₹150 crore to help India in its fight against the deadly coronavirus. The company said the amount is over and above ₹201 crore that was spent by Vedanta Group in 2020."I am deeply concerned and anguished to see the impact of the second wave of COVID-19 and loss of precious lives.
Vedanta Group has come forward to pledge ₹150 crore towards our commitment to fight the pandemic and we stand firmly with our people and the government at this difficult time," Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal said.Besides, the company has promised to create an additional capacity of 1,000 critical care beds in 10 cities across the country. "The critical care beds will be placed in state-of-the-art ‘field hospitals’ which will be attached to recognised and reputed.