Aluminium - Enriching A Billion Lives

On 30 th August this year, Mr. Anil Agarwal, the Chairman of Vedanta Resources Plc. visited the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat in Bhubaneswar. After the brief meeting, the CM announced that the Government had decided to set up a medical college in Kalahandi to provide accessible healthcare facilities to the people. It would be a Government medical college and the infrastructure would be provided by the Vedanta group. The Chairman promised to partake in the development initiatives benefitting the people who really needed it in and around the region. He said that there is much necessity of the medical college being set up and he would mobilize an amount of Rs 100 crores for building the infrastructure required for the college which will be managed and run by the Government. Kalahandi and the surrounding districts are affected by poverty and malnutrition. Not much has changed for the people who still clamor for basic healthcare ameniti...

It was the usual day for Sukanti when she came to know about the illness of her husband, the sole breadwinner of her family. The landless tribal woman of Banjari Village was clueless on how to lead her family. “My husband was working on daily basis in fields. However his health was deteriorating gradually and one day he became bed ridden” recounts Sukanti.  This story is not only about Sukanti. The plight of a family when the main earning member is unable to do so is worth spending some time over. Millions of questions arise. Why is it happening to me? What now? Who will support my children? These are simple questions but the power to face them requires immense courage. However, all hope was not lost for Sukanti. She was one of the women who  bravely   took things in her stride and provided with right opportunities, could do much more than just be a mere victim.  Subhalaxmi Cooperative promoted by Vedanta Limited came as a ray of ho...