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{{Short description|Indian industrialist, philanthropist, politician, and sportsperson (born 1970)}}
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| name               = Naveen Jindal
| name = Naveen Jindal
| image               = Naveen Jindal at the India Economic Summit 2010 cropped.jpg
| image = Naveen Jindal at the India Economic Summit 2010 cropped.jpg
| caption             = Naveen Jindal at the [[World Economic Forum]]
| caption = Naveen Jindal at the [[World Economic Forum]] India Economic Summit, New [[Delhi]], 2010
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|03|09}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|03|09}}
| birth_place         = [[Hisar, India|Hisar]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]
| birth_place = [[Hisar, India|Hisar]], [[Haryana]], India
| residence           = [[Delhi]] and [[Kurukshetra]]
| residence = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India
| nationality         = Indian|
| nationality = Indian
| constituency        = [[Kurukshetra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kurukshetra]]
| constituency = [[Kurukshetra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kurukshetra, Haryana]]
| office             = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]]  
| constituency2 = [[Kurukshetra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kurukshetra, Haryana]]
| term                = 2004 – 2014
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| predecessor         = [[Kailasho Devi]]
| predecessor = [[Nayab Singh Saini]]
| successor           = [[Raj Kumar Saini]]
| successor =
| party              = [[Indian National Congress]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (since 2024)
| spouse             = {{marriage|Shallu Jindal|1994}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shallujindal.in/|title=Shallu Jindal|work=shallujindal.in}}</ref>
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (1991–2024)
| alma_mater         = [[Campus School, CCS HAU]]<br />[[Delhi Public School, Mathura Road]]<br />[[University of Delhi]]<br />[[University of Texas at Dallas]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Shallu Jindal|1994}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shallujindal.in/|title=Shallu Jindal|work=shallujindal.in}}</ref>
| profession         = [[Industrialist]]<br />[[Politician]]<br />[[Philanthropist]]<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/10/7-13181_Naveen-Jindal-Philanthropist-Leader-Shows-the-Way_article-wide.html
| alma_mater = [[Delhi University]]<br />[[University of Texas at Dallas]]
|title = Naveen Jindal: Philanthropist Leader Shows the Way
| profession = {{hlist|[[Industrialist]]|[[Philanthropist]]|[[Politician]]|[[Sportsperson]]}}
|publisher = Utdallas.edu
| children = Venkatesh Jindal
}}</ref><br />[[Sportsperson|Sportsman]]
Yashasvini Jindal
| children           =  
| father = [[Om Prakash Jindal]]
| father             = [[Om Prakash Jindal]]
| mother = [[Savitri Jindal]]
| mother             = [[Savitri Jindal]]
| relatives = [[Shael Oswal]] (brother-in-law)<br />[[Pankaj Oswal]] (brother-in-law)
| relatives           = [[Shael Oswal]] (brother-in-law)<br/>[[Pankaj Oswal]] (brother-in-law)
| termstart2 = 22 May 2004
| termend2 = 16 May 2014
| term_start = 4 June 2024
| predecessor2 = [[Kailasho Devi]]
| successor2 = [[Raj Kumar Saini]]
}}
}}


'''Naveen Jindal''' (born 9 March 1970) is an Indian billionaire industrialist,<ref name=":0" /> philanthropist, and a former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]  from [[Kurukshetra]], [[Haryana]] in the [[14th Lok Sabha|14th]] and [[15th Lok Sabha]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Forbes - Jindal Family|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jindal/?sh=1b9731f3c0ee|work=forbes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4041|title = Shri Naveen Jindal – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)|publisher = India.gov.in|access-date = 4 June 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201428/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4041|archive-date = 14 July 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> He currently serves as the Chairman of [[Jindal Steel and Power]] Limited<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jindalsteelpower.com/about-us/management/management-team.aspx |title=Mr. Naveen Jindal – Chairman |publisher=Jindalsteelpower.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102051747/http://www.jindalsteelpower.com/about-us/management/management-team.aspx |archive-date=2 November 2011 }}</ref> and [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of [[O. P. Jindal Global University]].
'''Naveen Jindal''' (born 9 March 1970) is an Indian industrialist, politician, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of [[Jindal Steel]] and the founding chancellor of [[O.P. Jindal Global University]]. He represents the [[Kurukshetra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kurukshetra]] constituency in the [[18th Lok Sabha]] as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He previously served as a Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2014 representing the [[Indian National Congress]].


He is an active campaigner for population stabilisation, women's empowerment, environmental conservation, health and education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jindalsteelpower.com/about-us/cmd.aspx |title=About the Chairman |publisher=www.jindalsteelpower.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115063615/http://jindalsteelpower.com/about-us/cmd.aspx |archive-date=15 January 2013 }}</ref> As an acknowledgement of Jindal's donations to his alma mater, the [[University of Texas at Dallas]] renamed its School of Management to Naveen Jindal School of Management in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/10/7-13041_New-Names-for-Management-School-Management-Honors-_article-wide.html|title = New Names for Management School, Management Honors Program Recognize Record Alumni Gifts|publisher = Utdallas.edu|access-date = 24 October 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130309133358/http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/10/7-13041_New-Names-for-Management-School-Management-Honors-_article-wide.html|archive-date = 9 March 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref>
Jindal is known for his role in a landmark legal case that led to a 2004 Supreme Court ruling affirming the right of Indian citizens to fly the national flag on all days, a right previously restricted under the Flag Code of India.


==Background and personal life==
As a polo player and sports enthusiast, Jindal has led the Jindal Panther Polo Team and also represented India in international shooting competitions, including the [[Asian Games]] and [[South Asian Games]]. He has received several recognitions, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2023 and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010.
Jindal was born in [[Hisar, Haryana]], on 9 March 1970, youngest child of the late industrialist-philanthropist-politician Shri [[Om Prakash Jindal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/savitri-jindal-aftab-ahmed-sworn-into-haryana-cabinet/article1-1144948.aspx|title=Savitri Jindal, Aftab Ahmed sworn into Haryana cabinet|work=hindustantimes.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216100757/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/savitri-jindal-aftab-ahmed-sworn-into-haryana-cabinet/article1-1144948.aspx|archive-date=16 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>[[Om Prakash Jindal]]</ref> former Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana, India, and his wife Smt [[Savitri Jindal]] who too was a minister in Haryana Government till 2014.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Jindal studied at [[Campus School, CCS HAU]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/MPNaveenJindal/status/1169441303689433089|quote=Remembering with love & gratitude all my teachers from Campus School Hisar, Sawan Public School, DPS Mathura Road, Hansraj College, @jindal_utdallas, my parents, polo & shooting instructors, friends, colleagues and everyone who has enriched me with knowledge on #TeachersDay|title= Naveen Jindal on Twitter, @MPNaveenJindal|publisher= [[Twitter]]|date= 5 September 2019|access-date= 28 March 2020}}</ref> and DPS Mathura Road<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/naveen-jindal-represented-india-in-asian-games/articleshow/48871337.cms |title = Naveen Jindal represented India in Asian Games|newspaper = The Economic Times|date = 9 September 2015}}</ref> before graduating in Commerce from [[Hans Raj College]], [[Delhi University]] in 1990.<ref>http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4041 {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref> He completed an [[MBA]] at the [[University of Texas at Dallas]] in 1992. He was the President of the Student Government and recipient of the Student Leader of the Year Award at the University of Texas at Dallas.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/10/7-13181_Naveen-Jindal-Philanthropist-Leader-Shows-the-Way_article-wide.html |title = Naveen Jindal: Philanthropist Leader Shows the Way}}</ref>


Naveen Jindal is the youngest child of Smt [[Savitri Jindal]] and late [[Om Prakash Jindal]]. His father was born into a farming family in Haryana's [[Hisar district]], and became the founder of the steel and power conglomerate, the O.P. Jindal Group. Naveen Jindal stood for elections to the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] and won thrice in 1991, 2000 and 2005 and contested elections to the [[Lok Sabha]] from Haryana's Kurukshetra constituency in 1996 and won.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} O.P Jindal was serving as the Power Minister in the Haryana government when he died on 31 March 2005, in a helicopter crash at the age of 74.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
Jindal is also active in the education and CSR sectors through institutions and initiatives established in memory of his father, O.P. Jindal.


