and owe their existence to the munificent and philanthropic spirit of Seth Mukand Lal, a close adherent of Gandhi Ji. He came under the Gandhian influence in earlier twenties. Gandhi ji had fondly nick – named him “Pagla Bhagat”. Seth Mukand Lal reportedly bore the entire expenditure incurred in the holding of All India Congress Sessions on the banks of river Ravi, Lahore in 1929 where resolution for complete independence of India was adopted .Illiterate himself ,he vowed to dispel the darkness of ignorance by opening educational institutions in the part of the country .Hence, he established Mukand Lal National High School at Abdulapur (now Yamuna Nagar) as the first institution of the Mukand chain. Seth Jai Parkash, his illustrious son, accelerated the Pace of opening institutions in the name of his father .A selfless man, he motivated the rich, particularly the business community by saying ” Rain water accumulates on the roof top without an outlet, shall bring down the roof. Likewise, wealth without charity will ruin the household of wealthy.” He acted on this principle till the last and contributed large sums of money to the educational institutions. Shri Swataner Kumar, Shri Ashok Kumar and Shri Vijay Kumar carried on the tradition of their ancestors and opened a number of institutions. Shri Ashok Kumar, Chairman, Seth Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Institutions of Knowledge and Service has been guiding the destinies of these institutions with the active assistance of his younger brother Shri Vijay Kumar, who is doing his best to promote Technical Education. Uncompromising on quality in terms of recruitment of faculty, infrastructure and library, he encourages and motivates everyone around him to follow the guidelines and remains strict about the fiscal discipline. It is because of his efforts that Seth Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Institutions are compared favourably with the some of the best in our country. Seth Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering and Technology (JMIT) is located in rural pollution-free and green habitat of Radaur at a Distance of 18 km from YAMUNA NAGAR and 28 km from KURUKSHETRA. The Institute was established by the Ved Parkash Mukand Lal Educational Society (Regd.) The Institute has been approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) & Department of Technical Education (DTE), Haryana and is affiliated to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana). It is an ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institute and is in its sixteen years of operation. Around 3000 students are studying on the Campus. JMIT Radaur is the most prestigious among the 28 institutions of knowledge & learning. Being run by “The Ved Parkash Mukand Lal Educational society”. The society was founded by Seth Mukand Lal who was a freedom fighter and philanthropist of great repute. Hailing from Radaur, the Seth had the dream of creating these institutions which world achieve. “Excellence through creativity & Innovation” this visionary ideals were handed down the generations- from him to Seth Jai Parkash & then on to Seth Ashok Kumar who runs 28 Institutions which include-
Technical Institute
Degree Colleges. Senior Secondary Schools. Charitable Hospitals
