In 1. Karam Chand started textile business by starting the Jagatjit Cotton Textiles Mills Ltd. At Phagwara in the Punjab. This mill produced unfinished cloth for export to the U. K. where it was further processed and mercerized. In early 1. 94. 7 Karam Chand entrusted the planning of three other textile mills in Phagwara, Amritsar and Bhutwal to an Englishman, J. A. Meek, of Greaves Cotton and Co. Ltd. Later he asked his key colleagues to make an organization chart and manual as a guide rail for the Thapar and served notice all that Karam Chand had begun to consolidate his vast empire and bring professionalism in Thapars businesses. JCT limited setup its Filament Yarn division in 1. Zimmer AG of West Germany. The modern high tech plant started commercial production in 1.