Naveen's mother Savitri Jindal was a Minister in the Haryana Government and MLA from Hisar. She is the Chairperson Emeritus of [[Jindal Steel and Power]] Limited and JSW Steel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/savitri-jindal-inducted-in-haryana-govt-as-cabinet-minister-113102900658_1.html|title=Savitri Jindal inducted in Haryana govt as cabinet minister|author=Mansi Taneja|date=29 October 2013|work=business-standard.com}}</ref>
==Background and personal life==
 
Jindal was born in [[Hisar, Haryana]], on 9 March 1970. He was the youngest of the four sons of the late industrialist-philanthropist-politician [[Om Prakash Jindal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/savitri-jindal-aftab-ahmed-sworn-into-haryana-cabinet/article1-1144948.aspx|title=Savitri Jindal, Aftab Ahmed sworn into Haryana cabinet|work=hindustantimes.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216100757/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/savitri-jindal-aftab-ahmed-sworn-into-haryana-cabinet/article1-1144948.aspx|archive-date=16 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>[[Om Prakash Jindal]]</ref> and [[Savitri Jindal]]. Both of them were ministers in the [[Government of Haryana]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-28 |title=Savitri Jindal, Haryana ex-minister, quits Congress after son Naveen Jindal's switch to BJP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/former-haryana-minister-savitri-jindal-quits-congress/articleshow/108840756.cms |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403105948/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/former-haryana-minister-savitri-jindal-quits-congress/articleshow/108840756.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Founder |url=https://www.opjms.edu.in/our-founder.html |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=www.opjms.edu.in}}</ref> Jindal studied at [[Campus School, CCS HAU]]<ref>{{cite news|url= https://twitter.com/MPNaveenJindal/status/1169441303689433089|quote= Remembering with love & gratitude all my teachers from Campus School Hisar, Sawan Public School, DPS Mathura Road, Hansraj College, @jindal_utdallas, my parents, polo & shooting instructors, friends, colleagues and everyone who has enriched me with knowledge on #TeachersDay|title= Naveen Jindal on Twitter, @MPNaveenJindal|publisher= [[Twitter]]|date= 5 September 2019|access-date= 28 March 2020|archive-date= 18 September 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190918232539/https://twitter.com/MPNaveenJindal/status/1169441303689433089|url-status= live}}</ref> and [[Delhi Public School, Mathura Road|Delhi Public School]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/naveen-jindal-represented-india-in-asian-games/articleshow/48871337.cms |title = Naveen Jindal represented India in Asian Games|newspaper = The Economic Times|date = 9 September 2015}}</ref> before graduating in Commerce from [[Hans Raj College]], [[Delhi University]] in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4041 |title=Detailed Profile - Shri Naveen Jindal - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India |access-date=30 August 2017 |archive-date=30 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830152221/http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4041 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mani |first=Gayathri |date=24 September 2017 |title=Wall of fame to inspire students in Delhi's Hansraj College |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2017/Sep/24/wall-of-fame-to-inspire-students-in-delhis-hansraj-college-1661736.html |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He completed his [[MBA]] at the [[University of Texas at Dallas]] in 1992. There he served first as Student Government vice president, then president, at the same time earning the Student Leader of the Year Award.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/10/7-13181_Naveen-Jindal-Philanthropist-Leader-Shows-the-Way_article-wide.html |title = Naveen Jindal: Philanthropist Leader Shows the Way}}</ref>
Naveen is married to acclaimed [[Kuchipudi]] dancer and chairperson of National Bal Bhawan, Shallu Jindal {{nee|Oswal}}, the daughter of Abhey Kumar Oswal -founder of Oswal Agro Mills and Oswal Greentech- and sister of [[Shael Oswal]] and [[Pankaj Oswal]]. The couple has two children, a son and a daughter.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/MP-Navin-Jindals-wife-to-head-National-Bal-Bhawan/articleshow/27918370.cms|title=MP Navin Jindal's wife to head National Bal Bhawan|work=The Times of India|date=25 December 2013 }}</ref>
 
Naveen has eight siblings: including Prithviraj Jindal, [[Sajjan Jindal]] and Ratan Jindal who are industrialists like him. Prithviraj Jindal is the Chairman (Non - Executive) of Jindal SAW Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.jindalsaw.com/jindal-organization.php | title=Jindal Saw LTD}}</ref> [[Sajjan Jindal]] is the Chairman of JSW Group. Ratan Jindal is the Chairman of [[Jindal Stainless Limited]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.jindalstainless.com/jindal-uk-board-of-directors.php | title=Jindal Stainless}}</ref>


==Right to display the National flag==
His father was born into a farming family in Haryana's [[Hisar district]], and became the founder of the steel and power conglomerate, the O.P. Jindal Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theindiansun.com.au/2018/01/19/lessons-rich-famous/|title=Lessons from the rich and famous |publisher=The Indian Sun|date=19 Jan 2018}}</ref> Om Prakash Jindal contested elections to the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] and won in 1991, 2000 and 2005; he also contested elections to the [[Lok Sabha]] from Haryana's Kurukshetra constituency in 1996 and won. He served as a minister in the [[Government of Haryana]] until he died in a helicopter crash in 2005, aged 74.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Naveen Jindal joins BJP, is party nominee from Kurukshetra |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/naveen-jindal-joins-bjp-is-party-nominee-from-kurukshetra-604004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403095951/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/naveen-jindal-joins-bjp-is-party-nominee-from-kurukshetra-604004 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |work=[[The Tribune (India)]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tragic deaths of Indian politicians - Gopinath Munde |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nation-world/tragic-deaths-of-indian-politicians/om-prakash-jindal-surinder-singh/slideshow/36028284.cms |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=The Economic Times}}</ref>
Naveen Jindal is known as the man who won the right to display the National Flag on all days of the year for all Indians.
<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.rediff.com/news/2001/jun/13spec.htm |title= My Flag, My Country |author=Ramesh Menon |date=June 2001|work=rediff.com}}</ref>


