Vedanta supports four district schools under Odisha Government’s “Mo School Abhiyaan”

Jharsuguda,(Kaling Voice) : Vedanta, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, supports four schools of the Jharsuguda district through the Mo School Abhiyaan, an initiative by the Government of Odisha under its School & Mass Education Department. The company has contributed a sum of INR 80 lakhs to the revamping of government high schools including P.S. High School, Kolabira, C.D.B. Nodal High School, Parmanpur, B.D. High School, Baghmara and G.P. Nodal High School, Samasingha located in the Kolabira Block.

Stated high schools will be proffered with INR 20 lakhs each to build infrastructure to the level of having features like a smart classroom, e-library, ICT Lab, playing ground and garden etc. Additionally, as per the Mo School Abhiyaan framework, the contribution made by Vedanta will be matched, twice over, by the CSR Pool of the State Mo School AbhiyanParichalanaSangathan that will speed up the development of infrastructure at the schools.

Speaking about the company’s contribution, Mr. CN Singh, CEO – Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda, said,“Vedanta is committed to the development of children in India. With our interventions in the field of quality education at the grassroots level, we strive to transform the socio-economic fabric of the region. Through our various educational initiatives, we aim to groom school children by providing them with an inclusive, healthy and creative environment to be successful citizens who will shape the emergence of a progressive and cosmopolitan state. We will provide our full support to the Odisha Government’s Mo School Abhiyaan, a robust approach towards building a brighter future for the state and its people.”

Shri. Saroj Kumar Samal, District Magistrate & Collector, Jharsuguda, appreciated the company’s support saying, “I welcome Vedanta’s contribution to Mo School Abhiyaan that aims to revamp the government and government-aided schools in Odisha. The company has taken several initiatives to help students in the community embark on their journey towards an enriching career. I am sure that Vedanta will continue to take more such initiatives in shaping Odisha as a developed, progressive and cosmopolitan state.”

Smt. Kalpana Panda, District Education Officer, Jharsuguda, said, “Mo School Abhiyaan is going to be a big step towards the brighter future of the state and the contribution made by Vedanta will benefit the initiative greatly. Vedanta runs various educational projects to provide great support to students requiring grooming, extra guidance and financial assistance during their studies.”

Vedanta’s educational interventions have nurtured and supported 5000 children in the region. Some of the company’s best interventions and notable initiatives which enables the development of school children are:

• Vedanta Vidyarthi Vikas Yojana (VVVY) provides remedial coaching classes to strengthen the education standard of secondary school students residing in core villages.
• DAV Scholarship support Program for Project Affected Families offers financial assistance and scholarship support to the meritorious children to ensure the mainstreaming of children in the English Medium education system.
• Running in five Government-run schools of Jharsuguda city partnering district administration, Vedanta’s Mini Science Centres were facilitated through expertise roped in partnering STEM Learning Pvt. Ltd. intending to encourage scientific temper and learning in children of the schools.
• Vedanta’s Village Computer Literacy Program under which the company runs a basic computer literacy program in two government schools and also a certificate program for adolescent girls in the community is helping students learn 21st-century skills and bridge the digital divide.

Vedanta’s social interventions in the domains of quality education sustainable livelihood, women empowerment, health, water and sanitation, bio-investment and community infrastructure reach out to a total of 72 villages in Jharsuguda and nearby areas, benefiting nearly 80,000 people in a year. It empowers more than 4000 women from over 330 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 the community, and built 570 plus infrastructural projects at the community level.

Vedanta is India’s largest producer of the green metal, aluminium, operating a world-class 1.6 MTPA aluminium smelter and 3615 MW thermal power generation facility in Jharsuguda, Odisha. The only Indian smelter in the global ‘1 Million Tonne’ production and export club, Vedanta Jharsuguda is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications across core industries. With one of the largest technically qualified and diverse workforces in the country, the company is working towards a sustainable and greener future for all by spurring emerging applications of aluminium, the ‘Metal of the Future’.