YEAR EVENTS 1943 - The Company was Incorporated at Phagwara (N.R.), Punjab. The Company manufacture starch and oil. At present, the Company is engaged in the manufacture of maize starch, dextrines and thin boiling starch. 1947 - 29,915 Bonus Equity shares issued in prop. 1:2. 1972 - 89,915 Bonus Equity shares issued in prop. 1:1. 1979 - 1,79,830 Bonus shares issued in prop. 1:1. 1981 - 1,19,887 Right Equity shares issued in prop. 1:3. 1984 - 1,99,900 shares issued. 1988 - 3,39,773 bonus equity shares issued. 1992 - During November/December, the Company issued 5,09,660 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each for cash at a premium of Rs 60 per share to shareholders on Rights basis in the proportion 1:2. - Another 25,483 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each were issued to employees' on an equitable basis (only 25,475 shares taken up). - Vijoy Steel & General Mills Co. Ltd., & Sukhjit Finance Ltd., are subsidiaries of the Company. 1993 - The Company undertook to set up a project for the manufacture of dextrose monohydrate with an installed capacity of 2000 TPA. Orders for plant and machinery were placed and the plant was commissioned by 31st March, 1995. - 15,54,555 bonus shares issued in prop. 1:1. 1994 - As per the meeting held on 2nd June, the Company proposed to issue 6,00,000 No. of equity warrants to promoters. The warrant entitles the holder to acquire one equity share of Rs 10 each for cash at a premium of Rs 50 per share. 1997 - 5,81,000 No. equity shares of Rs 10 each at a prem. of Rs 50 per share issued. 2003 -Dextrin plant catches fire on Oct 19, results in Rs 1 million loss -Approved the Delisting of equity shares of the Company from the Delhi Stock Exchange Association Ltd and Ludhiana Stock Exchange Association Ltd. 2006 -Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals has given the Bonus in the Ratio of 1:1 2007 -Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals Ltd has recommended a dividend @ 40% 2008 -Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals Ltd has recommended a dividend @ 50% 2009 -Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals Ltd has recommended a dividend @ 40% 2010 -Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals Ltd has recommended a dividend @ 60% i.e Rs 6/-per equity share -Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals Ltd has approved the interim dividend @ 40% i.e. Rs. 4/- per equity share 2011 -Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals Ltd has recommended final Dividend @ 40% i.e. Rs. 4/- per share 2012 -Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals Ltd has recommended Dividend @ 45% i.e. Rs. 4.50 per equity share -Company's Unit located at Malda (West Bengal) has been fully operationalised and the enhanced production has since started. 2013 -The Company have recommended a dividend of 50% i.e. Rs. 5/- per equity share of the face value of Rs. 10/- each 2014 -The Company have recommended a dividend of 35% (i.e. Rs. 3.50 per equity share of the face value of Rs. 10/- each 2019 -The Company has issued Bonus Shares in the Ratio of 1:1. 2022 -Company has successfully commissioned Hydrogen Generating Plant from Biogas produced from biomass/ process effluent at its new manufacturing unit commissioned at Phagwara (Punjab).