Jindal's struggle for the tricolour began in early 1992 when he hoisted a tricolour at his factory in Raigarh. The then Commissioner of Bilaspur objected to it on the ground that as per the Flag Code of India, a private citizen was not permitted to fly the Indian flag except on certain days. Jindal filed a petition before the High Court arguing that no law could forbid Indian citizens from flying the national flag and, furthermore, the Flag Code of India was only a set of executive instructions from the Government of India and therefore not law. While he went out to court against the objections of the government officials, he did not remove the flag from the factory and kept flying it with respect and dignity.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1332036/ |title = Naveen Jindal vs Union of India on 22 September, 1995}}</ref>
After his death, her wife [[Savitri Jindal]] joined politics and contested the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] elections from [[Hisar Assembly constituency|Hisar]] in 2005 and 2009 from the ticket of the [[Indian National Congress]] and won both terms. She was appointed as a minister in the [[Government of Haryana]]. She was elected in 2024 from Hisar as an independent member. She is the Chairperson Emeritus of [[Jindal Stainless Limited]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/savitri-jindal-inducted-in-haryana-govt-as-cabinet-minister-113102900658_1.html|title=Savitri Jindal inducted in Haryana govt as cabinet minister|author=Mansi Taneja|date=29 October 2013|work=business-standard.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-18 |title=Vision & Mission {{!}} Jindal Stainless |url=https://www.jindalstainless.com/overview#directors |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118001013/https://www.jindalstainless.com/overview#directors |archive-date=2024-01-18 |access-date=2024-04-03 }}</ref>


The High Court allowed the petition and held the Flag Code of India was not a valid restriction on the right to freedom of expression under Article 19 of the Indian Constitution. The High Court observed that, according to Article 19(2), the only valid limitations on this right were those that were contained in the statute.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} In cases concerning the regulation of the flying of the national flag, such limitations could be found in the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act 1950 or the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act 1971.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
Naveen is married to Shallu Jindal. The couple has two children, a son and a daughter.


The Union of India filed an appeal against this decision to the Supreme Court on the basis that whether citizens were free to fly the national flag was a policy decision, and could not be subject to court interference.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
Naveen has eight siblings, including Prithviraj Jindal, [[Sajjan Jindal]] and Ratan Jindal. Prithviraj Jindal is the Chairman (Non Executive) of Jindal SAW Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 April 2024 |title=Jindal Saw LTD |url=http://www.jindalsaw.com/jindal-organization.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403103322/https://www.jindalsaw.com/jindal-organization.php |archive-date=3 April 2024 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=Jindal Saw}}</ref> Sajjan Jindal is the Chairman of JSW Group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-07 |title=JSW - About Groups |url=https://www.jsw.in/groups/about-groups |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307174359/https://www.jsw.in/groups/about-groups |archive-date=2024-03-07 |access-date=2024-04-03 }}</ref>


Supreme Court was pleased to grant leave and stay the operation of the impugned judgment. The flag continued to fly as Jindal's lawyer said "it would not be contempt of court since the judgement had only been stayed".{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
=== Right to display the Indian national flag ===
In 1992, Naveen Jindal hoisted the Indian national flag at his factory in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh (then Madhya Pradesh). The local administration objected, citing the Flag Code of India, which restricted flag hoisting by private citizens to specific occasions. In response, Jindal filed a petition in the Delhi High Court, arguing that such restrictions were not law and violated the constitutional right to freedom of expression under Article 19(1)(a).<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.rediff.com/news/2001/jun/13spec.htm |title= My Flag, My Country |author= Ramesh Menon |date= June 2001 |work= rediff.com |archive-date= 10 April 2018 |access-date= 22 May 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180410022736/http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/jun/13spec.htm |url-status= live }}</ref>


The matter then came up for hearing before the Supreme Court which observed that prima facie they see no reason why citizens cannot express patriotism by displaying the national flag. The court also observed that restrictions on flying of the national flag only on certain days by private citizens seemed unsustainable.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
The Delhi High Court ruled in Jindal’s favor in 1995, stating that the Flag Code was a set of executive instructions and not enforceable law. The court held that flying the national flag was a form of expression protected under the Constitution.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1332036/ | title=Naveen Jindal vs Union of India on 22 September, 1995 | access-date=22 May 2025 | archive-date=5 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205155712/http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1332036/ | url-status=live }}</ref>


The Supreme Court on 23 January 2004 dismissed the Civil Appeal No. 2920 of 1996 arising out of SLP No. 1888 of 1996 filed by the Union of India against the judgment and order dates 22 September 1995 of Delhi High Court and held that flying the national flag was a symbol of expression that came within the right to freedom of expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.the-laws.com/Encyclopedia/Browse/Case?CaseId=004002801000 | title=UNION OF INDIA Vs. NAVEEN JINDAL }}</ref>
The Union Government appealed the decision, and the matter was heard by the Supreme Court. In its 2004 judgment, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s decision, affirming that the right to fly the national flag was indeed part of the fundamental right to freedom of expression, provided it adhered to the Flag Code of India.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.the-laws.com/Encyclopedia/Browse/Case?CaseId=004002801000 | title=UNION OF INDIA Vs. NAVEEN JINDAL | access-date=22 May 2025 | archive-date=30 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130145519/http://www.the-laws.com/Encyclopedia/Browse/Case?CaseId=004002801000 | url-status=live }}</ref>


Jindal has been strongly advocating to mark 23 January as the "National Flag Day".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://theprint.in/opinion/india-must-mark-23-january-as-national-flag-day-naveen-jindal/182222 |title= India must mark 23 January as National Flag Day |author=Naveen Jindal |date=23 January 2019|work= theprint.in }}</ref> While India observes Armed Forces Flag Day on 7 December, it does not have a National Flag Day.
Jindal’s efforts in the legal battle are widely regarded as pivotal in making it a right for all Indian citizens to display the national flag on any day. He has since advocated for declaring 23 January—the date of the Supreme Court ruling—as “National Flag Day”.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://theprint.in/opinion/india-must-mark-23-january-as-national-flag-day-naveen-jindal/182222 |title= India must mark 23 January as National Flag Day |author=Naveen Jindal |date=23 January 2019|work= theprint.in }}</ref>


==Business==
==Business==
===Jindal Steel and Power===
===Jindal Steel and Power===
Jindal is the Chairman of [[Jindal Steel and Power Limited]] (formerly known as Jindal Strips Limited) which was a moderately performing enterprise when Jindal first took over its [[Raigarh]] and Raipur operations in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/jindal-group-of-industries-jindal-steel-and-power-limited-166635-2013-06-13|title=Jindal empire in trouble, faces allegations in coal allocation scam|first1=Vikas |last1=Kahol|date=June 13, 2013|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref>  Today, JSPL operates an iron manufacturing plant in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, and plants in [[Jharkhand]] and [[Odisha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jindalsteelpower.com/businesses/business.html|title=Business {{!}} Steel Industry{{!}} Jindal Steel and Power Limited|website=www.jindalsteelpower.com|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref> The company has set up captive power plants using waste products from the sponge iron making process to generate power.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jindalsteelpower.com/sustainabilities/coal-gas-for-dri-plant.html|title=Coal Gas for DRI plant|website=www.jindalsteelpower.com|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref>
Jindal is the Chairman of [[Jindal Steel and Power Limited]] (formerly known as Jindal Strips Limited) which was a moderately performing enterprise when Jindal first took over its [[Raigarh]] and Raipur operations in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/jindal-group-of-industries-jindal-steel-and-power-limited-166635-2013-06-13|title=Jindal empire in trouble, faces allegations in coal allocation scam|first1=Vikas|last1=Kahol|date=June 13, 2013|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30|archive-date=30 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530100514/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/jindal-group-of-industries-jindal-steel-and-power-limited-166635-2013-06-13|url-status=live}}</ref>  Today, JSPL operates an iron manufacturing plant in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, and plants in [[Jharkhand]] and [[Odisha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jindalsteelpower.com/businesses/business.html|title=Business {{!}} Steel Industry{{!}} Jindal Steel and Power Limited|website=www.jindalsteelpower.com|access-date=2019-05-30|archive-date=30 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530100720/https://www.jindalsteelpower.com/businesses/business.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The company has set up captive power plants using waste products from the sponge iron making process to generate power.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jindalsteelpower.com/sustainabilities/coal-gas-for-dri-plant.html|title=Coal Gas for DRI plant|website=www.jindalsteelpower.com|access-date=2019-05-30|archive-date=30 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530100505/https://www.jindalsteelpower.com/sustainabilities/coal-gas-for-dri-plant.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


