NRI billionaire for child welfare |
Mining baron Anil Agarwal, who has pledged 75 per cent of his family wealth for the larger society, has said a chunk of it will go to nurturing over 7.5 crore underprivileged children below the poverty line. Agarwal, who controls London-listed Vedanta Resources, had a net worth of $2.4 billion as on July 1, 2017. Agarwal is ranked 603rd on the world`s billionaire list and is the 63rd richest Indian. His aim is to give back to society from where he has got it all. He is keen to invest in India`s human resource. He has already started a unique initiative of `Nand Ghars`, in which Vedanta is investing Rs 400 crore to create 4,000 Nand Ghars pan India. The project, in association with the government, aims at strengthening the foundation of children below the age of seven years, their nutrition, health and education.These Nand Ghars have clean toilets, safe drinking water and electricity through solar panels and various education and recreation facilities.
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