Vedanta HZL CSR Udaipur

A four-year residency program prepares students from minimal families to pursue their engineering dreams, 184 students in six batches have been prepared to embrace a promising future in engineering domain
Udaipur/ The flight to a bright future is something every human being aspires for. However, the reality of lack of socio-economic independence and inadequate facilities have clipped the wings of many in our country. The only thing that distinguishes them is their determination to overcome all odds. Hindustan Zinc’s educational programs are designed to support this ambition.

Investment in strengthening the educational focus area is the biggest portfolio among Hindustan Zinc’s CSR initiatives. Through its educational interventions,the company is touching the lives of more than 1.8 lacs children and thereby enable them to have a brighter future.
Considering this, the Unchi Udaan Program was designed to bridge the gap between students with exceptional aptitude in science and the engineering institution of their dreams. The program, which is now operating in the cities of Udaipur handpicks high-performing students from minimal families from rural areas of Hindustan Zinc’soperational areas and train them over the course of a four-year residential coaching program.
The intensive training prepares students for JEE in collaboration with Resonance Edu ventures Pvt. Ltd and Vidya Bhavan Society.
So far, Unchi Udaan has been able to Transform lives of over 184 students in six batches in taking the leap and securing placements in IITs, NITs, and other top engineering institutes across the country with 100% success. The initiative is supporting 134 students this year. In a batch of 26 students, 9 class to 12 pass-outs were enrolled 1 in IIT, 1 in NIT, 9 in Jodhpur’s MBM colleges and remaining other in prestigious engineering colleges around the country.
Sameer Mohammad, a resident of Agucha in Rajasthan, is an exemplar of how the program has been successful in identifying and nurturing talents in the state. He asserts, “I was able to crack the JEE entrance with an AIR of 1725 and secure a place in Chemical Engineering at IIT Madras.”.
Priyanka Chouhan, a fighter in the making from Chittorgarh, was selected into MBM, Jodhpur, to pursue Mechanical Engineering. “The Unchi Udaan program has helped me prepare for my engineering admission examinations,” she says. During my preparation, I lost my father and grandfather, and the faculty supported me in coping with the loss so that I could reemerge and confidently appear in the examinations.”
Hindustan Zinc has been cognizant of the importance of education to the inclusive growth of children and remain focused on facilitating the same among the communities in their operational area. This program is not limited to the 184 students who have been accepted into the program, but also to the thousands of others who are inspired by their progress. The company has been working hard to get children from all age groups and all sections of society access to quality education through programs like the Shiksha Sambal Foundation, which works with government schools across Rajasthan; Khushi and Nandghar, which work with Aganwadi workers; YashadSumedha Scholarship for Higher Education; and Jeevan Tarang, Zinc Ke Sang, that also works with specially-abled children.
Through this fully residential program, Hindustan Zinc has ensured to provide education with classroom training and overall development of these aspirants intending to prepare and appear in various competitive, talent search and scholarship examinations of national and international level.
The vision is to enable & groom future of India to face & excel in this competitive world with endless possibilities.

The Mines Safety Week for Underground Metalliferous Mines of Udaipur Region concluded at Hindustan Zinc’s Zawar Mines today. Under the aegis of Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), the 44th and 45th Mine Safety Week with theme of ‘Cleanliness, Silicosis Awareness, COVID-19 Awareness and Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ was concluded.

The event saw huge participation from employees and business partners of Hindustan Zinc, along with representatives from the local administration.
The event was graced by the presence of Chief Guests Shri Satish D. Chiddarwar, Dy. Director General of Mine Safety (North and North-West zone) and Shri Arun Misra, CEO – Hindustan Zinc along with Shri B Dayasagar, DMS – Udaipur Region; Shri Nayan Sinha, DDMS – Udaipur Region; Shri Laluram Meena, General Secretary – Zawar Mines Majdoor Sangh.
Speaking at the event, Mr Arun Misra CEO – Hindustan Zinc said, “Safety is a point of determination for us and all the management at Hindustan Zinc are committed to this vision. All employees, business partners and people associated with Hindustan Zinc are given equal and utmost importance when it comes to safety. Be it with our COVID Field hospital in Dariba or the Corona Kavach Policy extended to each and every employee & business partner; health, wellbeing and safety is always of paramount importance and we will continue to do the same.”
Shri Satish D. Chiddarwar, Dy. Director General of Mine Safety (North and North-West zone) appreciated the efforts on Safety by Hindustan Zinc and their initiatives towards ESG & decarbonisation. He also expressed his opinions on how Hindustan Zinc has been at the forefront of health & wellbeing of their people especially during the COVID pandemic.
The event saw great engagement from the employees who conducted ‘Nukkad Nataks’ and Sensitisation plays for the audience in order to raise awareness on safety standards.