He has been ranked amongst Asia’s 25 Hottest People in Business by the Fortune Asia magazine for turning a struggling steel company into an Asian blue-chip giant. He has also been ranked as India’s Best CEO by Business Today based on a BT-INSEAD-HBR study of top value creators for the period 1995 to 2011. JSPL has been rated the Second Highest Value Creator in the world by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) of USA.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
He has been ranked amongst Asia’s 25 Hottest People in Business by the Fortune Asia magazine for turning a struggling steel company into an Asian blue-chip giant. He has also been ranked as India’s Best CEO by Business Today based on a BT-INSEAD-HBR study of top value creators for the period 1995 to 2011. JSPL has been rated the Second Highest Value Creator in the world by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) of USA.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}


[[File:Naveen Jindal.jpg|thumb|Naveen Jindal]]
[[File:Naveen Jindal.jpg|thumb|Naveen Jindal (center)]]


Naveen Jindal set up the world's first coal-gasification based steelmaking plant at Angul, Odisha that uses the locally available high-ash coal and turns it into synthesis gas for steel making thus reducing the dependence on imported coke-rich coal.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Jindal believes that coal gasification technology has immense potential for countries like India, where non-coking coal is abundantly available.
Naveen Jindal set up the world's first coal-gasification based steelmaking plant at Angul, Odisha that uses the locally available high-ash coal and turns it into synthesis gas for steel making thus reducing the dependence on imported coke-rich coal.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Jindal believes that coal gasification technology has immense potential for countries like India, where non-coking coal is abundantly available.
JSPL's coal gas-based steel tech became a case study at Harvard University.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/jspl-s-coal-gas-based-steel-tech-in-harvard-case-study-115011800659_1.html | title=JSPL's coal gas-based steel tech in Harvard case study | newspaper=Business Standard India | date=18 January 2015 }}</ref>
JSPL's coal gas-based steel tech became a case study at Harvard University.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/jspl-s-coal-gas-based-steel-tech-in-harvard-case-study-115011800659_1.html | title=JSPL's coal gas-based steel tech in Harvard case study | newspaper=Business Standard India | date=18 January 2015 | archive-date=8 June 2022 | access-date=8 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608040109/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/jspl-s-coal-gas-based-steel-tech-in-harvard-case-study-115011800659_1.html | url-status=live }}</ref>


Recently Union steel minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh inaugurated Jindal Steel's 1.4 MTPA TMT rebar mill at its integrated complex in Odisha's Angul district.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/steel-minister-inaugurates-jindal-steel-s-tmt-rebar-mill-in-angul-odisha-11651303479173.html |title= Steel minister inaugurates Jindal Steel's TMT rebar mill in Angul, Odisha |author=Ujjval Jauhari |date=30 April 2022|work= livemint.com }}</ref>
Recently Union steel minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh inaugurated Jindal Steel's 1.4 MTPA TMT rebar mill at its integrated complex in Odisha's Angul district.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/steel-minister-inaugurates-jindal-steel-s-tmt-rebar-mill-in-angul-odisha-11651303479173.html |title= Steel minister inaugurates Jindal Steel's TMT rebar mill in Angul, Odisha |author= Ujjval Jauhari |date= 30 April 2022 |work= livemint.com |archive-date= 2 July 2022 |access-date= 12 May 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220702141506/https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/steel-minister-inaugurates-jindal-steel-s-tmt-rebar-mill-in-angul-odisha-11651303479173.html |url-status= live }}</ref>


Jindal Steel is expanding its Angul Plant capacity from 6 MTPA to 12MTPA and the company will achieve an overall 15 MTPA steelmaking capacity by 2025.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/jindal-steel-power-s-1-4-mtpa-rebar-mill-dedicated-to-the-nation-122042801080_1.html | title=Jindal Steel & Power's 1.4 MTPA Rebar Mill dedicated to the Nation | newspaper=Business Standard India | date=28 April 2022 }}</ref>
Jindal Steel is expanding its Angul Plant capacity from 6 MTPA to 12MTPA and the company will achieve an overall 15 MTPA steelmaking capacity by 2025.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/jindal-steel-power-s-1-4-mtpa-rebar-mill-dedicated-to-the-nation-122042801080_1.html | title=Jindal Steel & Power's 1.4 MTPA Rebar Mill dedicated to the Nation | newspaper=Business Standard India | date=28 April 2022 | archive-date=12 May 2022 | access-date=12 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512112356/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/jindal-steel-power-s-1-4-mtpa-rebar-mill-dedicated-to-the-nation-122042801080_1.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In January 2025, Jindal Steel & Power announced an additional investment of ₹70,000 crore in Odisha to expand the Angul plant from 6 MTPA to 12 MTPA, with plans to increase the capacity further by 2030.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jindal Steel & Power to invest additional Rs 70,000 crore in Odisha |url=https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/jindal-steel-power-to-invest-additional-rs-70-000-crore-in-odisha-125012801324_1.html |website=www.business-standard.com}}</ref>


===Coal Block Deallocation===
===Coal Block Deallocation===
In 2014, the Supreme Court of India in a surprise move cancelled the coal blocks allocated to Indian steel and Power companies that had been allocated through successive Governments at the Centre.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Jindal's company too was affected as its coal blocks got cancelled and it has to pay the arbitrary retrospective levy. This led to a scenario where most of the private steel and power companies in India became Non Performing Assets.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/prime/energy/policy-missteps-over-reliance-on-cil-how-power-plants-lost-their-coal-fuelled-blackout-worries/primearticleshow/86944233.cms | title=Policy missteps, over-reliance on CIL: How power plants lost their coal, fuelled blackout worries | newspaper=The Economic Times | last1=Mukherjee | first1=Prashant }}</ref>
In 2014, the Supreme Court of India in a surprise move cancelled the coal blocks allocated to Indian steel and Power companies that had been allocated through successive Governments at the Centre.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Jindal's company too was affected as its coal blocks got cancelled and it has to pay the arbitrary retrospective levy. This led to a scenario where most of the private steel and power companies in India became Non Performing Assets.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/prime/energy/policy-missteps-over-reliance-on-cil-how-power-plants-lost-their-coal-fuelled-blackout-worries/primearticleshow/86944233.cms | title=Policy missteps, over-reliance on CIL: How power plants lost their coal, fuelled blackout worries | newspaper=The Economic Times | last1=Mukherjee | first1=Prashant | archive-date=27 March 2022 | access-date=27 March 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327160526/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/prime/energy/policy-missteps-over-reliance-on-cil-how-power-plants-lost-their-coal-fuelled-blackout-worries/primearticleshow/86944233.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>


Jindal's company JSPL saw a tough time with debt levels going to 50,000 crore rupees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/jindal-steel-again-defaults-on-interest-payment-1620888|title=Jindal Steel Again Defaults on Interest Payment }}</ref>
Jindal's company JSPL saw a tough time with debt levels going to 50,000 crore rupees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/jindal-steel-again-defaults-on-interest-payment-1620888|title=Jindal Steel Again Defaults on Interest Payment |date=3 November 2016 }}</ref>


