Adani family to donate Rs 60K crore; focus on health, education, skill

In what is among the biggest charitable donations by an Indian corporate family, Gautam Adani and his family have pledged to donate Rs 60,000 crore that will be utilised in healthcare, education, and skill development, his logistics-to-energy conglomerate said in a statement. The donation will be managed by the Adani Foundation.

"To utilize the potential of India's demographic advantage, there is an ever-growing need to focus on the areas of healthcare, education, and skill development," the statement said.

With this commitment, Adani will join the list of Indian corporate houses that undertake large charitable donations.

As per the 2021 EdelGive Hurun Philanthropists of the Century, Jamsetji Tata — with an estimated current value of donation of $102.4 billion — is the top philanthropist in the last century.

Other Indian corporate houses to make big donations include Wipro founder chairman Azim Premji's foundation, which had donated $22 billion as of 2021.