Jairambhai Dayabhai Chauhan Bytco better known by name J. D. C. Bytco was a railway and civil contractor, industrialist and philanthropist based at Nasik.
Background
Jairam was born to Dayabhai Chauhan in 1885 at his native village in Kumbharia in Kutch, Gujarat. He belonged to Mestri community of Kutch. His father Dahya Vira Chauhan was also a railway contractor. Jayram Dahya carried on his father's legacy as a railway contractor and later transformed himself into an industrialist, who founded J. D. Bytco Limited, an oral health-care & herbal product manufacturing company, manufacturing gripe water, tooth powder and other oral and baby care products He ventured in Hotel industry, founded Bytco Cinema Hall and was one of the top Industrialist of Nasik at one point of time. A main square of Nashik is known by name of Bytco Point, after him. He died in 1978 at Nasik.
Charitable Deeds
In later years of his life, he gave away much of his wealth in to charities. In year 1971, he founded the Muktidham temple complex at Nashik Road, which has a replica of twelve Jyotirlingas, temple of Krishna and other deities within its temple complex and is one of the major tourist attractions of the town. He took personal interest in building of Muktidham temple and also employed the services of a noted painter Raghubir Mulgaonkar for beautification of temple complex. The Muktidham complex also houses a dharamshala, which can accommodate at least 200 pilgrims. He also built a Hindu crematorium near Muktidham.
He also donated land and money to start, Jairambhai High School, D. D. Bytco Higher Secondary School, Smt R. J. Chauhan High School, J. D. Bytco Commerce & Science College & J.D.C. Bytco Institute of Management & Higher Studies in Nashik. He also donated money to start a Hospital, now named Jairam Hospital & Research Ceneter, which is located in Nasik Road near Muktidham temple. Also at his native village, Kumbharia in Kutch, he built a dharamshala, donated funds to rehabilitation of their kuldevi temple and founding of a primary and secondary school. During his lifetime he had founded the Jairambhai Dayabhai Chauhan Charitable Trust, through which he carried on his charitable activities. The trust still continues to donate monies for charitable works, scholarships and research works, now managed by his sons.
