Our History
The Kamrup Industrial Gases Limited (KIGL) is a heritage industrial gas manufacturer in North East India, known for pioneering safety, reliability, and engineering excellence across the region. Our journey began in 1947 and continues today with a deep focus on quality gases, dependable plant equipment, and industry leadership that supports manufacturing, healthcare, and infrastructure growth.
Origins as Industrial Gases Limited
We began in 1947 as Industrial Gases Limited, widely recognised as India’s first industrial gas manufacturing company. From the outset we supplied essential gases—industrial oxygen, medical oxygen, acetylene gas, nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxide—to workshops, fabrication yards, and hospitals. In North East India, especially across Assam and the Greater Guwahati industrial corridor, our early operations helped establish the supply backbone for industrial gases.
1950s–1980s — Building the North East Ecosystem
Through the 1950s–1980s, we expanded production capacity and distribution reach, pairing reliable gas supply with equipment expertise. Alongside cylinders and bulk gas delivery, we advanced acetylene plants/generators and safety devices such as flashback arrestors, helping customers adopt safer cutting, welding, and process applications. Our emphasis on quality, service responsiveness, and preventive safety practices set lasting benchmarks for the region.
Post-1988 — The Kamrup Industrial Gases Limited (KIGL)
Following a corporate reorganisation after 1988, the Assam unit evolved into The Kamrup Industrial Gases Limited (KIGL). We carried forward the same engineering DNA with sharper focus on standardisation, operator training, and BIS/PESO-aligned safety. Modernised filling operations, process control, and quality management strengthened our presence across North East India while sustaining on-time, dependable supply.
Leadership Legacy
Mr. Kanaya Lal Garg — Founder & Pioneer
The founding force behind the organisation and a trailblazer who revolutionised India’s early industrial gas landscape. Under his stewardship, the company achieved scale, reliability, and customer trust across North East India.
Mr. Devendra Kumar Garg — Managing Director (Engineering), 2nd Generation
He championed innovation in production technology, optimised plant designs, and developed equipment recognised beyond regional markets. As a founding member of the All India Gas Association and a contributor to BIS and PESO planning committees, he helped shape industry safety standards implemented across India.
Mr. Nikhilessh Garg — Director (Management), 3rd Generation
He modernised procedures, streamlined operations, and strengthened customer relationships—laying a robust, service-first foundation for the next era of growth in the North East industrial gas market.
Mr. Mithillessh Garg — Director (Standardisation & Safety), 4th Generation
With five years of hands-on industrial gas plant manufacturing experience, he is institutionalising procedures, quality benchmarks, and safety measures to standardise industrial gas manufacturing pan-India, with North East India as a key beneficiary.
Why Our History Matters to North East India
Our legacy is continuity of safe, high-quality supply and technical support for the region’s core sectors. From cutting and welding in fabrication shops to oxygen readiness for hospitals, our history directly supports local industry and public health. Customers choose KIGL for:
- Proven reliability: decades of uninterrupted service as a trusted industrial gas manufacturer in North East India.
- Engineering depth: gases plus equipment expertise in acetylene plants/generators and safety systems like flashback arrestors.
- Safety leadership: BIS/PESO-aligned practices, operator training, and preventive safety culture.
- Customer-centric delivery: consistent quality, prompt service, and scalable solutions for industry and healthcare.
Today & Tomorrow
Today, KIGL supports the North East industrial ecosystem with industrial oxygen, medical oxygen, acetylene gas, nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxide, alongside turnkey acetylene plant/generator solutions and essential safety equipment. Looking ahead, we remain committed to expanding capacity, enhancing purity and consistency, and elevating safety standards—so industries across Assam and the wider North East can operate with confidence and grow sustainably.