Sminu Jindal Explained

Sminu Jindal
Birth Date:1973 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Hisar, India
Occupation:Industrialist
Parents:PR Jindal & Arti Jindal
Spouse:Indresh Batra
Children:Anav Batra & Arjan Batra
Alma Mater:Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' Public School
Presentation Convent Senior Secondary School
Shri Ram College of Commerce
Fore School of Management

Sminu Jindal (born 1973) is an Indian industrialist. She is the managing director of Jindal SAW Limited[1] and Founder-Chairperson of Svayam,[2] an initiative of the Sminu Jindal Trust & India's leading accessibility rights organization. She married Mr. Indresh Batra in 2001, and they have two sons, Anav Batra and Arjan Batra. She belongs to the US$22 billion O.P. Jindal Group.[3]

Jindal was appointed as the managing director of Jindal SAW Ltd. in February 2001. She also held the position of managing director of Hexa Tradex Ltd. from October 2011 to August 2016. She has been Chairperson of the Assocham National Council on Iron & Steel[4] since 2007.

Early life

Sminu studied at prestigious Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' Public School[5] in Jaipur, Rajasthan and Presentation Convent Senior Secondary School[6] in New Delhi before graduating in commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce[7] (SRCC), New Delhi.

At the age of 11, she was involved in an accident while traveling from Jaipur to New Delhi, which resulted in her needing a wheelchair for the rest of her life.[8]

Business

Jindal joined Jindal SAW Limited[1] as a management trainee (1 August 1992 to 30 June 1994) in one of its loss-making factories when she was 19. She was then promoted to Executive-Corporate Planning (1 July 1994 to 31 March 1995).

Jindal helped the company venture into new business areas including urban development, domestic transport, and logistics under the company's subsidiary Jindal ITF (JITF) Urban Infrastructure.[9]

Launch of the initiative "Svayam" by SJCT

In October 2000, SJCT launched its initiative 'Svayam' as a web-portal.[10]

Membership

She has been a Jury Member on the Committee for the National Awards for the Welfare of Persons with Disabilities, Govt. of India.[11]

Awards and honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JINDAL SAW LTD.. www.jindalsaw.com.
  2. Web site: Welcome to svayam.com. www.svayam.com.
  3. Web site: JINDAL SAW LTD.. www.jindalsaw.com.
  4. Web site: Assocham India :: National Councils. www.assocham.org.
  5. Web site: MGD School,Jaipur. www.mgdschooljaipur.com.
  6. Web site: Presentation Convent School. www.pcsdelhi.in.
  7. Web site: Shri Ram College of Commerce. www.srcc.edu.
  8. News: Success Story of Sminu Jindal, MD, Jindal Saw Ltd.. inspireminds.in. 2011-12-24.
  9. Web site: Jindal ITF | Nurturing the Future.
  10. News: A website for disabled. Our Staff. Reporter. The Hindu . 2 October 2000. www.thehindu.com.
  11. Web site: Disabilities Affairs. disabilityaffairs.gov.in.
  12. News: Jindal MD honoured with 'Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2009'. Subhash. Narayan. The Economic Times. 25 February 2009 .
  13. Web site: Where the mind is without fear. Abhilasha. Ojha. 7 March 2009. Business Standard.
  14. Web site: Woman Makes India's Wonders Accessible For All With Reduced Mobility. 23 August 2019.
  15. Web site: Sminu Jindal - Most Powerful Women in 2011 - Fortune India. www.fortuneindia.com.
  16. Web site: Sminu Jindal. Neil. Milliken. 26 February 2018.
  17. Web site: Femina Women Awards 2014. femina.in.
  18. Web site: Global Youth ICON Awards At International Youth Peace Fest | Peace In Peace Out. World Peace. Initiative. peacerevolution.net.
  19. Web site: GAATES Award of Recognition.
  20. Web site: Corporate Divas.
  21. Web site: Why I Failed.