n the occasion of International Women’s Day, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has launched Project Panchhi’ at its Alumina Refinery, in Lanjigarh (Kalahandi, Odisha).
Project Panchhi is Vedanta’s innovative corporate recruitment drive which aims to employ1000 girlsfrom economically backward communities, across its diverse businesses in metals, mining, oil & gas situated pan-India. The target demography of this drive is girls from lower income families who are likely to opt out of pursuing further studies and a fulfilling career, owing to financial and social constraints.
In the first phase, 40 such girls have been identified for recruitment, at Vedanta Aluminium’s Lanjigarh operations.The selected candidates were handed over their offer letters in the felicitation ceremony attended by Shri. Pradeep Kumar Dishari (MLA of the constituency), Ms P Anwesha Reddy (District Collector& Magistrate), Dr Biswajit Das (Sub-Collector), Shri.Jitendra Mishra (Block Development Officer), Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) members from the 10 Gram Panchayats in the peripheral community spanning Rayagada and Kalahandi districts, Mr. GG Pal, Dy. CEO of Vedanta Limited – Alumina Business, and Mr. Dilip Kumar Sinha, CHRO, Vedanta Limited – Aluminium Business, and Group Anchor for the project.
The fact that these girls, many of whom are first generation learners, have made it to the last leg of their schooling is indicative of the many odds they have overcome and are hence, a talent pool Vedanta is keen on exploring. Vedanta is undertaking a rigorous selection process to identify the right set of candidates based on various criteria and will then sponsor their graduation as they undergo courses in leading institutions of national repute. Post completion of graduation, the job offers will get formalised and these girls will then join Vedanta’s operations as graduate trainees in core operations.
