Technocrat businessman Mr. M. B. Raju, who is currently the company's Executive Chairman, promoted and incorporated Deccan Cements Ltd. as a public limited company in 1979. Mr. Raju is a renowned, well-liked, and greatly respected figure in the cement community. He has more than four decades of extensive and useful expertise in the cement sector. Over the years, he has been the turning point and primary engine behind DCL's successful and consistent growth. The cement plant, which started commercial production in 1982, is situated near Bhavanipuram in Telangana's Nalgonda District, some 165 kilometers from Hyderabad. The facility produces a wide range of cements, including specialty cements for certain particular purposes, in accordance with BIS, British
