- Baal Mela organized in 265 Khushi anganwadis across 5 districts of Rajasthan including Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Rajsamand, Ajmer and Udaipur
- Children participated in dance, poem reciting, and fancy dress along with other sport activities like Jalebi Race, Lemon Race with great enthusiasm
Udaipur, 21st November 2022 – Hindustan Zinc under its Khushi Project organized Baal Mela across 265 Anganwadi Centres where more than 6000 children and their parents from across 5 districts including Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Ajmer, Rajsamand, and Udaipur came together to celebrate the little, tiny tots and their joyful spirits.
As part of the celebrations, Baal Mela was organized which witnessed fun activities like dance, poem recitation and fancy dress. The tiny tots actively participated in all the activities with great ardour and joy. Additionally, keeping in mind the interests of different age groups, several sports events such as hit the pyramid, jalebi race, lemon race were conducted to cheer up the athletic spirit among the young ones.
Khushi Anganwadi programme aims to enhance early childhood intervention across 3,145 Anganwadi centres in five districts of Rajasthan. It is further continuously touching the lives of more than 1,60,000 children across 2400 villages in 5 districts of Rajasthan by actively working on improving health & nutrition, imparting preschool learning, and community engagement.
Hindustan Zinc has been touching the lives of around 1.4 million people through its long-term community development initiatives and is also the only Indian company to be recognised at the S&P Global Platts Metal Award 2022 and has won the prestigious award ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ Award.
About Hindustan Zinc Limited
Hindustan Zinc Limited (BSE: 500188 and NSE: HINDZINC), a Vedanta Group company, is the world’s largest integrated zinc producer and the third-largest silver producer. The company supplies to more than 40 countries and holds a market share of about 75% of the primary zinc market in India. Hindustan Zinc has been recognized as the world’s most sustainable company in the metals and mining category for the second consecutive year by the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2024, reflecting its operational excellence, innovation, and leading ESG practices. The company also launched EcoZen, Asia’s first low carbon ‘green’ zinc brand. Produced using renewable energy, EcoZen has a carbon footprint of less than 1 tonne of carbon equivalent per tonne of zinc produced, about 75% lower than the global average. Hindustan Zinc is also a certified 2.41 times Water-Positive company and is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. Transforming the lives of 1.9 million people through its focused social welfare initiatives, Hindustan Zinc is among the Top 10 CSR companies in India. As an energy transition metals company, Hindustan Zinc is pivotal in providing critical metals essential for a sustainable future.
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