Jharsuguda: As part of its initiative to increase the literacy level and ensure quality education among rural communities, Vedanta Aluminium felicitated teachers of government schools in Odisha’s Jharsuguda for their contribution towards promoting literacy and education in the region on the occasion of International Literacy Day on Thursday.
Speaking about the company’s endeavours to improve literacy and education levels in the region, Sunil Gupta, CEO, Vedanta Limited, Jharsuguda, said, “We are committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goal of ‘Quality Education’ as we believe it is fundamental to the equitable and inclusive development of our local communities. It heartens us to see these programmes catalyse the rise in literacy levels of Jharsuguda, which is reflected in higher matriculation/higher secondary passing percentage in the region.”
V Srikanth, CEO, Mining Business, Vedanta Limited, said, “Our developmental initiatives are tailored to the needs of the regions where we operate. On International Literacy Day, we recommit to bridge the literacy divide and improve our local communities’ access to quality education.”
Appreciating the company’s educational interventions, Pushpa Minz, District Education Officer, Jharsuguda said, “Access to quality education is a prime enabler in ensuring sustainable development of a region. I commend Vedanta Aluminium for running several education interventions among local communities in the region.” Pradipta Sa, Additional District Education Officer was also present.
Vedanta Aluminium has been running several high-quality educational interventions, right from supporting pre-school education to implementing e-learning programmes to address the learning gaps created by the pandemic over the past two years. These programmes have contributed towards increasing the average literacy level of Jharsuguda district from 70.55% in 2001 to 78.86% in 2011, benefitting more than 6,400 children till the previous academic year.
Some of the education initiatives currently being run by Vedanta Aluminium include:
Vedanta Aluminium’s social interventions in the domains of quality education, healthcare, skill development, women empowerment, water and sanitation, and community infrastructure reach out to over 79 villages in Jharsuguda and nearby areas, benefiting nearly 1.7 lakh people in a year.
It empowers more than 4000 women from over 339 SHGs, provides doorstep healthcare services to about 32,000 people annually, gives educational support to more than 6400 students, has planted more than 1.48 lakh trees in partnership with locals at the community level.
Vedanta Aluminium, a business of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing half of India’s aluminium i.e., 2.26 million tonne in FY22. It is ranked 4th in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2021 world rankings for aluminium industry.
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