Incorporated on 2 Aug.'46, The Investment Trust of India (ITI) is managed by chairman and managing director B K Kothari. During 2002-03 the name of the Company changed to HFCL Infotel Ltd, as part of Company's diversification and restructuring programme, HFCL Infotel Ltd ('transferor Company') a telecommunication Company operating in the Punjab Circle merged with the Company through a Scheme of Amalgamation and decided to hive off the business of Hire Purchase, Finance, Leasing and Securities Trading by way of an outright sale with effect from 1st September 2002 to its wholly owned subsidiary 'Rajam Finance & Investments Company (India) Ltd' now renamed as 'The Investment Trust of India Ltd'_x000D_ _x000D_ Other group companies are Kothari Sugars and Chemicals and Madras Safe Deposit. In Sep.'94, it came out with a rights issue of 21.79 lac shares (premium : Rs 30) aggregating Rs 8.72 cr, to augment long-term working capital. The company is mainly engaged in hire purchase, lease financing and investments. Its clients include individuals, firms as well as corporate bodies. _x000D_ _x000D_ ITI's business activities include sugar, petrochemicals, industrial alcohol, etc. It has two subsidiaries -- ITI Pioneer AMC and ITI Capital Markets. ITI Pioneer AMC has promoted Kothari Pioneer Mutual Fund. ITI has invested 55% of its capital in ITI Pioneer AMC and the remaining 45% has been subscribed to by Pioneering Management Corporation, US. During 1995-96, ITI Pioneer AMC Limited ceased to be a subsidiary of the company.During 1997-98, The company's holding in ITI Capital Market Ltd was sold to Kothari Pioneer AMC Ltd._x000D_ _x000D_ During 2003-04, The company launched its Prepaid Mobile product and a complete range of innovative value Added Services and Data products were launched in May 2004, by the introduction of DSL-high speed Internet product. The company became the first service provider to have launched DSL services in the state of Punjab and Chandigarh. During 2004-05, The company expanded its services to 125 cities/towns with 2.47 lacs subscribers in Punjab._x000D_ _x000D_ The company is planning a venture into Video and Cable TV Services and making triple play services by an expansion into the neighbouring states of Punjab. A wholly owned subsidiary, Connect Broadband Services Limited was formed on July 2004, for the above purpose._x000D_ _x000D_ The Company's services namely, Fixed Line Telephoney, Mobile Telephoney, Broadband Internet Access and Data Networking Access are offered under the brand name 'CONNECT'._x000D_