CSR

Vedanta Aluminium Employees Donate 600+ Books For Children In Odisha’s Jharsuguda

Jharsuguda: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, conducted a book collection drive for employees to donate books for local children in Jharsuguda.

The initiative, undertaken on the occasion of International Children’s Book Day, saw employees donating more than 600 books to the District Library in Jharsuguda and also to mini libraries set up in Nand Ghars, which are modernized anganwadis run by Vedanta, supported by the company in Badmal, Bhurkhamunda, Harijanpada, and Bhagipali villages.

Employees also volunteered to conduct book reading and storytelling sessions with children studying at Nand Ghars.

Book donation drive is one of several initiatives undertaken by Vedanta Jharsuguda to improve access to quality education, augment education infrastructure in schools and enhance the learning experience of students in the region.

These initiatives have played a significant role in bringing down illiteracy by 60% in the region in 2022 from 2019 baseline, with 36% more students completing class 5 (primary education), 10% more completing class 8 (high school education) and 96% more class 12 (senior secondary education).

Speaking about the company’s education initiatives for local communities, Vedanta Ltd Jharsuguda CEO Sunil Gupta said: “We, at Vedanta Aluminium, firmly believe that education is a powerful tool for social and economic transformation. Our employees were delighted to be part of the children’s book donation drive and help the young ones discover a large treasure trove of stories and new things to learn. Through our robust education programs, we remain committed to supporting the students and local academia community in strengthening this foundation of growth and progress.”

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Odisha Similipal’s Tigress Zeenat Enters ‘Safe’ Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve From Purulia

Bhubaneswar: Tigress Zeenat, who travelled nearly 200 km over two weeks from Odisha's Similipal, avoiding…

7 hours ago

Odisha Govt Dissolves Governing Body Of Non-Govt Aided Degree Colleges

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has dissolved the governing bodies or managing committees of all Non-Government…

8 hours ago

EX-SC Judge V Ramasubramanian Appointed NHRC Chief & Justice Bidyut Sarangi As Member

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice V Ramasubramanian…

8 hours ago

CRUT Signs MoU With NTPC & Gridco For Running Hydrogen-Powered Buses In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Marking a significant development in eco-friendly transport in Odisha, a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding…

8 hours ago

Kumar Vishwas Slammed For His Veiled ‘Ramayana’ Dig At Sonakshi Sinha

Mumbai: After veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, noted poet Kumar Vishwas left netizens irked with his…

9 hours ago

Massive Fire Engulfs Godown In Bhubaneswar’s Satyanagar; Robot Deployed

Bhubaneswar: A major fire erupted at a pressure cooker company godown at Satyanagar in Bhubaneswar…

9 hours ago

This website uses cookies.