From Azim Premji to Mukesh Ambani – India's richest men and where they donate

Mar 16, 2021 By: Sanchita Dash

India has the third largest number of billionaires in the world…

...and the richest Indians have also been pouring money into corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Credit: Unsplash

Here’s a look at India’s richest people and the sectors they donated in 2020

...as per the Hurun India Wealth Report 2020 Credit: Unsplash

Azim Premji

Wipro founder's contribution to philanthropy is not unknown. Premji is the top donor in education and environmental sustainability giving away ₹7,867 crore and ₹35 crore respectively. Credit: BCCL

Mukesh Ambani

Asia’s richest man is the highest donor for disaster relief and management as well as sports for development with donations worth ₹261 crore and ₹21 crore respectively in the sectors. Credit: BCCL

Anil Manibhai Naik

The Larsen & Toubro chairman has donated the most in healthcare in 2020 – ₹76 crore. Credit: Wikimedia-Commons

Shiv Nadar

HCL founder Shiv Nadar donated ₹59 crore for rural transformation. Credit: Wikimedia-Commons

Hinduja Brothers

The four Hinduja brothers – Srichand, Gopichand, Prakash and Ashok – who operate the conglomerate Hinduja Group made a philanthropic contribution of ₹34 crore for water conservation. Credit: BCCL

Nandan Nilekani

The man behind India’s most ambitious digital project – Aadhaar, gave away ₹48 crore to think tanks in India and also ₹95 crore to societal platforms. Credit: BCCL

Rahul Bajaj

The chairman of the Bajaj group contributed the most for livelihood enhancement – ₹22 crore. Credit: BCCL