The Vedanta Aluminium has sponsored sporting gear for teams participating in the ongoing ‘Mo School’ Hockey Tournament at Jharsuguda.
Currently, the company supports four schools in Jharsuguda district as a partner in the Mo School Abhiyaan. The company has contributed Rs 80 lakh (Rs 20 lakh for each school) towards building required infrastructure like smart classrooms, e-libraries, computer labs, playgrounds, gardens, etc. in these schools. To support the Mo School Hockey Tournament, it has partnered the District Hockey Association and the district administration.
Vedanta, Jharsuguda CEO Sunil Gupta said, “Our interventions in education are aimed at giving students from rural communities access to the best of opportunities that go beyond primary education.”
Vedanta’s social interventions in the domains of sustainable livelihood, quality education, women empowerment, health, water and sanitation, bio-investment 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 4,000 women from over 339 SHGs.
