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- Published: July 19, 2022 11:15
New Delhi: You may have heard of India’s richest man, businessman and so on many times, but did you know that Savitri Jindal is India’s richest woman?
In the last two years, her net worth has ballooned by about $12 billion.
Recently, Forbes revealed details about world’s richest list, where Savitri Jindal, the Jindal Group matriarch, stands at 91st position in the billionaire list.
She is the wife of late OP Jindal, who had died in a helicopter crash in 2005, which led to the division of the group’s firms among the couple’s sons.
It was only after the demise of her husband that she took over his husband’s business.
Savitri Jindal’s fortunes saw a magical rise in last two years. Her net worth has grown from $.4.8 billion in 2020 to $17.7 billion in 2022.
According to reports, Savitri’s net worth was reported to have dipped from $5.9 billion to $4,8 billion between 2019 and 2020.
She is known for her extraordinary life. It is said that she never attended college. Despite being in the list of top 13 women billionaires in the world’s richest list.
Savitri Jindal has severed as a minister in Haryana under Bhupinder Singh government.
About her early life:
Savitri grew up in Assam’s Tinsukia and was born on March 20, 1950. She was married to OP Jindal in 1970. The couple had nine children.
About Jindal Group:
The Jindal Group, is India’s biggest conglomerates. The JSW Steel is run by Sajjan Jindal, while Jindal Steel & Power is managed by Naveen Jindal.
OP Jindal was the founder of the Jindal Group.
