Sarab Jit Singh, Managing Director, KTC (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Maturing with time like old wine. This is one adage which holds true even in the corporate sector. Companies with a long history behind them are the loyal and reliable kinds since they have learnt with experience. KTC (India) Pvt. Ltd. is one such firm. Founded way, way, back in 1943 as Karachi Taxi Company, this organization is into owning and operating imported luxury cars and coaches in India. The recipient of the highly acclaimed National Tourism Award for a number
of years from the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, KTC involves itself in providing complete transport solutions to corporates, individuals, hotels, airlines, weddings, events, tour operators, VIP delegations, and heads of state. It proffers long term lease arrangements for executive cars like Toyota Innova, BMW5 series, Audi A6, and Mercedes E Class. Trailblazed by Mr. Sarab Jit Singh, this organization, in addition, it has a fleet of luxury cars like Mercedes S Class, BMW7 series, Jaguar DJL, Audi A8, and Audi Q7, along with super luxury cars like Rolls Royce. This organization is also into destination and event management via Travelite (India). Established in 1979, this company has its functions in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Maldives. It maintains relations with hotels, resorts, convention centres, restaurants, excursion agents, and additional tourism suppliers in the entire Indian subcontinent. Its tour services include customized tour packages, fixed departure tours, hotel reservations, sightseeing and city tours, luxury train journeys, land transport, rail and air travel, and arrangements in the entire sub-continental area. In addition, it offers MICE services like organizing conventions and conferences, exhibitions and events, and VIP delegation work. It is also into grand theme weddings as well as small and elegant celebrations. KTC Grand Tours, set up in 2000, is into organizing worldwide holidays and events. It brings to the table services like worldwide hotel bookings, worldwide car rentals, international and domestic air tickets, worldwide facilitation services, worldwide cruise tours, private jets and helicopters, foreign exchange services, overseas travel insurance, visa assistance, trade fair and exhibition bookings, and destination rail pass. It is also into corporate charters, tourist charters, film production, news crew travel, and pilgrimage charters, among other related activities.
Mr. Singh, who stands tall in his domain of work due to the fact that “we are number one in terms of the quality of our product and services,” is, at present, helming the Rs 90 crore corporate outfit. Working towards a Rs 100 crore turnover in the ongoing financial year, he believes that his success story was carved out due to “sheer strength of hard work, good luck, and tons of dedication and commitment.” Working on the steam of about 600 employees, he opines that “the intention to run a business should be very clear from the word ‘go’. One has to provide what one has committed to.” Hoping to draw in a turnover of about Rs 200 crore within the next two to three years, Mr. Singh is all set to keep plodding on his set path of following sound ethics and fortifying the foundation pillars of his very successful odyssey.