Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat

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Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat
Born
Jaswantiben

1930 (age 93–94)
India
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active1959―present
OrganizationShri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad
Known forFounder of Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad
AwardsPadma Shri, (2021)

Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat is an Indian businesswoman, who is one of the founders of Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, a women's worker cooperative involved in manufacturing of various fast-moving consumer goods.[1][2] On January 26, 2021, the Government of India conferred her India's fourth-highest civilian award the Padma Shri in Trade and Industry category.[3]

As of 2021, she was reported to be 91 years old.[3] She is one of the seven founders who founded the company producing popular 'Lijjat Papad' in 1959 as a household venture. She started the company with a seed capital of ₹80 (US$1.10), their cooperative venture - the Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad and now has a turnover of over ₹1,600 crore (US$224 million). Her organization has employed nearly 45,000 women.[4][5]

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  1. ↑ Ahmed, Zubair (March 11, 2009). "Indian meal starter lasts 50 years". BBC News.
  2. ↑ Kamdar, Shraddha (March 20, 2020). "The Journey Of Your Favourite Lijjat Papad". Femina (India).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "UPL's Shroff, Lijjat Papad founder among six Padma winners from Maharashtra". Mumbai Mirror. January 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ Rajput, Anjali (December 10, 2020). "लिज्जत पापड़ स्टोरीः 7 महिलाओं की मेहनत, 80 रुपए की उधारी से खड़ा किया 800 करोड़ का बिजनेस" (in Hindi). Punjab Kesari.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ↑ Kumar Singh, Satyendra (March 8, 2018). "#InternationalWomen'sDay : जब 7 गृहणियों ने बेलन चला कर दे दी 43 हजार गरीब महिलाओं को आर्थिक आजादी". Inextlive.com (in Hindi). Inext. Dainik Jagran.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)


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