Goal

To strengthen continuity and sustenance across the child’s lifecycle, with a complete focus on the child from birth until completion of higher education.

Heroes of the Vertical

• 19 students of batch 1 & 2 got placements in different companies with the highest package being ₹ 16 lakhs per annum
• Selection of 3 students in IITs & 1 student in NIT from batch 5

A) Shiksha Sambal

Partnership with Vidya Bhawan Society

Key Features

• Providing access to an improved quality of life in the community, through support to the knowledge lifecycle of students in government-run institutions, from preschool to graduation
• Benefiting more than 7,500 students across 66 Government schools from class 6th to 12th
• Working to strengthen the learning environment in Government schools
• Enhancing rural students’ ability to learn by expanding their conceptual knowledge, with special focus on Science, English and Mathematics

Major Activities & Achievements during FY 2023-24

• 35% of schools have 100% pass results & 74% of schools have a pass percentage of more than 90%
• 10,000+ classes conducted for Science, English & Math subjects in 9th & 10th grades
• Demonstrated a unique pedagogy approach by focussing on learning by doing, and achieved more than 100% target in science experiments and library classes
• 8 days of remedial classes organised during Diwali vacations for students of grades 9th & 10th, benefiting 2,000+ students
• Special impetus on promoting reading as a habit through special reading melas across 4 schools across 4 locations covering 650+ students. This shall be strengthened in the years to come

B) Unchi Udaan

Partnership with Resonance and Vidya Bhawan Society

Key Features

• Selects high-performing students from Shiksha Sambal schools and model schools, and provides them with four years of in-house coaching to qualify for engineering courses via IIT-JEE
• Nurtures and grooms young, promising talent from economically backward families to gain admission into IITs and other reputed engineering institutions

Major Activities & Achievements during FY 2023-24

• All the batch 5 students were allotted Government engineering colleges; 3 students got admission into IITs and 1 student got admission into NIT
• Hosted a grand alumni meet by bringing together 80+ students from batches 1-5, with engaging interactions between alumni and juniors, fostering a sense of camaraderie; official name, ‘The Zinc Guild’, was launched for the alumni association of Unchi Udaan
• The Heartfulness team initiated a 16-week HELP (Heartfulness Empowerment and Learning Programme) for 76 students in batches 7 and 8 to empower participants through meditation, mindfulness, and personal development techniques
• 40 students from batch 7 participated in the National and International Science & Math Olympiads. Six students won 9 gold & 1 silver medals in National & International Olympiads
• 14 students from batch 2 got placed in prestigious companies like Vedanta, Jindal Steel, TCS etc., with an average package of ₹ 9.6 lakhs per annum

C) Jeevan Tarang

Partnerships with Badhit Bal Vikas Samiti, Ajmer; Badhir Bal Kalyan Vikas Samiti, Bhilwara and Noida Deaf Society

Key Features

• Seeks to empower persons with disabilities (PwD) to become self-reliant and important contributing members of their families via capacity building, and finding employment to earn a livelihood

Major Activities & Achievements during FY 2023-24

• Badhir Senior Secondary Vidyalaya, Ajmer, and Mook Badhir Senior Secondary Vidyalaya, Bhilwara, had 100% pass percentage both in grade 10th & 12th, whereas Abhilasha Vidyalaya, Udaipur, had 100% results in grade 10th & 94% in grade 12th
• Virtual awareness sessions were organised for speech and hearing impaired students on various topics such as menstrual hygiene and good touch & bad touch, etc. Students were also provided first aid and CPR training for the first time
• Life skill training was also provided to 395 students to ensure the overall development of hearing impaired students
• World Disability Day was observed with great fervour and enthusiasm, with an informative session to sensitise speech and hearing impaired students about their rights
• Organised “Paint for Joy” with 130+ volunteers, an initiative for speech and hearing-impaired students

D) Other Education Initiatives

Partnerships with Vedanta Foundation

Key Features

• Technology-aided learning is provided to students between grades 6 and 10, while children enrolled in higher education classes are supported through digital education and Company-run schools

Major Activities & Achievements during FY 2023-24

• Continued support for the academic and overall development of students in Hindustan Zinc’s 5 schools, having an enrolment of 1,700+ students from nearby communities, across classes 1 to 12
• More than 130 students supported through scholarship programmes
• Vedanta P.G. Girls’ College programme offers scholarships to rural girls to pursue graduation and post-graduation
• Results - 95% pass percentage in graduation
• 3 students selected as Government teachers earning ₹ 42,000 per month

The invigorating environment and work culture at Hindustan Zinc have always empowered me, resulting in great job satisfaction. The Company consistently promotes diversity through supportive platforms, such as V-build, which has significantly advanced my career.

Ruchika Naresh Chawla Lead - Governance & Shiksha Sambal, HZL

Jeevan Tarang Project: 300 hearing-impaired students given road safety sessions