Lakshman Das Mittal
Indian businessman
Lakshman Das Mittal (also spelled as Lachhman Das Mittal; born in Hoshiarpur in August 1931) is an Indian businessman. He is the owner and chairman of the Sonalika Group. He is 82nd richest person of India. with the net worth of US$2.31 billion. He has been the Chairman of Tractor Manufacturer's Association of India and member of National Council of Confederation of Indian Industry.
Early life and education
Lachhman Das Mittal was born in 1931 in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. Mittal earned a Master of Arts degree in English & Urdu from Panjab University. He began his career as an insurance agent with the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). In 1970 he started producing wheat threshers with the help of local blacksmiths in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The following year his family went bankrupt and by 1970 his net worth was ₹1 lakh (equivalent to ₹49 lakh or US$51,000 in 2023).
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