How Vardhman Textiles vice-chairman and JMD is prompting women's empowerment

Suchita Oswal Jain is not only heading the country’s largest vertically-integrated textile manufacturing company, Vardhman Textiles Limited, she is also a philanthropist and a leader who’s promoting women’s empowerment and skill development. The vice-chairman and joint managing director of the leading textile conglomerate, producing yarns, fabrics, acrylic fibre, threads and garments, Jain has proved through her vision and endeavour that no goal is too big if one is committed enough.

An alumnus of premier institutes like London Business School (UK) and INSEAD (Paris), she is dynamic, agile and reformist in her approach, while remaining grounded in the wisdom that she acquired from her father alongside whom she spent over two decades in the organisation. Inclusive practices Jain is known in the business world for her inclusive management practices, a thrust on innovation and continuous development , and for nurturing talent. She believes that people are the primary resource of an organisation and not only is it the responsibility of the organisation to work towards ensuring their growth but also a human trait that everyone should possess.

This vision reflects in her employee engagement initiative, ‘Respect for All’, through which she has reinforced Vardhman’s value culture. The drive focuses on fair and respectful treatment to all, irrespective of designation, skill set, background, gender, etc. A people’s leader, she is always forward-looking. From establishing the fabrics business, which is today the group’s growth engine, to leading initiatives on sustainability and digitalisation, she has been a trendsetter and broken barriers in the truest sense.


Her emphasis on social welfare is also reflected in Vardhman’s CSR endeavours. “We are a prog ressive, responsible organisation and it’s our primary concern to proactively address the triple bottom lines,” Jain says.