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Aditya Birla further prides itself on its approach to corporate social responsibility , with community work focusing on healthcare , education , girls , sustainability , the empowerment of women and the promotion of social reform . To that end , its Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development , led by Rajashree Birla , Chairperson , reaches nine million people a year . The company at large runs 56 schools providing education to over 46,000 children , of whom 18,000 are “ underprivileged ”, as well as 20 hospitals covering a million villagers . Rajashree Birla has said the mission is : “ To actively contribute to the social and economic development of the communities in which we operate . In doing so , build a better , sustainable way of life for the weaker sections of society and raise the country ’ s human development index .”
The group ’ s textile business is no less diverse than the rest of the business , although it is the field in which the company first gained success . Spread across a number of geographies and incorporated in different subsidiaries including
“Great businesses are never built on the quicksands of opportunism ”
MARCH 2020