Indian CEOs Who Are Paid In Crores

8. Sajjan Jindal (Rank 8)
CMD, JSW Steel, JSW Energy

Salary FY2010-11: Rs 26.83 crore
Salary FY2011-12: Rs 25.33 crore

Business tycoon Sajjan Jindal is the chairman and managing director of JSW Steels.

After completing his B.E from M.S. Ramaiah College in Bangalore, Jindal took up one of the sectors of JSW Group in 1983. Today he has become the back bone of the company with his sheer dedication and guidance. The company has taken other sectors like Jindal Vijaynagar Steel (JVSL), JSW Energy Ltd. (JSWEL), Jindal Praxiar Oxygen (JPOCL) and Vijaynagar Minerals Private, under its hood.

9. Murali K Divi (Rank 9)
CMD, Divi's Laboratories

Salary FY2010-11: Rs 16.29 crore
Salary FY2011-12: Rs 23.15 crore

Murali K Divi is the Chief Managing Director of Divi's Laboratories. The company was started in 1990 and from then on the company has grown far beyond the expectations.

Divi’s current remuneration is 23.15 crore which has risen from 16.29 crore from the previous year.

10. Sunil Bharti Mittal (Rank 10)
Executive Chairman, Bharti Airtel

Salary FY2010-11: Rs 27.51 crore
Salary FY2011-12: Rs 21.29 crore

Sunil Bharti Mittal is better known as a telecom mogul than just a businessman. Back in 1976, when Mittal was an 18 years old boy, he took 20,000 from his father to start his first business where he made crankshafts and sold it to bicycle manufacturers.

Today Bharti Airtel is one of the most successful companies in India with telecom being their major interest. In the financial year 2011-12, his annual income was Rs 21.29 crore which has actually dropped from Rs 27.51 crore from the previous financial year.

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