Rallis, a subsidiary of Tata Chemicals, has established a reputation of being a trusted solutions provider for agri-inputs, globally, with an accent on innovation, a thorough knowledge of farm science and a penetrative distribution network.
The company has established a presence across the value chain, with a healthy pipeline of sustainable products and services.
Rallis boasts of a robust product portfolio offering comprehensive crop care solutions, including formulations for crop protection and nutrition. It manufactures and markets a range of agri-inputs, which include pesticides, fungicides, insecticides, seeds, and plant growth nutrients. The product portfolio under each category covers a broad spectrum of crop-related requirements.
Rallis has evolved its innovation strategy on 'Serving Farmers through Science'. Accordingly, it develops innovative solutions to enable farmers to improve their productivity.
A strong distribution network with over 6000 + Dealers and 70000 + retailers reaches a vast multitude of India's farmers covering 80% districts and exports to over 58 countries; over various crop segments and across the cultural and linguistic borders.
Rallis India, a subsidiary of Tata Chemicals Limited which is a global company with interests in businesses that focus on LIFE: Living, Industry and Farm Essentials. The story of the company is about harnessing the fruits of science for goals that go beyond business.
Tata Chemicals is the world’s second largest producer of soda ash with manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. The company’s industry essentials product range provides key ingredients to some of the world’s largest manufacturers of glass, detergents and other industrial products.
Serving farmers through science
To be among the top 3 leading enterprises in specific domains within farm inputs and chemistry-led businesses by 2026
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Rallis has been honoured globally for creating a sustainable commercial and industrial ecosystem
View allMr. Bhaskar Bhat
Chairman,
Non-Executive Non-Independent Director
Mr. Bhat has a B.Tech degree in mechanical engineering from IIT Madras and a postgraduate diploma in management from IIM, Ahmedabad. He was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT Madras in 2008.
Mr. Bhat has extensive experience and expertise in sales and marketing. He started his career as a management trainee with Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company. In 1983, he joined the Tata Watch Project (initiated at Tata Press), which later became Titan Watches, and now Titan Company Limited.
At Titan, Mr. Bhat handled sales and marketing, HR, international business and various general managerial assignments. He then took over as Managing Director of the Company on April 1, 2002, and held the position till his superannuation on September 30, 2019. Subsequently, he has been appointed as a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of the Company with effect from October 1, 2019. Mr. Bhat also serves on the Board of Tata Sons Private Limited.
He was appointed on the Board of Rallis in October 2015 and became Chairman in December 2015.
Managing Director & CEO
Mr. Sanjiv Lal is a Chemical Engineering Graduate from the IIT New Delhi. Mr. Lal was the Chief Operating Officer of the India Chemicals Business of Tata Chemicals. After he joined Tata Chemicals in 2004, he has handled its Agri Retail Business, headed the organizational transformation and business excellence function, headed the information technology function and was also nominated as the Joint Managing Director to IMACID, a JV in Morocco. Before joining Tata Chemicals, Mr. Lal worked with Hindustan Unilever for 21 years in various functions.
Mr. Lal was appointed on the Board of the Company as Managing Director & CEO on April 1, 2019.
Non-Executive Non-Independent Director
An engineer from IIT Roorkee, Mr. R. Mukundan joined the TAS, after completing an MBA from FMS, Delhi University. He is also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School. During his career with the Tata Group, he has held various responsibilities across the chemical, automotive and hospitality sectors. Mr. Mukundan also serves as the Managing Director & CEO on the Board of Tata Chemicals.
He was appointed on the Board of Rallis in December 2009.
Non-Executive Independent Director
Ms. Padmini Khare Kaicker is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, a Certified Public Accountant (USA) and a Diploma holder in Business Finance from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India. She is the Managing Partner of M/s B.K. Khare & Co., one of the leading Indian accounting firms. She serves on the Boards of several companies and has a wide and varied experience in the areas of audit, taxation, corporate finance, risk management, corporate governance, M&A and restructuring.
She has been appointed on the Board of Rallis since July 2016 and was further re-appointed in July 2021.
Non-Executive Independent Director
Dr. C. V. Natraj is a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He also has post-doctoral research experience in biochemistry from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Natraj has more than 30 years of experience in research. He headed the research function as Director on the Board of Hindustan Lever Limited and later went on to lead the Corporate Research function for Unilever as Senior Vice-President. He is also the Technical Advisor to the Society of Innovation and Development at the Indian Institute of Science.
He has been appointed on the Board of Rallis in July 2016 and was further re-appointed in July 2021.
Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent)
D Narain (D) was the President, South Asia, Vice Chairman and MD BayerCropscience India and Global Head of Smallholder Farming for Bayer. As President for South Asia, D oversaw Bayer’s Life Science business operations across India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan, and as Global Head of Smallholder Farming, he led the efforts focused on providing holistic and innovative solutions for farmers in developing economies to enable them to grow their farms into sustainable businesses. He has also previously worked with ITC and Monsanto, USA.
D has nearly 4 decades of global experience in the Food and Agriculture sector having worked in leadership roles in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. He is a passionate advocate of transforming Smallholder Agriculture globally to improve livelihoods and fostering rural development through building and scaling socially focused commercial enterprises. He has also been a pioneer in bringing innovative financing and risk management solutions to farmers across the world.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Madras in Chennai, India, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Illinois, USA. He is also a Chartered Accountant.