The company distributed over 2000 masks to students across Government Schools of Rajsamand, More than 250 Covid kits were distributed to 10 Panchayat Bhavans, 8 Shiksha Sambal Schools, 32 Anganwadi centres& Govt. institution
Udaipur : One of Hindustan Zinc’s core values is the safety and well-being of its local community. As a part of COVID relief efforts,Hindustan Zinc’s Rajpura Dariba Complex (RDC) team today distributed over 250 COVID test kits to 8 Shiksha Sambal Schools, 10 Panchayat Bhavans and 32 Anganwadi centres.

Additionally, the company distributed face masks to over 2000 students and around 320 students from Gawardi Government school with school staff, Principals, Sarpanch and Upsarpanch and CSR team RDCactively participated in this distribution activity.
On the occasion, Mr. Sanjay KumarKathor – Director, Rajpura Dariba Complex (RDC), shared his thoughts, “COVID has affected lives of millions across the country and we at Hindustan Zinc continues to stand united with Nation in these unprecedented times. We hope that by making these resources available, we will be able to assist our communities in survive during the pandemic.”
The team during the beginning of 2nd wave of pandemic had set up an oxygen bottling plant at its Dariba unit (Rajsamand district) in a record time of 5 days ensuring continuous oxygen supply for patients and had supplied more than 14000 cylinders of oxygen. Hindustan Zinc had also set-up state-of-the-art ‘field hospital’ to fight against COVID in Rajasthan and extended support to the state government by donating 500 oxygen concentrators and conducting extensive vaccination campaigns.
HZL works closely with its communities as part of its core philosophy, by creating value for its stakeholders and achieving overall social-economic development.

47 ural & tribal Sakhi women were trained in 2nd phase of Uthori Campaign, Women were trained on the nuances of gender equality, behavior & social conduct in society
Udaipur. Hindustan Zinc under its women empowerment initiative ‘Sakhi’organised a three-day Uthori Gender Equality program where they organized the 2nd phase of training program to develop 47 Sakhi rural & tribal women as master trainers.

The program was held in Kasa, Udaipur where women from Zawar, Debari, Chittorgarh, Dariba, Agucha, and Kayad got trained by Gender specialist Dr. Rakesh Singh from Delhi, Shashiprabha from Udaipur, and Manjari Foundation’s Program Officer – Shivaom.
The Sakhi project’s major goal is to connect with women and form groups, with a goal of promoting livelihoods, economic development, and social development in the future through these groups and organizations.Uthori Campaign under Sakhiis being carried out in 2 states, 6 districts, 7 locations, 11 blocks, and 54 panchayats. In the 1st phase, over 17000+ rural & tribal Sakhi women were sensitized on basic principles of Gender Equality.
This three-day session under phase 2ndcovered sensitive topics such as citizenship, constitution, gender equality, behavior& social conduct in society, solution strategy, and sexuality. These women will be assisted in solving this intricate situation using a variety of creative activities, films, and other mediums. As master trainers, these ladies will now spread awareness &educate the communities around. The campaign was carried out in collaboration with the Manjari Foundation.
The Sakhi initiative encourages women to create grassroots institutions such as Self Help Groups (SHGs) that can serve as vehicles for their empowerment. Sakhi initiative helps women transcend socioeconomic obstacles and hurdles by strengthening their leadership, skill development, personal finance, and entrepreneurship skills and bringing in women empowerment in the community.

The company achieved score in the ‘600+ Band Barrier’ on a rigorous CII Assessment
Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc, India’s only and world’s leading integrated zinc-lead-silver producer, has been awarded at the coveted 12th CII National HR Excellence Award 2021-22. The company received the accolade for “Leadership in HR Excellence”, scoring in the 600+ Band Barrier on a rigorous CII Assessment. The award was presented by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), which aims to establish and sustain an environment favourable to India’s growth by partnering with industry, government, and civil society through advisory and consultative processes.

The CII HR Excellence Award is one of the most prominent honours in the HR industry. The HR Excellence Model is based on frameworks used in global excellence assessments as well as contemporary models from around the world. Notably, Hindustan Zinc’s scores and the benchmark scores in three parameters – Leadership, Learning and Development, and Organizational Performance Indicators– were in the same range which was based on a comprehensive evaluation.
The accomplishment reflects the company’s dedication to developing and maintaining an ideal working environment for its employees, associates, and partners. It is also a testament to the company’s superior HR policies and senior management’s drive to accomplish the holistic development and well-being of its employees and stakeholders.
People are at the core of Hindustan Zinc’s operations. During the unprecedented COVID-19 spread, the company implemented various initiatives for employee safety and wellbeing, including the Group Corona Kavach Policy to safeguard their employees and business partners. COVID Task Forces were also deployed to monitor the impact on the whole workforce as well as the employees’ families. The company increased its HR efforts during COVID-19 to ensure that the lives of its employees and those in its operational locations were not impacted.