Meet woman, daughter of billionaire whose net worth is Rs 129701 crore, she works as...

Devyani Jaipuria is a well-known person in the world of education and business. She is the Pro Vice Chairperson of Delhi Public Schools (DPS) International and a Director at Cocoon Hospital, Jaipur. Devyani is the daughter of Ravi Jaipuria, who presides over RJ Corp. He is known as India's cola king, as his listed flagship Varun Beverages is one of PepsiCo's biggest bottlers outside the US.

According to Forbes, Devyani's father has a real-time net worth of USD 15 billion (Rs 129701 crore). Devyani is a young and enthusiastic educationist, an industrialist, a philanthropist and a global advocate for social welfare. She manages the family's healthcare arm, which comprises the high-end maternity hospital chain Cocoon and stem cell banking. Devyani is an active member of various educational boards. She heads DPS situated in Gurgaon and Jaipur, DPS International School in Gurgaon and Dharav High School in Jaipur.

The 39-year-old is herself an alumnus of DPS. Family's Devyani International, which operates KFC, Pizza Hut and Costa Coffee stores, is named after her. The company has a market cap of Rs 21508 crore, as of January 23.

Her belief in the importance of relevant education for today's youth inspired her to launch several creative educational programmes. Devyani launched multiple social welfare schemes like the Muskaan initiative at DPS Gurgaon, Pravah - a skill centre for the economically disadvantaged, Shiksha Kendra at DPS Gurgaon – a school to provide quality education for children of economically weaker sections and many more. She also served as a trustee of the Aliya Charitable Trust, Champa Devi Jaipuria Charitable Trust and the Mala Jaipuria Foundation.

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