===Turnaround===
===Turnaround===
The company went from the second-highest wealth creator with a share price of Rs 700 to a debt-ridden one with its share price tumbling down to Rs 62. The company however scripted a turnaround and came back green. In 2022 March, its share price jumped to Rs 530.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
The company went from the second-highest wealth creator with a share price of Rs 700 to a debt-ridden one with its share price tumbling down to Rs 62. The company however scripted a turnaround and came back green. In 2022 March, its share price jumped to Rs 530.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}


Business India magazine wrote: "JSPL has placed a singular focus on sweating its assets, improving capacity utilisations and deleveraging. From a loss-making company to making a PAT of Rs7,500 crore is a big story."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://businessindia.co/magazine/amazing-turnaround-of-jspl#:~:text=From%20a%20loss%2Dmaking%20company,Rs50%2C000%20crore%20by%202022 | title=Amazing turnaround of JSPL }}</ref>
Business India magazine wrote: "JSPL has placed a singular focus on sweating its assets, improving capacity utilisations and deleveraging. From a loss-making company to making a PAT of Rs7,500 crore is a big story."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://businessindia.co/magazine/amazing-turnaround-of-jspl#:~:text=From%20a%20loss%2Dmaking%20company,Rs50%2C000%20crore%20by%202022 | title=Amazing turnaround of JSPL | date=28 June 2021 | access-date=27 March 2022 | archive-date=19 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519075546/https://www.businessindia.co/magazine/amazing-turnaround-of-jspl#:~:text=From%20a%20loss%2Dmaking%20company,Rs50%2C000%20crore%20by%202022 | url-status=live }}</ref>


==Philanthropy==
==Philanthropy==
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=== OP Jindal Global University and OP Jindal University, Chhattisgarh ===
[[File:Naveen Jindal - OPJGU.jpg|thumb|Naveen Jindal (right) at O.P. Jindal Global University]]
Naveen Jindal founded the [[O.P. Jindal Global University]] (JGU) in 2009 in Sonipat, Haryana, in memory of his father, O.P. Jindal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jgu.edu.in/about-us|title=About Us – OP Jindal Global University|date=9 August 2018|access-date=22 May 2025|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212302/https://jgu.edu.in/about-us|url-status=live}}</ref> The institution is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and has gained attention for its global faculty recruitment and multidisciplinary liberal arts education. JGU has been ranked among the top private universities in India by QS and other academic rankings.<ref>{{cite news |title=JGU ranked among top 150 young universities globally |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/jgu-ranked-among-top-150-young-universities-globally-in-qs-young-university-rankings-2023-2406606-2023-07-14 |work=India Today |date=14 July 2023 |access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref>


=== OP Jindal Global University ===
He is also the founding patron of OP Jindal University (OPJU) in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. Established in 2008 as an engineering college, it later evolved into a private university offering specialized programs in steelmaking, metallurgy, and management. In 2020, it was recognized as the ‘Best Private University in Chhattisgarh’ at The Progress Global Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opju.ac.in/patrons-message.php|title=Patron's Message – OP Jindal University|access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref>


[[File:Naveen Jindal - OPJGU.jpg|thumb|Naveen Jindal - OPJGU]]
=== Naveen Jindal School of Management ===
Jindal founded<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jgu.edu.in/about-us|title=About Us &#124; OP Jindal Global University|date=9 August 2018}}</ref> the [[OP Jindal Global University]] (OPJGU or JGU) in 2009, in memory of his father, Mr. O.P. Jindal. Situated in Sonepat, Haryana, JGU has made significant progress towards achieving the goal through its nine schools; three research, capacity building and training institutes; and multiple research initiatives and centres. JGU is one of the few universities in Asia that maintains a 1:9 faculty-student ratio and appoints faculty members from India and different parts of the world with outstanding academic qualifications and experience. The Jindal Global Law School at JGU is India’s Number One Law School and among the top 100 in the world.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
Jindal completed his MBA at the [[University of Texas at Dallas]]. In 2011, he made a major philanthropic contribution to the institution, following which the School of Management was renamed the "Naveen Jindal School of Management" in his honor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://jindal.utdallas.edu/about/our-namesake/ |title=Our Namesake – Naveen Jindal |access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref>


=== OP Jindal University, Chhattisgarh ===
=== Philanthropy During COVID-19 Pandemic ===
Jindal is also the Founder and Patron of the OP Jindal University, Chhattisgarh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opju.ac.in/patrons-message.php|title=Patron's Message &#124; Best Engineering College in Central India - OP Jindal University}}</ref> It started as an engineering college in 2008 and in a span of 4years, OPJU became India’s first and only private university to offer courses in steelmaking, metallurgy and management. The University was awarded the ‘Best Private University in Chhattisgarh’ at The Progress Global Awards 2020.
During the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL), under Jindal’s leadership, diverted industrial oxygen production for medical use. The company supplied oxygen to hospitals in several Indian states, including Delhi, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh. These efforts were acknowledged by various state governments and covered in national media.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jindal Steel to supply oxygen to hospitals in need |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/jindal-steel-to-supply-oxygen-to-hospitals-in-need-121042600081_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=26 April 2021 |access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref>
 
=== Naveen Jindal School of Management ===
Jindal completed his MBA from the School of Management, the [[University of Texas at Dallas]]. In 2011, Jindal made a very substantial donation to the same institution, and as a result of which, the School of Management was renamed "Naveen Jindal School of Management" the same year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/univ-of-texas-names-business-studies-institute-after-naveen-jindal/articleshow/10263667.cms|title=Univ of Texas names business studies institute after Naveen Jindal - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 October 2011 }}</ref>
This recognition has also led to the establishment of the Naveen Jindal Institute for Indo-American Business Studies.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}


=== Philanthropy During Covid-19 Pandemic ===
He was also recognized with the AsiaOne Super 50 COVID-19 Commitment Award for 2020–21 for these contributions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asiaone.co.in/super-50-covid-19-commitment-awards-2020-21/|title=AsiaOne Super 50 COVID-19 Commitment Awards 2020–21|access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref>
During the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, India witnessed a tragic and emergency situation as hospitals ran short of the sudden demand for liquid medical oxygen. With death looming all around, there was despair. The Indian steel industry came forward and decided to halt production and divert their stock of liquid medical oxygen to hospitals.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/videos/healthcare/jspls-steel-output-to-fall-by-15-due-to-diversion-of-oxygen-for-medical-purposes-chairman-naveen-jindal-9083561.htm | title=JSPL's steel output to fall by 15% due to diversion of oxygen for medical purposes: Chairman Naveen Jindal | date=27 April 2021 }}</ref>
Jindal's efforts coupled with his tweets of tankers leaving his plants came as messages of hope.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/article/jindal-steel-sends-tanker-with-10-tons-of-oxygen-to-sir-ganga-ram-hospital/749555 | title=Jindal Steel sends tanker with 10 tons of Oxygen to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital | date=26 April 2021 }}</ref> His selfless act of handling the situation directly and sending Oxygen was lauded by all. Chief Ministers of several Indian states took to Twitter and thanked Jindal for his timely intervention that potentially saved thousands of lives.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://twitter.com/capt_amarinder/status/1394892749883678725
|quote= Appreciate the helpful gesture of Naveen Jindal and his team at JSPL for sending tankers of Liquid Medical Oxygen to Punjab. Thank you for standing with us in this hour of need.
|title= Captain Amarinder Singh on Twitter, capt_amarinder|publisher= [[Twitter]]|date= 19 May 2021|access-date= 28 March 2020}}</ref>


