The National Girl Child Day is celebrated in Indiaevery year on January 24th. It was initiated in 2008 by the Ministry ofWomen and Child Development and the government of India, in order tospread public awareness about inequities that girls face in Indian society.
Objectives of National Girl Child Day
On this day, we are sharing a list of leading ladies of Indiawho are inspiring the nation:
1. Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian economist andpolitician serving as the current Minister of Finance and CorporateAffairs of India. She is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upperhouse of the Indian Parliament, since 2014. Sitharaman formerly served asthe Defence Minister of India, thereby becoming India's second femaledefense minister and also the second female finance minister after IndiraGandhi and first full-time female Finance Minister.
2. Nita Mukesh Ambani is an Indian philanthropist. Sheis the chairperson and founder of the Reliance Foundation, DhirubhaiAmbani International School and a director of Reliance Industries. Shewas listed in 2016 in 'the fifty high and mighty Indians' list by IndiaToday. and in 'the most influential women business leaders in Asia' listby Forbes. She was the first Indian woman to become a member ofthe International Olympic Committee (IOC).
3. Falguni Nayar is anIndian businesswoman and billionaire who is the founder and CEOof the beauty and lifestyle retail company Nykaa. Nayar is one of twoself-made female, Indian billionaires. Nayar is now the wealthiest femaleIndian billionaire with her estimated wealth to the tune of $6.5 billion, afterrecent listings, and in the top 20 richest people of India.
4. Vineeta Singh an entrepreneur who is Founder and CEO ofSugar Cosmetic, she also judges in a reality show named Shark Tank India whichcomes on Sony Entertainment Television. Vineeta Singh’s net worth is about $8Million. The beauty company boasts that it has 35,000 points of distributionnetwork in 120 cities throughout India. Veena Singh is among the top hundredmindful women in the world.
5. Namita Thapar is an Indian entrepreneur. She is anExecutive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. She is a judge of thetelevision business reality show Shark Tank India Season 1 in the year 2021. Shegot awarded numerous prestigious corporate awards like Barclays Hurun Next GenLeader recognition and The Economic Times’40 under Forty’ award. Namitareceived the 2017 Economic Times Women Ahead List award. She is therecipient of the World Women Leadership Congress Super Achiever award.