Odishatv Bureau

Forbes issued The World's 100 Most Powerful Women 2022 list in November, which included six prominent Indian women who majorly contributed to the GDP of India amid the uncertainties of three years of COVID-19.

So, here meet the most powerful, self-made women of India.

Nirmala Sitharaman: The finance minister of India, was included in Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World, retaining her position for the fourth time. She occupied the 36th spot. Also, she ranked 37 in 2021, 41 in 2020, and 34 in 2019. 

Roshni Nadar Malhotra: The youthful chairwoman of HCL Tech, was ranked number 53 on the 2022 list. She was twice added to Forbes' list of the most powerful women in the world. She manages all of the business's strategic choices. Her father, Shiv Nadar, founded the company in 1976.

Madhabi Puri Buch: The chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), was ranked number 54 on the list.

Soma Mondal: The women from Odisha, the first female chairwoman of the Steel Authority of India, was listed at position 67. Under her direction, SAIL expanded to unprecedented heights, and its profit increased several times over.

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw: The Biocon Executive Chairperson, showed up at number 77. In 1978, one of the wealthiest self-made women in India launched the country's largest listed bio-pharmaceutical company.

Falguni Nayar: The CEO of Nykaa, was positioned at 89. The 59-year-old former investment banker launched Nykaa, a beauty company, in 2012; it went public in 2021.

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