He was also felicitated with AsiaOne Super 50 COVID-19 Commitment Award 2020-21.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://twitter.com/jsplcorporate/status/1459060300435492867 |quote= Our Chairman Shri Naveen Jindal was felicitated with AsiaOne Super 50 COVID-19 Commitment Award 2020-21 by @asiaonecom . |title= Jindal Steel & Power on Twitter, @ jsplcorporate|publisher= [[Twitter]]|date= 12 November 2021|access-date= 15 June 2022}}</ref>
== Politics ==
Naveen Jindal's political journey began during his student years at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he served as President of the Student Government and received the Student Leader of the Year Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jgu.edu.in/content/naveen-jindal|title=Naveen Jindal|work=O P Jindal Global University|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402174249/http://www.jgu.edu.in/content/naveen-jindal|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>


==Politics==
After returning to India, he entered active politics and contested the 2004 Lok Sabha election from the Kurukshetra constituency in Haryana as a candidate of the Indian National Congress (INC). He won by a margin of over 130,000 votes, defeating Abhay Singh Chautala.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401580500.htm|title=Naveen Jindal wins Kurukshetra for Cong|work=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref> He was re-elected in 2009 and served as a Member of Parliament until 2014. During his tenure, Jindal advocated for issues such as food and nutrition security, women's empowerment, and environmental protection. He introduced a private member bill on food security that contributed to the National Food Security Act.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IndiaVotes PC: Kurukshetra 2014 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha-details/2014/haryana/kurukshetra/7898/31/16 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> Jindal was named in the coal block allocation case involving the allocation of the Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand. The CBI filed a final report in 2017 following its investigation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/cbi-files-final-report-in-coal-scam-case-against-naveen-jindal/ | title=CBI files final report in coal scam case against Naveen Jindal | date=13 January 2017 }}</ref>
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Jindal's involvement in politics began in his student days. He was the President of the Student Government and recipient of the Student Leader of the Year Award at the University of Texas at Dallas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jgu.edu.in/content/naveen-jindal|title=Naveen Jindal|work=O P Jindal Global University|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402174249/http://www.jgu.edu.in/content/naveen-jindal|archive-date=2 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> After completing his post-graduation in the US, Jindal returned to India and began managing his father's political affairs.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}


===Member of Parliament===
He lost the 2014 Lok Sabha election to Raj Kumar Saini of the BJP.
In 2004 he stood for elections from the [[Kurukshetra]] constituency in the north Indian state of Haryana on an [[Indian National Congress]] ticket. He defeated his nearest rival Abhay Singh Chautala by a margin of 130,000 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401580500.htm|title=The Hindu Business Line : Naveen Jindal wins Kurukshetra for Cong|work=thehindubusinessline.com}}</ref> He was re-elected in the 2009 general elections. His focus as an MP has been on the problems of corruption, over-population, women's empowerment, environment, health and education. Jindal moved a private member bill in Lok Sabha for a comprehensive Food and Nutrition Security Scheme that paved the way for the Food Security Act. He lost the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Kurukshetra.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}


Parliamentary responsibilities & initiatives
=== Joining BJP ===
* Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
On 24 March 2024, Jindal resigned from the Indian National Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was fielded as the BJP candidate for the 2024 general elections from Kurukshetra.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/new-joinee-naveen-jindal-ex-calcutta-high-court-judge-abhijeet-gangopadhyay-actor-kangana-ranaut-on-bjps-latest-poll-list-5303408|title=New Joinees, Ex-Judge, Bollywood Actor On BJP's 5th Lok Sabha Polls List|work=NDTV}}</ref> He won the election and was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha for a third term.
* Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defense
* Special Invitee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
* Convener, Parliamentary Forum on Children
* Executive Member, Indian Parliamentary Group
* Additional Member, Parliamentary Forum on Population & Health
* Member, Kurukshetra Development Board
* Sports Secretary, Constitution Club of India
* Convener, Sub-Committee on Modernisation of Prison Administration, Ministry of Home Affairs


==Sports==
In this term (2024–present), Jindal is serving as:
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* Member, Committee on Commerce (since 26 September 2024)
* Member, Committee on Home Affairs (since 26 September 2024)
* Member, Committee on Estimates (since 14 August 2024)


===Polo===
== Sports ==
[[File:Naveen Jindal Polo1.jpg|thumb|Naveen Jindal Polo1]]
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Naveen Jindal is an active Polo player. He is the Captain and Patron of the Jindal Panther Polo Team. He started playing Polo 3 decades ago at the age of 18 and really got hooked on it. He started his own team in 1995 that has won various tournaments including the Indian Open, Indian Masters, Maharaja Hari Singh Memorial Cup, Maharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia Cup and the Bhopal Pataudi Cup. He was declared the Most Valuable Player at the finals of Maharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia Gold Cup 2019.


“I was always very fond of horses. When we moved to Delhi, I joined the President’s Estate Polo Club just to ride. I saw people playing polo and was fascinated by it. I started playing and got hooked," he said in an interview with Mint.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.livemint.com/news/business-of-life/how-staying-in-the-saddle-can-build-ability-to-strategize-1558331081499.html | title=How staying in the saddle can build ability to strategize | date=20 May 2019 }}</ref>
=== Polo ===
[[File:Naveen Jindal polo2.jpg|thumb|Naveen Jindal playing polo]]
Naveen Jindal is a long-time polo player and is the Captain and Patron of the Jindal Panther Polo Team. He began playing polo in his youth and established his own team in 1995. His team has participated in and won various tournaments, including the Indian Open, Indian Masters, Maharaja Hari Singh Memorial Cup, and the Bhopal Pataudi Cup. In an interview with *Mint*, Jindal spoke about his early interest in horse riding and how he developed a passion for polo after joining the President’s Estate Polo Club.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.livemint.com/news/business-of-life/how-staying-in-the-saddle-can-build-ability-to-strategize-1558331081499.html | title=How staying in the saddle can build ability to strategize | date=20 May 2019 | access-date=20 April 2022 | archive-date=6 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606081435/https://www.livemint.com/news/business-of-life/how-staying-in-the-saddle-can-build-ability-to-strategize-1558331081499.html | url-status=live }}</ref>


[[File:Naveen Jindal polo2.jpg|thumb|Naveen Jindal polo2]]
=== Shooting ===
Jindal is also a skeet shooter and has represented India at international shooting events. He competed at the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, and captained the Indian shooting team that won a silver medal in the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games in 2004, held in Islamabad, Pakistan.


===Shooting===
In 2007, he won a gold medal in the team skeet event at the Singapore Open Shooting Championship. He was also part of the Haryana shooting team that won a gold medal at the 54th National Shooting Championship (Big Bore) in the civilian category held in Gurgaon in May 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jindalsteelpower.com/media/pdf/nj-profile.pdf |title=Biographical Sketch of Mr. Naveen Jindal |publisher=Jindal Steel and Power |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511071530/http://www.jindalsteelpower.com/media/pdf/nj-profile.pdf |archive-date=11 May 2012 }}</ref>
Naveen Jindal is an accomplished skeet shooter. The Indian Shooting Team, under his captaincy, won a silver medal in the [[South Asian Federation Games]], April 2004, in [[Pakistan]]. He has also represented the country in the [[Asian games]] held in [[Busan]], [[South Korea]] in 2002. In 2003, he set a National record in skeet shooting which stays unmatched till today.


