Puja Garg

President

Puja Garg is the 43rd National President of FICCIFLO for the year 2026-27.

Puja Garg is a strategic leader and entrepreneur known for building impactful platforms and driving large-scale initiatives. After completing her bachelor’s in commerce from Christ Church College, Kanpur, she began her professional journey in Lucknow in 1999 and has since played a key role in strengthening the Tex India Group under the Distributors India Group, a leading pan-India pharmaceuticals and FMCG logistics network with a presence across 20+ states.

In 2010, she co-founded the Amara Fashion and Lifestyle Exhibition, now a premier platform featuring over 60 national and international designers across Lucknow, Varanasi, and London, attracting a global audience and setting benchmarks in curated retail experiences.

As Past Chairperson of FICCI FLO Lucknow, Puja led high-impact grassroots initiatives focused on women’s economic empowerment and scalable village development across multiple chapters. Her leadership during the COVID-19 period earned her the Aatmanirbhar Nari Award (2021) by Amar Ujala, presented by the Minister of State for MSME. She was also felicitated on International Women’s Day by the Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, in collaboration with Femina India and The Times Group under Mission Shakti (2021).

She has also served as a National Initiative Head, where she spearheaded village adoption and holistic development programs across multiple FLO chapters, creating scalable models for grassroots transformation. Building on the tangible impact of these initiatives, she continues to drive efforts focused on women’s economic empowerment at the grassroots level, ensuring sustained and meaningful change.

A decisive and execution-focused leader, Puja is known for bringing structure and clarity to complex, high-pressure environments. She combines sharp strategic thinking with strong on-ground execution, ensuring that ideas translate into measurable outcomes. Deeply detail-oriented and goal-driven, she approaches every initiative with precision and accountability, while her instinctive understanding of people and impact enables her to build cohesive teams and drive sustained, meaningful change.