<p class="title">Escorts group Chairman Rajan Nanda (76) passed away on Sunday after a brief illness, a company statement said on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nanda joined Escorts in 1965 at the age of 23, and in 1994, he took over as the Chairman of Escorts Group, when his father and the founder Chairman, H P Nanda, stepped down after a 50-year-long innings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajan Nanda was an active member of several apex trade and industry bodies. As a member of the CII National Council, he had served as Chairman of its agriculture committee.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Escorts is a leading manufacturer of tractors and construction equipment in the country. It also caters to railways with its various products.</p>
<p class="title">Escorts group Chairman Rajan Nanda (76) passed away on Sunday after a brief illness, a company statement said on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nanda joined Escorts in 1965 at the age of 23, and in 1994, he took over as the Chairman of Escorts Group, when his father and the founder Chairman, H P Nanda, stepped down after a 50-year-long innings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajan Nanda was an active member of several apex trade and industry bodies. As a member of the CII National Council, he had served as Chairman of its agriculture committee.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Escorts is a leading manufacturer of tractors and construction equipment in the country. It also caters to railways with its various products.</p>