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===Sports medals===
== Recognitions ==
* Gold medal in the team skeet event for India at the Singapore Open Shooting Championship, 2007
* In March 2023, Naveen Jindal was conferred with the '''Lifetime Achievement Award''' by the University of Texas at Dallas, his alma mater. He became the second individual to receive this distinction after Nobel Laureate Aziz Sancar. The award recognized his accomplishments in business, politics, and education.<ref>{{cite news |title=Industrialist Naveen Jindal conferred Lifetime Achievement Award by University of Texas at Dallas |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/world/industrialist-naveen-jindal-conferred-lifetime-achievement-award-by-university-of-texas-at-dallas/cid/1925832 |work=The Telegraph |date=26 March 2023 |access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref>
* Silver medal in the team skeet event at the 9th [[South Asian Federation Games]], Islamabad, Pakistan, 2004
* Jindal received the '''Justice P.N. Bhagwati Award''' in 2011, presented by the Capital Foundation in recognition of his contributions to legal education and corporate philanthropy. The award was conferred by former President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/26070-naveen-jindal-gets-bhagwati-award.html |title=Naveen Jindal gets Bhagwati Award |publisher=The Pioneer |access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref>
* Bronze in the team event at the Singapore Shooting Invitation, 2003
* In 2010, he was honored with the '''Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award''' in the category of Energy and Infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ey.com/IN/en/About-us/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/EOY-2010-India-finalist---Naveen-Jindal |title=Entrepreneur of the Year – Energy & Infrastructure |publisher=Ernst & Young |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602073646/http://www.ey.com/IN/en/About-us/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/EOY-2010-India-finalist---Naveen-Jindal |archive-date=2 June 2011 }}</ref>
* Silver in the team event at the Singapore Shooting Invitation, 2002
* In 2024, he was awarded the '''Mahatma Hansraj Gaurav Award''' for his contributions to society, education, and national service.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal receives Mahatma Hansraj Gaurav Award |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/kurukshetra-mp-naveen-jindal-receives-mahatma-hansraj-gaurav-award-585284 |work=The Tribune |date=15 April 2024 |access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref>


==Recognitions==
==Controversy==
* Jindal has been conferred with the Justice P.N. Bhagwati Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to legal education and corporate philanthropy. Instituted by the Capital Foundation, the award was presented by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, December 2011<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/26070-naveen-jindal-gets-bhagwati-award.html
A court in New Delhi on July 25, 2019 framed charges against industrialist Naveen Jindal, his company Jindal Steel and Power Limited and four others in a coal block allocation scam case.[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/coal-case-charges-framed-against-naveen-jindal/article28714614.ece/ 47]
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* [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award|Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award]] in the field of Energy and Infrastructure, 2010<ref>{{cite web
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For Naveen Kumar Jindal, BJP Delhi leader, see 2022 Muhammad remarks controversy.

Naveen Jindal
Naveen Jindal at the World Economic Forum India Economic Summit, New Delhi, 2010
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byNayab Singh Saini
ConstituencyKurukshetra, Haryana
In office
22 May 2004 – 16 May 2014
Preceded byKailasho Devi
Succeeded byRaj Kumar Saini
ConstituencyKurukshetra, Haryana
Personal details
Born (1970-03-09) 9 March 1970 (age 56)
Hisar, Haryana, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (1991–2024)
Spouse(s)
Shallu Jindal
(
m. 1994)
[1]
ChildrenVenkatesh Jindal Yashasvini Jindal
Parents
RelativesShael Oswal (brother-in-law)
Pankaj Oswal (brother-in-law)
ResidenceNew Delhi, Delhi, India
Alma materDelhi University
University of Texas at Dallas
Profession

Naveen Jindal (born 9 March 1970) is an Indian industrialist, politician, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Jindal Steel and the founding chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University. He represents the Kurukshetra constituency in the 18th Lok Sabha as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He previously served as a Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2014 representing the Indian National Congress.

Jindal is known for his role in a landmark legal case that led to a 2004 Supreme Court ruling affirming the right of Indian citizens to fly the national flag on all days, a right previously restricted under the Flag Code of India.

As a polo player and sports enthusiast, Jindal has led the Jindal Panther Polo Team and also represented India in international shooting competitions, including the Asian Games and South Asian Games. He has received several recognitions, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2023 and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010.

Jindal is also active in the education and CSR sectors through institutions and initiatives established in memory of his father, O.P. Jindal.

Background and personal life[edit | edit source]

Jindal was born in Hisar, Haryana, on 9 March 1970. He was the youngest of the four sons of the late industrialist-philanthropist-politician Om Prakash Jindal[2][3] and Savitri Jindal. Both of them were ministers in the Government of Haryana.[4][5] Jindal studied at Campus School, CCS HAU[6] and Delhi Public School[7] before graduating in Commerce from Hans Raj College, Delhi University in 1990.[8][9] He completed his MBA at the University of Texas at Dallas in 1992. There he served first as Student Government vice president, then president, at the same time earning the Student Leader of the Year Award.[10]

His father was born into a farming family in Haryana's Hisar district, and became the founder of the steel and power conglomerate, the O.P. Jindal Group.[11] Om Prakash Jindal contested elections to the Haryana Legislative Assembly and won in 1991, 2000 and 2005; he also contested elections to the Lok Sabha from Haryana's Kurukshetra constituency in 1996 and won. He served as a minister in the Government of Haryana until he died in a helicopter crash in 2005, aged 74.[12][13]

After his death, her wife Savitri Jindal joined politics and contested the Haryana Legislative Assembly elections from Hisar in 2005 and 2009 from the ticket of the Indian National Congress and won both terms. She was appointed as a minister in the Government of Haryana. She was elected in 2024 from Hisar as an independent member. She is the Chairperson Emeritus of Jindal Stainless Limited.[14][15]

Naveen is married to Shallu Jindal. The couple has two children, a son and a daughter.

Naveen has eight siblings, including Prithviraj Jindal, Sajjan Jindal and Ratan Jindal. Prithviraj Jindal is the Chairman (Non Executive) of Jindal SAW Ltd.[16] Sajjan Jindal is the Chairman of JSW Group.[17]

Right to display the Indian national flag[edit | edit source]

In 1992, Naveen Jindal hoisted the Indian national flag at his factory in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh (then Madhya Pradesh). The local administration objected, citing the Flag Code of India, which restricted flag hoisting by private citizens to specific occasions. In response, Jindal filed a petition in the Delhi High Court, arguing that such restrictions were not law and violated the constitutional right to freedom of expression under Article 19(1)(a).[18]

The Delhi High Court ruled in Jindal’s favor in 1995, stating that the Flag Code was a set of executive instructions and not enforceable law. The court held that flying the national flag was a form of expression protected under the Constitution.[19]

The Union Government appealed the decision, and the matter was heard by the Supreme Court. In its 2004 judgment, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s decision, affirming that the right to fly the national flag was indeed part of the fundamental right to freedom of expression, provided it adhered to the Flag Code of India.[20]

Jindal’s efforts in the legal battle are widely regarded as pivotal in making it a right for all Indian citizens to display the national flag on any day. He has since advocated for declaring 23 January—the date of the Supreme Court ruling—as “National Flag Day”.[21]

Business[edit | edit source]

Jindal Steel and Power[edit | edit source]

Jindal is the Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (formerly known as Jindal Strips Limited) which was a moderately performing enterprise when Jindal first took over its Raigarh and Raipur operations in 1993.[22] Today, JSPL operates an iron manufacturing plant in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, and plants in Jharkhand and Odisha.[23] The company has set up captive power plants using waste products from the sponge iron making process to generate power.[24]

