Indian businesswoman (1930–2023)
Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat (1930 – 21 September 2023) was an Indian businesswoman, who was 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. On January 26, 2021, the Government of India conferred her India's fourth-highest civilian award the Padma Shri in Trade and Industry category.
Popat was 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 , their cooperative venture - the Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad and now has a turnover of over (). Her organization has employed nearly 45,000 women.
Popat died on 21 September 2023.
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