Godrej's Smitha Crishna India's wealthiest woman: Kotak Wealth-Hurun report

Crishna, who has a 20% stake in the Godrej Group, has an estimated net worth of Rs 375.7 billion

Smitha Crishna, third-generation heir of the Godrej Empire, has topped the India’s wealthiest women list for 2018, prepared by Kotak Wealth-Hurun Report.  Crishna, who has a 20% stake in the Godrej Group, has an estimated net worth of Rs 375.7 bn. With about Rs 302 bn, Roshni Nadar, CEO and executive director, HCL, ranks second. Indu Jain of the BCCL and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw are third and fourth on the Kotak Wealth Hurun - Leading Wealthy Women 2018 list, which includes 100 Indian women with net worth above Rs 10 bn. Notable exclusions include women from the movie and sports industry, where public data is not readily available. Hurun Global Rich List 2018 has 404 women, of which 14 are from India.            

The pharmaceutical has the most entrants to the list followed by the software and services sector. The average wealth of the women in the list is about Rs 40 billion. Hurun Global Rich List 2018 has 404 women, of which 14 are from India. Mumbai and Delhi have the most number of wealthy women.

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