2. Anil Agarwal - Profile
Born 24 January 1954 (age 60)
Patna, Bihar.
Residence London, United Kingdom
Ethnicity Marwari
Citizenship India
Present position Chairman of Vedanta Resources
Net worth $3.5 billion (as per September 2014)
Religion Hinduism
Source Of Wealth Mining, Metals, Self Made
Educational from Sir Ganesh Dutt Patliputra High School, Bihar
3. Anil Agarwal –CSR Activities
• The Vedanta Group has undertaken numerous initiatives
focused on sustainable development in India and Zambia.
• These initiatives have been undertaken in five major areas,
namely Health and Sanitation, Education, Infrastructure,
Livelihood and Environment.
• These programmes have made a huge impact on the socio-economic
development of local communities.
• Mr. Anil Agarwal nurtures a dream of establishing a world
class, multi-disciplinary university in India.
4. • already spent Rs186.5 crore over the last four years on
various CSR activities in the states of Rajasthan, Orissa,
Chatisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Goa.
• Anil Agarwal pledges 75% of his wealth (about Rs
21,000 crore) to charity.
5. Empowerment of women
• Organized women into groups and impart them
professional training and link them from banks.
• Vedanta's consistent interaction and involvement
increased the number of Self Help Groups from mere 50
to 2000
• Each group has 12-15 women who are now known more
as micro entrepreneurs.
• They also attend evening schools organized by Vedanta.
6. Mid-day meals
• Providing healthy meals to school going children
• The company constructed 8 kitchens in Rajasthan,
Chattisgarh and Orissa which are providing daily Mid-day
meals in about 3000 schools.
7. Rural health mission
• Korba in Chattisgarh was chosen to build one of the
largest cancer hospitals with most modern facilities.
• Reservation of 20% beds for BPL families.
• Heart hospital in Udaipur in Rajasthan offers open heart
surgery.
8. Vedanta Bal Chetna Anganwadi
Centres
• In close association with the State Governments of Rajasthan,
Chattisgarh and Orissa Vedanta designed a model that could
provide nutrition, health and education to children.
• This model was adoption of Anganwadi Centres from the
State governments through partnership model.
• bring in supplementary nutrition, new innovative method of
teaching to children, provide them colourful books, train
teachers, new utensils, exposure, and monitor the change in
their health.
• This initiative began in 2008 through adoption of 400
Anganwadi Centres each in Rajasthan and Orissa.
9. Vedanta Maryaada
• Vedanta Maryadaa campaign joins Prime Minister call for
Swachh Bharat.
• Vedanta Group Company Hindustan Zinc is constructing
30,000 toilets in rural Rajasthan.
• Over 9,000 toilets have already been constructed in
rural villages of Udaipur, Chittorgarh and Bhilwara
districts of Rajasthan.
• Sterlite Copper in Tamil Nadu in copper business has
already constructed 183 toilets in the rural area.
• A message has also been sent to all the employees to
participate in the cleanliness drive.