Today is the 60th birthday of Adani Group chief Gautam Adani. On this occasion, it has been decided to donate 60 thousand crore rupees on behalf of Gautam Adani family. This amount donated by the Adani family will be used in the field of health education and skill development.
Gautam Adani said that this year is my father Shantilal Adani’s 100th birth anniversary as well as my 60 birthday day this year. It is a matter of great pleasure for me to get an opportunity to contribute towards increasing health care, education and skill development across the country.
The amount donated for charity is only 9 percent of his wealth. According to the Billionaire Index, Gautam Adani’s assets are Rs 7.16 lakh crore. Even before this, the name of Gautam Adani has been counted among the biggest donors of the country, in the last year he was at number eight in the list of highest donors in the country. Before him, the names of Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar, Mukesh Ambani, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Nandan Nilekani were included in this list.
Commenting on the donations made by the Adani family, Azim Premji, Founder and Chairman, Wipro said, “Gautam Adani and his family’s commitment to social philanthropy sets an example. We all try to adopt the principles of Trusteeship of Wealth of Mahatma Gandhi and for this we do not have to wait till the last years of our life.”
Journey started from zero: Gautam Adani is included in the list of select big businessmen of India who have traveled from zero to peak. Today their business is spread across Ports, Airports, Real Estate, Mining, Hospitals, Cement, Coal, Power and Infrastructure. At present, more than 7 companies of Gautam Adani are listed in the stock market, whose total market value is about Rs 17 lakh crore.