PSG Group explained

PSG and Sons
Founded Date:	1926^[1]
Founder:	P.S. Govindasamy Naidu (1856 1918)
Location:	Coimbatore, India
Origins:	Coimbatore, India
Key People:	L. Gopalakrishnan, Managing trustee
Area Served:	India
Focus:	"Let there be charity so that other people may share my family's prosperity"^[2]
Method:	education, healthcare and service
Homepage:	psgsonscharities.org

PSG and Sons is a conglomerate involved in education, healthcare and community service in Coimbatore, India.^[3]

History

The group was established as PSG & Sons’ charities in 1926 by the four sons of P.S. Govindasamy Naidu namely Venkataswamy Naidu, Rangaswamy Naidu, Ganga Naidu and Narayanaswamy Naidu.^{[4] [5]} The trust was established with the purpose of starting a sarvajana ("omniscient") school when a family member was denied admission to existing schools run by British.^[6] The four brothers voluntarily divided their ancestral properties into five parts, reserving the one fifth amounting to 2.01 lakhs to create a charity trust.^[7] The trust later established various educational institutions, health facilities and industrial institutes.^{[8] [9]}

Institutions

The institutions run by the charity include:^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

• PSG Sarvajana Higher Secondary school (1924)
• PSG Industrial Institute (1926)
• PSG Polytechnic College (1939)
• PSG Primary School, Vedapatti (1941)
• PSG Primary School, Peelamedu (1943)
• PSG College of Arts and Science (1947)
• PSG College of Technology (1951)
• PSG & Sons’ Charities Metallurgy and Foundry division (1974)
• PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (1985)
• PSG Industrial Training Centre (1986)
• PSG Hospitals (1989)
• PSG Centre for Sponsored Research and Consultancy (1989)
• PSG Centre for Non-formal and Continuing Education (1989)
• PSG College of Nursing (1994)
• PSG Institute of Management (1994)
• PSG College of Physiotherapy (1999)
• PSG College of Pharmacy (2001)
• PSG Public Schools (2002)
• PSG High School, Vedapatti (2005)
• PSG Institute of Advanced Studies (2006)
• PSG Children's school (2009)
• PSG Vishnugranthi (2013)
• PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research (2014)
• PSG Centre for Academic Research and Excellence (2015)
• PSG Software Technologies (2017)
• PSG Institute of Architecture and Planning (2021)

Notes and References

1. News: PSG Trust enters platinum jubilee year. 21 July 2001. Times of India. 21 November 2023.
2. Web site: About PSG Charity. PSG. 2 February 2015.
3. News: To help them lead a special life. The Hindu. 2 July 2015.
4. Web site: Founders of PSG. PSG Group. 1 November 2023.
5. Book: Leadbeater, Simon Robert Brough. The Politics of Textiles, The Indian Cotton-mill Industry and the Legacy of Swadeshi, 1900-1985. 1992. Sage publications. 143. 978-8170-3-6296-8.
6. News: Four PSG Institutions feature in the NIRF Ranking. Simplicity. 14 April 2019. 1 November 2023.
7. News: Industrial unit lifts PSG. Mint. 2 July 2015.
8. News: Celebrating 60 years of top-notch engineering education. 23 November 2011. The Hindu. 1 November 2023.
9. News: Pinnacle of Excellence. 11 July 2011. Times of India. 1 November 2023.
10. Web site: PSG Institutions. PSG IMSR. 2 July 2023.
11. News: PSG launches new institution in Coimbatore. The Hindu. 2 July 2015.
12. News: Celebrating 60 years of top-notch engineering education. 23 November 2011. The Hindu. 1 November 2023.
13. News: Navy, PSGCT ink MoU. Indian Express. 30 October 2018. 21 November 2023.