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RIL’s Mukesh Ambani is second on the list
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Shiv Nadar
#Mumbai
HCL Technologies’ Shiv Nadar has trumped richest Indians in generosity yet again by being the biggest individual donor for philanthropic causes in FY24.
Nadar’s share in philanthropy increased 5 %to Rs 2,153 crore in FY24, much higher than the richest Indian Gautam Adani’s Rs 330 crore and second richest Indian Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries’ Rs 407 crore, as per the Edelgive-Hurun India Philanthropy List.
Ambani has moved up one place to be second on the list.
The Bajaj family with interests in auto and finance has moved up three places with a 33% growth in giving at Rs 352 crore, while Kumarmangalam Birla and family stands fourth on the list with Rs 334 crore in total donations, which were up 17% over the year-ago period.
Interestingly, the average donation by the 203 donors on the list has decreased sharply to Rs 43 crore from the Rs 71 crore by the 119 donors in the 2023 list.
Wipro’s Azim Premji’s donation dropped to Rs 152 crore in FY24 from the Rs 1,774 crore in the year-ago period which had earned him the second spot on the list.PTI
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