5 Indian women in Forbes list of richest people in the world
Q. Which Indian woman has topped the Forbes list of world’s richest people for India?- Published on 03 Mar 16a. Indu Jain
b. Smita Krishna Godrej
c. Leena Tiwari
d. Savitri Jindal
ANSWER: Savitri Jindal
The list has 190 women billionaires which constitutes around 10 percent of the total count. Savitri Jindal and her family was ranked at 453rd place in the list. Jindal has a net worth of USD 3.5 billion. Indu Jain who chairs media major Bennett, Coleman & Co, was placed at the 549 rank globally with a net worth stood at USD3.1 billion. Others on the list included Smita Crishna Godrej (rank 810 with net worth of USD 2.2 billion), Leena Tiwari (1067th position with net wealth of USD 1.7 billion) and Vinod Gupta (1577 with assets of around USD 1.1 billion). Gupta owns Havells while Tiwari chairs generic maker USV.