He has been ranked amongst Asia’s 25 Hottest People in Business by the Fortune Asia magazine for turning a struggling steel company into an Asian blue-chip giant. He has also been ranked as India’s Best CEO by Business Today based on a BT-INSEAD-HBR study of top value creators for the period 1995 to 2011. JSPL has been rated the Second Highest Value Creator in the world by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) of USA.[citation needed]

Naveen Jindal (center)

Naveen Jindal set up the world's first coal-gasification based steelmaking plant at Angul, Odisha that uses the locally available high-ash coal and turns it into synthesis gas for steel making thus reducing the dependence on imported coke-rich coal.[citation needed] Jindal believes that coal gasification technology has immense potential for countries like India, where non-coking coal is abundantly available. JSPL's coal gas-based steel tech became a case study at Harvard University.[25]

Recently Union steel minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh inaugurated Jindal Steel's 1.4 MTPA TMT rebar mill at its integrated complex in Odisha's Angul district.[26]

Jindal Steel is expanding its Angul Plant capacity from 6 MTPA to 12MTPA and the company will achieve an overall 15 MTPA steelmaking capacity by 2025.[27]

In January 2025, Jindal Steel & Power announced an additional investment of ₹70,000 crore in Odisha to expand the Angul plant from 6 MTPA to 12 MTPA, with plans to increase the capacity further by 2030.[28]

Coal Block Deallocation[edit | edit source]

In 2014, the Supreme Court of India in a surprise move cancelled the coal blocks allocated to Indian steel and Power companies that had been allocated through successive Governments at the Centre.[citation needed] Jindal's company too was affected as its coal blocks got cancelled and it has to pay the arbitrary retrospective levy. This led to a scenario where most of the private steel and power companies in India became Non Performing Assets.[29]

Jindal's company JSPL saw a tough time with debt levels going to 50,000 crore rupees.[30]

Turnaround[edit | edit source]

The company went from the second-highest wealth creator with a share price of Rs 700 to a debt-ridden one with its share price tumbling down to Rs 62. The company however scripted a turnaround and came back green. In 2022 March, its share price jumped to Rs 530.[citation needed]

Business India magazine wrote: "JSPL has placed a singular focus on sweating its assets, improving capacity utilisations and deleveraging. From a loss-making company to making a PAT of Rs7,500 crore is a big story."[31]

Philanthropy[edit | edit source]

OP Jindal Global University and OP Jindal University, Chhattisgarh[edit | edit source]

Naveen Jindal (right) at O.P. Jindal Global University

Naveen Jindal founded the O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) in 2009 in Sonipat, Haryana, in memory of his father, O.P. Jindal.[32] The institution is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and has gained attention for its global faculty recruitment and multidisciplinary liberal arts education. JGU has been ranked among the top private universities in India by QS and other academic rankings.[33]

He is also the founding patron of OP Jindal University (OPJU) in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. Established in 2008 as an engineering college, it later evolved into a private university offering specialized programs in steelmaking, metallurgy, and management. In 2020, it was recognized as the ‘Best Private University in Chhattisgarh’ at The Progress Global Awards.[34]

Naveen Jindal School of Management[edit | edit source]

Jindal completed his MBA at the University of Texas at Dallas. In 2011, he made a major philanthropic contribution to the institution, following which the School of Management was renamed the "Naveen Jindal School of Management" in his honor.[35]

Philanthropy During COVID-19 Pandemic[edit | edit source]

During the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL), under Jindal’s leadership, diverted industrial oxygen production for medical use. The company supplied oxygen to hospitals in several Indian states, including Delhi, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh. These efforts were acknowledged by various state governments and covered in national media.[36]

He was also recognized with the AsiaOne Super 50 COVID-19 Commitment Award for 2020–21 for these contributions.[37]

Politics[edit | edit source]

Naveen Jindal's political journey began during his student years at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he served as President of the Student Government and received the Student Leader of the Year Award.[38]

After returning to India, he entered active politics and contested the 2004 Lok Sabha election from the Kurukshetra constituency in Haryana as a candidate of the Indian National Congress (INC). He won by a margin of over 130,000 votes, defeating Abhay Singh Chautala.[39] He was re-elected in 2009 and served as a Member of Parliament until 2014. During his tenure, Jindal advocated for issues such as food and nutrition security, women's empowerment, and environmental protection. He introduced a private member bill on food security that contributed to the National Food Security Act.[40] Jindal was named in the coal block allocation case involving the allocation of the Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand. The CBI filed a final report in 2017 following its investigation.[41]

He lost the 2014 Lok Sabha election to Raj Kumar Saini of the BJP.

Joining BJP[edit | edit source]

On 24 March 2024, Jindal resigned from the Indian National Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was fielded as the BJP candidate for the 2024 general elections from Kurukshetra.[42] He won the election and was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha for a third term.

In this term (2024–present), Jindal is serving as:

  • Member, Committee on Commerce (since 26 September 2024)
  • Member, Committee on Home Affairs (since 26 September 2024)
  • Member, Committee on Estimates (since 14 August 2024)

Sports[edit | edit source]

Polo[edit | edit source]

Naveen Jindal playing polo

Naveen Jindal is a long-time polo player and is the Captain and Patron of the Jindal Panther Polo Team. He began playing polo in his youth and established his own team in 1995. His team has participated in and won various tournaments, including the Indian Open, Indian Masters, Maharaja Hari Singh Memorial Cup, and the Bhopal Pataudi Cup. In an interview with *Mint*, Jindal spoke about his early interest in horse riding and how he developed a passion for polo after joining the President’s Estate Polo Club.[43]

Shooting[edit | edit source]

Jindal is also a skeet shooter and has represented India at international shooting events. He competed at the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, and captained the Indian shooting team that won a silver medal in the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games in 2004, held in Islamabad, Pakistan.

In 2007, he won a gold medal in the team skeet event at the Singapore Open Shooting Championship. He was also part of the Haryana shooting team that won a gold medal at the 54th National Shooting Championship (Big Bore) in the civilian category held in Gurgaon in May 2011.[44]

Other Medals and Events[edit | edit source]

  • Bronze medal in the team event at the Singapore Shooting Invitation, 2003
  • Silver medal in the team event at the Singapore Shooting Invitation, 2002

Recognitions[edit | edit source]

  • In March 2023, Naveen Jindal was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the University of Texas at Dallas, his alma mater. He became the second individual to receive this distinction after Nobel Laureate Aziz Sancar. The award recognized his accomplishments in business, politics, and education.[45]
  • Jindal received the Justice P.N. Bhagwati Award in 2011, presented by the Capital Foundation in recognition of his contributions to legal education and corporate philanthropy. The award was conferred by former President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.[46]
  • In 2010, he was honored with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the category of Energy and Infrastructure.[47]
  • In 2024, he was awarded the Mahatma Hansraj Gaurav Award for his contributions to society, education, and national service.[48]

Controversy[edit | edit source]

A court in New Delhi on July 25, 2019 framed charges against industrialist Naveen Jindal, his company Jindal Steel and Power Limited and four others in a coal block allocation scam case.47

References[edit | edit source]

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  42. ↑ "New Joinees, Ex-Judge, Bollywood Actor On BJP's 5th Lok Sabha Polls List". NDTV.
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  48. ↑ "Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal receives Mahatma Hansraj Gaurav Award". The Tribune. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.

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