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Delhi: You must have heard about India's richest man Mukesh Ambani many times. But today we will tell you about India's richest woman. Savitri Jindal, Emeritus Chairperson of Jindal Group, a company involved in steel, power, cement and infrastructure, is India's richest woman. Savitri is the only Indian woman billionaire to be included in the list of top-10 richest people of India.
After the death of Jindal Group founder Om Prakash Jindal in a helicopter crash in 2005, Savitri took over the business empire of the Jindal Group. According to the business magazine Forbes, Savitri Jindal's net worth is $40 billion. The group's companies are divided among her four sons. Sajjan Jindal owns the most wealth in the Jindal Group. Sajjan Jindal has the responsibility of JSW Steel. While younger son Naveen Jindal looks after the management of steel and power.
Savitri Jindal was born on 20 March 1950 in Tinsukia, Assam. In the 1970s, she married businessman Om Prakash Jindal, founder of the Jindal Group. The Jindal Group's business is spread across many sectors including steel, energy, infrastructure, cement, investment and paint.
Along with politics, Savitri has also tried her hand at business. In 2014, she defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dr. Kamal Gupta. However, recently she resigned from the Congress and joined it.
