The CSR team of ESL Steel Limited, a Vedanta group company received the "Gold Award" in the 12th Exceed CSR Awards for Project Vedanta ESL Archery Academy. This event was organized by the Sustainable Development Foundation and supported by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India. This foundation is a unit of ‘Ek Kaam Desh Ke Naam', a Non-Governmental Organization that has been working for social upliftment since 2007 with the goal of bringing about change in national social development.
ESL has established state-of-the-art Vedanta ESL Archery Academy to promote the inherent sport of Jharkhand by providing training with professional trainers along with the necessary equipment and preparing participants for district, state, and national level competitions. Its major aim is to provide a platform for rural area talent to build their career based on their interests. At present, the academy is catering to 50 young archers. The students of the academy have won 33 medals in the district, 8 medals at state-level, and 4 gold medals at the national level tournaments.
In Jammu, the award was given by Jitender Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, and Chand Singh, Deputy Secretary, Transport Department, Government of India to Rakesh Kumar Mishra, Dy. Head CSR, ESL, and Shardenduram Tripathi, Project Lead - Sports, ESL.