O. P. Jindal
Jindal was appointed Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana. He won the Hisar Legislative Assembly seat of Haryana three times consecutively. He was also a Member of the Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution from 1996 to 1997.
Jindal was elected to the Haryana Vidhan Sabha (the Haryana state assembly) in February 2005 and was the Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana at the time of his death. He was the Chairman of the N.C. Jindal Charitable Trust; Patron and Trustee of Agroha Vikas Trust and Agroha Medical College.
His four sons, Prithviraj Jindal, Sajjan Jindal, Ratan Jindal and Naveen Jindal now run the steel and power empire. His widow Savitri Jindal was Minister of State for Revenue, Disaster Management, Rehabilitation and Housing in Haryana state government, while his son Naveen was a member of the Parliament of India. His granddaughter Sminu Jindal is managing director of Jindal SAW and founder of Svayam.
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References
- ^ "O P Jindal: Man Who Could Talk To Machines, The Inspiring Story Of India's Original Steel Tycoon". IndiaTimes. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "From farmer's son to billionaire industrialist". www.rediff.com. 31 March 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Savitri Jindal, A Jain Devotee From Terapanth Sector Declared the Richest Woman in India "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
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