Tata Group sets up safety task force amid expansion drive

Tata Group has made safety a "top priority" across its companies and has set up a dedicated panel comprising CEOs of major group firms to focus on this critical area, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Monday.

Speaking at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL), Chandrasekaran was responding to a shareholder’s question on the group’s safety measures following the recent Air India crash, and how similar incidents could be prevented across other Tata firms.

“Safety is a very significant focus across the Tata Group. We’ve formed a group with the CEOs of key companies to work on safety, and it is being reviewed in every board,” he said.

Chandrasekaran emphasised that safety has become a top priority at each group company. “For example, at Indian Hotels, we have a Chief Safety Officer. Every company is now focused on this because the Tata Group is expanding—not only are existing companies like IHCL growing, but we’re also adding new firms.”