Biggest donation for social cause; Gautam Adani, family commits Rs 60,000 crore

By Our Special Correspondent

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, the richest man in Asia and his family celebrated his 60th birthday and donated Rs. Pledged to donate Rs 60,000 crore. This corpus is maintained by the Adani Foundation.

Adani said in an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday that the donation was made by the Adani Foundation to promote health care, education and skills development. The competence and competitiveness of our future workforce, "the Adani Group said in a statement.

“In addition to my father’s 100th birthday being an inspiration, this year being my 60th birthday, the family has raised Rs. 60,000 crore for charitable activities related to health care, education and skills development, especially in rural areas of our country”. Said Gautam Adani.

The Indian businessman, a first-generation entrepreneur who turned 60 on Friday, has joined the ranks of global billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Warren Buffett, who have devoted most of their wealth to charity. With a net worth of nearly $ 92 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Adani added just over $ 15 billion to its fortune this year - the highest gain globally, the index shows.