanto Roy- Chief Executive Officer
Mr Seemanto Roy- Executive Director

4. Promoters and Directors
 Mr. Subrata Roy Sahara - Chairman & Managing Director
 Mrs. Swapna Roy - Non - Executive Director
 Mr. Om Prakash Srivastava - Non - Executive Director
 Mr. Joy Broto Roy - Non - Executive Director
 Mr. Sushanto Roy - Executive Director and CEO
 Mr. Seemanto Roy - Executive Director
Independent Directors
 Mr. Amitabh Ghosh - Former Dy. Governor of Reserve
Bank of India
 Mr. Rajeev Ratna Shah - Retired Indian Administrative
Services Officer
 Justice Kamal Narain Singh - Former Chief Justice of
India
 Mr. Madhukar - Former Member of SEBI/Former Banker
 Mr. D.P. Bagchi - Retired Indian Administrative Services
Officer
 Mr. Devi Dayal - Retired Indian Administrative Services
Officer

5.  Roy joined Sahara Finance, a struggling
company, in 1978, that ran a chit fund and
took it over. He changed its financial model.
 They are termed residuary non-banking
companies (RNBCs) that accept deposits of
very low amounts.
 In 1990s, Roy moved to Lucknow which
became the base of his empire.
 His Sahara City project covering 170 acres
was launched in 1990.
 The company now has interests in real
estate, media, entertainment, tourism, healt
hcare, and hospitality.

6. SAHARA SHREE with his employees

7.  The Hindi newspaper Rashtriya Sahara was
started in 1992.
 In late 1990s, the ambitious Aamby Valley
City project near Pune was initiated.
 In 2000, Sahara TV was launched which was
later renamed Sahara One.
 In 2003, Sahara started three weeklies:
Sahara Time (English), Sahara Samay (Hindi)
and Sahara Aalmi (Urdu).

8. Land area=10,000
acre
Water surface=421
acre

9.  In 2010, Sahara purchased the
iconic Grosvenor House Hotel in London,
 and in 2012 the historic Plaza Hotel in New
York City.
 In 2013, Sahara made a bid for Oakley Court
Hotel, in Windsor, but was not successful.
 Sahara has a workforce of more than a
million, including salaried employees and
field workers.
 In 2013, 121,653 of its employees gathered in
Lucknow to sing the India's national anthem,
setting a world record.

10. 121,653 employees gathered in Lucknow to sing the
India's national anthem.

11.  Sahara is said to have 29.6 million investors.
 Sahara collected sums as small as Rs. 20
rupees a day from people like rickshaw
pullers, dhobis and tire repairmen.

12. Strength
 He was named among the 10 Most Powerful
People of India in 2012 by India Today.
 In 2004, the group was termed by the Time
magazine as ‘the 2nd largest employer in
India after the Indian Railways.
 910,000 workers/ employees and
 no trade union.

13.  Holds the Guinness world record for planning
125,256 trees by 1400 volunteers in 6 hours
and 35 minutes on 5th June 1988 at Aamby
valley city.
 Hold the record in India for 25%-50% hike in
the gross salary of all of its employees at one
go.
 Conducts mass marriage ceremony of 101
underprivileged girls every year.

14. Weakness
 Lack of Innovative Plans as they are
comparatively new in the insurance industry.
 Lack of Infrastructure as compared to bigger
insurance players.
 Lack of advertising causing low brand
visibility.

15. Opportunity
 High earning Urban Youth looking for
investment options.
 Educated people are looking for investment
options in diverse portfolios.
Threats
 Fluctuating economic scenarios.
 Entry of new NBFCs (non banking financial
companies) in the sector, increasing
competition.

16.  In 2013, Sahara contributed to the relief
efforts in flood hit Uttarakhand region
wherein one lakh bottles of drinking water,
juice bottles and food packets along with
candles and match boxes were said to
provided by them.
 There were 25 medical health unit vans
equipped with doctors and free medicines
made available.
 They contribute to the rehabilitation
programme by constructing 10,000 pre-fabricated
houses.

17.  Subrato Roy Sahara has received an honorary
doctorate in business leadership from the
University of East London (2013).
 He also received the Business Icon of the
Year award at the Powerbrands Hall of Fame
Awards in London in 2011.
 He has been the ITA – TV Icon of the Year
2007.
 He has received the Global Leadership
Award in 2004.
 He received Businessmen of the Year Award
in 2002.

18.  The Best Industrialist Award in 2002,
 Vishisht Rashtriya Udaan Samman (2010) by
India’s top most publication house.
 Vocational Award for Excellence (2010)
by Rotary International.
 Karmaveer Samman (1995).
 Udyam Shree (1994).
 Baba-E-Rozgar Award (1992) and
 The National Citizen Award in 2001.
 He was awarded a general jury award by
the Indian Television Academy Awards.

19.  He has been also awarded with honorary
degree of D. Litt. by Lalit Narayan Mithila
University, Darbhanga.
 He has been featured regularly in the India
Today (India’s leading magazine) list of 50
Most Powerful People of India, since 2003.
 In 2012, Roy was named among the 10 most
influential businessmen in India by the news
magazine India Today.
 In 2004, the company was termed
by Time magazine as "the second largest
employer in India" after Indian Railways.

20.  He has written two books.
 "Shanti, Sukh, Santushti" 1994, Essays on
peace of mind and happy living.
 "Maan, Samman, Atmasamman"

21.  Sahara chief Subrato Roy has been taken into
custody in the month of March, 2014 as he
was unable to appear in the court due to his
92 year old mother's illness.
 The court demanded for huge money for his
bail and hence many property selling
proposals have been sent to big company's
and sheikhs but many of them refused it.
 As per the current scenario, he faced a lot of
problem in bid to sell Sahara Group's US, UK
hotels that doesn't allow him to get bail as
early as possible.

22. SAHARA SHREE in police
custody

23. www.sahara.in