HCL Tech’s Roshni Nadar Malhotra Richest Woman in India

HCL Technologies’ chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra has retained her position as the richest woman in India, with a 54 percent jump in her net worth to Rs 84,330 crore in 2021.

Falguni Nayar has emerged as the richest self-made woman with a net worth of Rs 57,520 crore, as per the Kotak Private Banking-Hurun list published

Nayar, who is 59, saw a 963 percent increase in her wealth during the year and is also the second richest woman overall.

Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw witnessed a 21 percent decline in her fortune and has moved down one rank to be the third richest woman in the country with a wealth of Rs 29,030 crore.

The cumulative wealth of these 100 women have increased 53 percent in a year to Rs 4.16 lakh crore in 2021 from Rs 2.72 lakh crore in 2020, and they now contribute 2 percent of India’s nominal GDP.

The highest number of entrants in the list are from Delhi-National Capital Region at 25, followed by Mumbai (21) and Hyderabad (12).