Jagdish Khattar

A monthly salary ceiling of Rs 50,000 will be in place

Heads of car companies are known by the models they launch. Khattar launched several. Most notably, the Swift and Dzire, remade Maruti into their own image as modern, peppy, and cheery little cars

Khattar (79), a former bureaucrat, was considered as one of the most high profile leaders of the Indian automotive industry, laying the foundation for Maruti's future growth

Jagdish Khattar's tenure saw Maruti establish itself as India's largest car company.

Khattar, a former IAS officer had joined then government-owned Maruti Udyog in 1999.