Roshni Nadar Malhotra, the HCL chairperson, has retained her position as the richest woman in India, according to the 'Leading Wealthy Women 2021’ report released by Kotak Private Banking and Hurun India. Her recorded net worth was ₹ 84,330 crore in 2021, a 54% increase compared to previous year. Falguni Nayar, founder of beauty brand Nykaa, is the richest self made woman in our country and second richest woman overall, with a networth of ₹ 57,520 crore, according to the third edition of the report released on Wednesday . The third richest is Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw with a wealth of ₹ 29,030 crore. The list has a total of the 100 richest women in the country. Among the 100 entrants, the youngest woman on the list is 33-year-old Kanika Tekriwal of Bhopal-based Jetsetgo with a wealth of ₹420 crore. The parameters to calculate wealth were based on a snapshot taken on December 31 last year. In comparison to the previous year, the cut-off increased to ₹ 300 crore from ₹ 100 crore. The highest number of entrants among the top 100 are from Delhi-National Capital Region at 25, followed by Mumbai (21) and Hyderabad (12).
Top 10 richest women in India |
1. Roshni Nadar Malhotra (HCL) - 84, 330 crore net worth
2. Falguni Nayar (Nykaa) - 57,520 crore net worth
3. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (Biocon) - 29,030 crore net worth
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4. Nilima Motaparti (Divi's Laboratories) - 28,180 crore net worth
5. Radha Vembu (Zoho) - 26, 260 crore net worth
6. Leena Gandhi Tewari (USV) - 24,280 crore net worth
7. Anu Aga and Meher Pudumjee (Thermax) - 14,530 crore net worth
8. Neha Narkhede (Confluent) - 13,380 crore net worth
9. Vandana Lal (Dr Lal PathLabs) - 6,810 crore net worth
10. Renu Munjal (Hero FinCorp) - 6,620 crore net worth
