Smriti Irani

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From the launch of the SPARK 100K Collective (designed to empower 100,000 women entrepreneurs across 300 cities with funds and the capacity to scale) to her return as Tulsi in the second season of Star Plus’ iconic daily soap Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, where she talks about socially relevant topics such as good and bad touch, domestic abuse, and women’s economic independence, former Union minister Smriti Irani has been living the role of a social innovator to the fullest. In 2024, she founded the Alliance For Global Good—Gender Equity and Equality, which houses the SPARK 100K Collective. According to Irani, India has 16.6 million women-owned MSMEs and 100 million women engaged in self-help groups.