Badrikedar Rath

Aditya Birla Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate, headquartered in Worli, Mumbai, India. It operates in 35 countries with more than 120,000 employees worldwide.[7] The group was founded by Seth Shiv Narayan Birla in 1857. The group has interests in viscose staple fibre, metals, cement (largest in India), viscose filament yarn, branded apparel, carbonblack, chemicals, fertilisers, insulators, financial services, telecom, BPO and IT services. Wherever you look, you will definitely see its represented. The multitude dimensions to which it has penetrated into various verticals business, more or less it has become an inevitable part of our day to day life. The group is not only famous for the business it does but also well known for the way it tries taking the entire society with it through various CSR activity. Starting from education, health care, sustainable livelihood to infrastructure development, there seems no sector in the society where the group has not made its presence felt just through the brand but also through the work it has accomplished for the society itself. In Education the group’s endeavour is to spark the desire for learning and knowledge at every stage through formal schools, Balwadis for elementary education, quality primary education, Aditya Bal Vidya Mandirs, Girl child education, Adult education programmes has been worth commendation. Focus in healthcare has been tremendously done through various noble initiatives like primary health care centres, mother and Child care projects immunisation programmes with a thrust on polio eradication, health care for visually impaired, and physically challenged etc. Several initiatives like basic infrastructure facilities, housing facilities, safe drinking water, sanitation & hygiene, renewable sources of energy itself speak for themselves about the commitment the group has for infrastructure development.