The Vedanta Aluminium felicitated 114 meritorious students from local communities, who are children of Subhalaxmi Cooperative members, for their superlative performance in HSC examinations.
The Subhalaxmi Cooperative, the flagship community development initiative of Vedanta, is one of India’s largest rural women’s cooperatives which works in the realm of ‘sustainable livelihoods and
women’s empowerment.’
On the occasion, the meritorious students were also awarded scholarships through the Subhalaxmi Mahila Kalyan Panthi to encourage their aspirations of higher education.
The felicitation ceremony took place in presence of Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies Sarat Chandra Panigrahi, among other dignitaries.
Congratulating the students, Vedanta Limited, Jharsuguda, CEO Sunil Gupta said, “We firmly believe that access to quality education is a key enabler for sustainable development of a region. Our educational
interventions in Jharsuguda, which includes Subhalaxmi Cooperative’s scholarship program, are aimed at encouraging local students to pursue their educational aspirations with passion.”
