Manufacturing Magazine August 2024 | Page 27

THE INDIAN INDUSTRIALIST WITH INFLUENCE : BOARDS AND GROUPS MALLIKA HAS LED
According to The National Institutes Of Health , 60 % of farmers experienced decreased vegetable production and 45 % reported some level of food insecurity between 2020 and 2021 .
In response to this hardship and the government ’ s decision to introduce controversial agricultural reforms , Indian farmers began a year-long protest in 2022 , camping at the borders of New Delhi . Due to the combination of the rapidly spreading virus and rising temperatures , many lost their lives .
• Mallika represents TAFE on the board of the AGCO Corporation , an American Fortune 500 Company
• She ’ s Chairwoman of the Indian Government Public Enterprises Selection Board
• From 1998-99 the industrialist was President Of The Madras Chamber of Commerce
• Mallika has held various industry positions at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and the Confederation of Indian Industry
• The Tractor Queen served on the Global Board of the US-India Business Council ( USIBC )
• In August 2023 she led the B20-India Task Force on ‘ Inclusive GVCs for Resilient Global Trade and Investment ’ manufacturingdigital . com 27